Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire Do you like your Rear Tine Tiller?

Cause if they did yuppies would buy it.

Love my 6ft tiller behind my 2640 jd. Use my troy built to cultivate

Buck and jump just like a bronco! LOL!

Get out from behind the thing.
Don't try tilling to garden loam depth on the first pass. THAT will take several passes.
Don't till hard, dry soil. That's what beats the oil seals out.
Don't press down on the handles. Lift up slightly.
Yeppers! I've hit rocks, roots and buried junk.
When it jumps and bucks, turn the damned thing loose! You can't hold it anyway! LOL!

The BCS tillers are in a class by themselves.

I bought my Troy Bilt Horse tiller about 25-30 yrs ago from the estate of an old man that tried to use it once and realized it was too much for him... it was like new with most of the paint still on the tines and the tits still on the tires... Paid $350... Although i maintain it well, i beat the piss outta' that thing... Bustin' sod on an ever expanding garden... Tilling deep until the weak kneed 7 hp briggs snubs... sometimes hook a nylon strap on the front bumper and have a helper pull to keep it from tipping over in a furrow... One handed, My Ass... That machine beats the piss outta' me!... Last yr the reversing disc broke (had to finish up with no reverse) and it was pissing gearbox lube on the garage floor, this thread reminds me it's time for repairs... Older brother has a "New" in the box 8 hp Kohler that he bought cheap yrs ago... Ya think i can pry it outta' him, Fugg No!, he wants to sell it on fee bay for $$$$... Guess who eats my Vegetables...

I've had one for 10+ years. It is the bomb! No lifetime warranty with mine, though.

yes , but only if you get one with reversible tines many tines can run either forward or backward of direction.

I've had one for several years. They work great, like everyone said, except for turning around. Yeah, you can reverse and turn, but for large gardens, great. Small ones, a small mini tiller is fine, or just a shovel, rake, and hoe is all you need.

Troy Built Horse for 35 years..

I don’t dick with a tiller if I don’t have to.

Don’t need it for cultivation either.

Do what I need with a 6ft disc and cover with Tyvek housewrap

As to the header, why - YES I DO!!

I have to have a fence, too many damn deer here.

In depth tutorial seen here.

Here is my old thang, had to put new carb on it

It's old looking but hey if it runs and gets the job done I wouldn't care what it looks like.

Yes, my experience is with Troy-Built, but someone has done it better. A BCS 739 is on my shopping list. I grew up around the old Graveleys in deepest, darkest Appalachia. Swapping implements is about as easy as swapping barrels on a light or medium machine gun.

I’ve been using a Troy Bilt Horse for over 20 years…….rear tine is the “only” way to go! memtb