Using tractor driven tillers (was Re: [AT] Allis Chalmers B-1lawn tractor

[charlie hill]

Cecil,  remember that your D-12 III has (or probably has) a wet clutch in
the PTO housing.  The clutch plates are mounted in an aluminum hub.  Ask me
how I know.

I think part of the problem with roto-tillers is that people don't use them
correctly.  They are intended to prepare a seed bed in good soil.  They
aren't meant to be scarifiers for digging up rocks, stumps, asphalt and
concrete.

I wonder if there is room to put a friction clutch in front of your
roto-tiller?  You know, the kind that you see on the drive shaft of some
brush cutters.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 7:50 AM
Subject: Re: Using tractor driven tillers (was Re: [AT] Allis Chalmers
B-1lawn tractor


> After reading the posts on using tractor mounted rototillers
> I'll be sure to use the float position on the hydraulic controls. With
> my D-12 III, I can set the depth also but I don't want rocks tearing up
> the PTO drive either so the float is a good idea.
>
> Cecil
> -- 
> The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> what you said.
>
> Cecil E Monson
> Lucille Hand-Monson
> Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
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