jwstewar
Active member
I posted this over there too, but I know some don't visit there much anymore so I'll post here too.
My cousin just bought a new Kubota 8540. All of the implements he used to use with his Ford 3000 are now way, way too small. He has offered me everything he had, but the only thing I'm interested in is the Post Hole Digger and the tiller.
First the PHD, $100. Paint is rough and the auger (he said 10" but I bet it is either 9" or 12") is rusted from lack of use, but the gear box shows no signs of oil leakage. I know he put a fence up for the cattle for the kids' 4H projects and a few other holes. Probably less than 200 holes total. So I think this is a no brainer.
Now the tiller. That one has me
. I said yes but I'm having second thoughts. I have a NH TC24D HST with I think 17.5 PTO HP. This is an Agrico (I think
) tiller. It is a 60" unit. Seems to be pretty well made. I know he hasn't used it a lot. Only a small garden and he only did that for a few years before he moved on to other projects. Saw no signs of oil leaking anywhere. Does have a slip clutch - maybe froze, but he doesn't think so. He is asking $500 for it. Anyone think I'll have problems running it? All of my soil here is pretty sandy with a few rocks (usually <1") but nothing to much. Did I jump too soon or should I have waited and got a new (or another) 48" tiller? BTW, I pull a 60" Box Blade w/o a problem. 4' is about an inch too narrow to cover the tracks - I run into that with my cutter.
One thing I should add though, all of our property was farmed until we moved there in '99. So the ground really isn't undisturbed.
My cousin just bought a new Kubota 8540. All of the implements he used to use with his Ford 3000 are now way, way too small. He has offered me everything he had, but the only thing I'm interested in is the Post Hole Digger and the tiller.
First the PHD, $100. Paint is rough and the auger (he said 10" but I bet it is either 9" or 12") is rusted from lack of use, but the gear box shows no signs of oil leakage. I know he put a fence up for the cattle for the kids' 4H projects and a few other holes. Probably less than 200 holes total. So I think this is a no brainer.
Now the tiller. That one has me
One thing I should add though, all of our property was farmed until we moved there in '99. So the ground really isn't undisturbed.