60” tiller on LX2610

[Warrior67]

I’m looking to buy a tiller soon And have a question. Is anyone running a 60” tiller on their LX2610?
I want to go with a 60” tiller to cover tire tracks but I’m at the low end of the horsepower range.
The tiller I’m looking at purchasing is a Woods RT60.40. Any feedback will be appreciated.

 

[S-G-R]

I have a friend running a Kuhn 60-64" tiller on his B2650 without any issues. I run a 66" on my LX3310 and the key is to just take your time and let the tiller do the work.

 

[Donystoy]

All depends on the type of soil you have. I ran a 48" tiller behind my B7200 HST. Earth around here is mostly clay which has to be broken up first. Otherwise, the tiller just bounces around on top of the turf. I will probably still use the same tiller on my LX2610 but will go over the soil after with my spike harrow to erase the tire tracks. Some tillers available come in a 55" width.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

If used on previously tilled soil it may work 'ok' but on virgin ground it'd be a 'challenge'
I've run a 60" tiller on my 35HP tractors and it's a 'handful' using it as a sod buster.
Soil conditions play a huge role in what a tiller can and cannot do. Having HST would be real nice, to dial in a perfect ground speed.
I use the tire track become the path. Weeds don't grow and easy access to center of crops.

 

[GrumpyFarmer]

I’m looking to buy a tiller soon And have a question. Is anyone running a 60” tiller on their LX2610?
I want to go with a 60” tiller to cover tire tracks but I’m at the low end of the horsepower range.
The tiller I’m looking at purchasing is a Woods RT60.40. Any feedback will be appreciated.

On a B size machine, a 58” is not an issue. I would think if you go with a 60”, worst case is plan to make an extra pass (I think until you know what is under the turf slow and shallow is best initially) when first break ground and after that adjust your speed accordingly. Personally I prefer a reverse rotation…they dig in and and if you take your time they will leave a nice seedbed. Good luck.

 

[cthomas]

I have a LX2610 HSDC and I run a RTA1258 tiller. I feel it handles it just fine. Central WIsconsin black dirt and I have used it on the corn field and have used it on virgin ground. It covers the R14 tires with 2 inch spacers just barely.

 

[Warrior67]

The ground I will be tilling was a garden at one time. It’s been lawn for the last 15 years but, we’re opening it back up to use as a garden. Not many rocks and decent soil, not too much clay.
I‘m thinking I’ll break the sod with a ripper then, start tilling.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

if possible
1) run subsoiler through it, wait 2 days
2) run plow through it, wait 2 days
3) run cultivators through, wait a day
3) run discs through it, wait 2 days
4) now rototill

well established lawn can be quite tough to breakup and you can beat a tiller to death trying to 'cheat'
can it be done, yes, but it's HARD on the equipment so anything you can do to breakup the lawn before you till makes it a lot easier on the tiller.

if you just have a ripper, go N-S AND E-W several times, the goal is to breakdown the clods of sod.
also start building up a BIG compost pile..you NEED to give back to the Earth, what you take.

 

[forky]

The ground I will be tilling was a garden at one time. It’s been lawn for the last 15 years but, we’re opening it back up to use as a garden. Not many rocks and decent soil, not too much clay.
I‘m thinking I’ll break the sod with a ripper then, start tilling.

That is the key to making the tilling job easy peasy!

 

[beckmurph]

Landpride RTR1258.

 

[B737]

In addition to members above, I also ran RTA1258 in ground so compacted it was bending metal stakes as we hammered them in, this was behind a B2601 (same PTO HP) and it did an amazing job. 100% fully capable.

 

[Snowman7]

I run a Land Pride 58” on my LX3310, works great

 

[Tornado]

I run a 60" rototiller on my L2501 without any issue at all. I am in florida though with fairly sandy soil though, so it hardly breaks a sweat. I don't think you will have any issue.

 

[Tornado]

if possible
1) run subsoiler through it, wait 2 days
2) run plow through it, wait 2 days
3) run cultivators through, wait a day
3) run discs through it, wait 2 days
4) now rototill

well established lawn can be quite tough to breakup and you can beat a tiller to death trying to 'cheat'
can it be done, yes, but it's HARD on the equipment so anything you can do to breakup the lawn before you till makes it a lot easier on the tiller.

if you just have a ripper, go N-S AND E-W several times, the goal is to breakdown the clods of sod.
also start building up a BIG compost pile..you NEED to give back to the Earth, what you take.

This sounds like overkill, and im not sure what waiting 2 days between each step is all about. I see no benefit in a 2 day wait. It depends entirely on the soil wether other measures need to be taken. Where I live I can drop my 60" tiller on grassed lawn, never tilled, and have a powder garden bed in 30 minutes. I am at the extreme end of easy to till soil though. Unless you have some really stubborn, hard soil, I dont know why you would need a week and a half and 4 different implements just to get ground ready for a rototiller (5th implement). Just sounds like overkill.

I say drop the rototiller on it and see how it does. If it struggles, use just one of your options, to get ground broken then try again. Maybe just a subsoiler or middle buster would break it enough to let the tiller start digging, but then you can do it all in the same day. Break, ten till right after.

 

[Showboat]

I run a 60" tiller on LX2610 with no problem at all. I believe that width of tractor is 54" and closer to 59" with the oversized tires.

 

[Warrior67]

Thanks for the replies. Sounds like several of you are running 60” tillers with similar pto hp tractors.
That eases my mind.
If I have take several shallow passes to break sod. I’m fine with that. Just means more seat time.

 

[Showboat]

Thanks for the replies. Sounds like several of you are running 60” tillers with similar pto hp tractors.
That eases my mind.
If I have take several shallow passes to break sod. I’m fine with that. Just means more seat time.

Kubota LX2610 With a 5 ft Tiller

Kubota LX2610 with a County Line 5ft Tiller.

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[Flintknapper]

The ground I will be tilling was a garden at one time. It’s been lawn for the last 15 years but, we’re opening it back up to use as a garden. Not many rocks and decent soil, not too much clay.
I‘m thinking I’ll break the sod with a ripper then, start tilling.

^^^^^

This is your answer. Just bust it up some before tilling and you'll be fine. Go slow....let the implement do its work.