Engine Rpm's for Roto Tiller

[pointers09]

Hello all,

I bought my first tractor this winter, a Kubota L4400 with a Land Pride RTR1266 rototiller and am starting my food plots. I have very little knowledge with a tiller and was wondering what engine rpm's should I be setting my tractor at to run the tiller?

I did work up a small plot and set it at 2400 and it seemed to do a great job. I just want to double check if that seems about right.

Any help would be appreciated!

 

[Russell King]

There should be some indicator on the tachometer to show you the correct engine RPM to run to get the 540 RPM to the tiller. It will be near wide open engine RPM.


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[Pepsiboy]

Hello all,

I bought my first tractor this winter, a Kubota L4400 with a Land Pride RTR1266 rototiller and am starting my food plots. I have very little knowledge with a tiller and was wondering what engine rpm's should I be setting my tractor at to run the tiller?

I did work up a small plot and set it at 2400 and it seemed to do a great job. I just want to double check if that seems about right.

Any help would be appreciated!

pointers09,

When I got my BX, the Salesman delivered it to me and when I asked him about RPM, he said "Mow at about 2,900 to 3,200, and till at about 2,400 to 2,700. Mowing was GREAT, but tilling was a disaster. I ran it at about 2,400 RPM and made it about 3 feet in our rocky soil about 3 inches deep before breaking a shear pin. After replacing the shear pin, I tried slowing things down to about 2,000 RPM. I ran my forward speed as slow as I could, and broke fresh ground of about 30 feet by 50 feet with no more shear pin breakage. The only problem was our rocky soil. Every time it came into a rock over about 3 inches in size, it would jump and bounce a LOT until it got past it. after years of tilling, MOST of the BIG rocks are gone. We still get about 300 pounds of rock over 2 inch size each year (Not a problem. We deal with it.).

With ALL that said, I would recommend you run at the RPM YOU are comfortable with and are still able to do the job YOU want.

Enjoy the new tractor.

Dave

 

[pointers09]

Thanks guys! I somehow didn't pay attention to the indicator on the tachometer, that makes sense, haha.

 

[Spurlucky]

I bought my tractor primarily for food plots (I told the wife it was for her landscaping ideas and flower beds though). If it's not too off topic would you elaborate at what you've chosen to plant and perhaps a pic or two of the process? I hunted over my first successful plot last year and could not believe how many deer used it throughout the year.

I have a slip clutch on my root-tiller and run it at the 540 PTO indicator and I have the same rocky soil here in Western MA.

Good luck

 

[Pepsiboy]

I bought my tractor primarily for food plots (I told the wife it was for her landscaping ideas and flower beds though). If it's not too off topic would you elaborate at what you've chosen to plant and perhaps a pic or two of the process? I hunted over my first successful plot last year and could not believe how many deer used it throughout the year.

I have a slip clutch on my root-tiller and run it at the 540 PTO indicator and I have the same rocky soil here in Western MA.

Good luck

Spurlucky,

Sorry, no pics of garden. I found that running at 540 PTO speed made the tiller jump a LOT when it ran into rocks. I run mine at about 2,000 engine RPM (about 350 PTO speed) and it is tolerable. It still jumps a lot when it hits a big rock, but the smaller ones it doesn't.

As for the deer, if you want to keep them OUT of your food plot, you might try the cheap way like we do. We take a deodorant bar soap (Irish Spring), cut each bar into about 6 or 8 pieces. Then tie a piece of yarn onto each piece and hang them on a post or stick in the ground about 6 feet apart around the garden. this USUALLY keeps them out. We found that this works BETTER and is cheaper than the commercial spray stuff.

Best of luck with the food plot.

Dave

 

[dwelling21]

i have the l3560 hst and have the landpride rta1258 tiller. my manual says MAX pto rpm is 540. any higher than that and you risk breaking stuff quickly. If i remember correctly, i believe rpms for 540 pto are about 2600-2700 rpm on the tachometer or pretty close to that. I also bought it for food plots. my soil is root ridden as i cleared the land and stumped it myself. the tiller does a great job at 540, but does jump when i hit a big root or rock. you do not want to turn or back up with the tractor while you have the tiller engaged in the ground. i do a straight pass down the plot, lift up 3pt before turning and then drop it in ground again when i am done turning around. it might seem foolish, but i want this thing to last and my manual says to do it this way to protect the tiller as much as possible. definitely want to make sure you slip the clutch prior to tilling in case you hit something big. tillers are really nice, but in my opinion, for my type of soil, i should have just bought a disc harrow. this virgin soil with all the rocks, roots of different sizes, makes me nervous as i am tilling. i guess i live and learn though!! haha. i used a disc harrow on my atv before purchasing the tractor and with the four wheeler it did the job, i can only imagine how the tractor would do with a disc harrow behind it. at least i wouldnt worry so much about breaking something