New tiller too big?

CrashMN

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I've been looking for a tiller for my B2620 for a while now but have not been able to find anything under $1000 so when I saw one for $600 I jumped on it.
The good; Sovema Italian made tiller in great condition, slip clutch is working and has a complete set of spare blades. The bad; it's a pig. 60" at just over 800lbs. Wanted smaller but...

I think the max for the 2620 is 50" and 675ish lbs. I don't have to worry about rocks or anything like that, I did 1800' of trench a few years back without hitting a single rock.

I'm pretty new to tractors so my question is this; Can I go slow and lower it down after a couple of passes or should I try and trade it in on a smaller one?
Is the weight my biggest concern?

Thanks for any thoughts.
 

Kingcreek

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its big for you but probably doable with multi passes.
even if you find a smaller one you won't lose anything on the one you got the great deal on.
 

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I ran a 48" King Kutter behind my B7100. It did fine. I don't think that you will have problems powering a 5', but the poundage may force you to weight the front of the tractor, if you don't have a loader.
The 5 hp per foot of implement is a conservative estimate. My B7100 never ran out of power for the tiller, and I didn't make multiple passes to make it work. Our ground is semi-rocky, plus I tilled up a few new gardens, that hadn't been broken with a plow. 14 hp ran a tiller that should have needed 20.
 

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You may not be able to lift it. You should be able to run it, but lift capacity may be a problem.
 

boz1989

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I had someone try to sell me a 72", if the price would have been better, I figured I could remove tines off one side until it was small enough to handle

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fatjay

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I've been looking for a tiller as well but they're all $2000+. I'd jump on that for $600 without hesitation and find a way to make it work. If it bogs remove hte outer spline set from each side and just till a little less.
 

GreenMtns

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TractorData says your 2620 should lift "(Rear lift (at 24"/610mm): 1,058 lbs)" so you should be ok. But as was said, you will have to weight the front end to keep any hope of steering.
 

fatjay

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Be aware it's probably a cat2 implement, while you have a cat1 hitch. I put a 3pt cat2 blade on the back of my b8200, and it lifted just fine, exactly 1" off the ground. I also have cat2 arms but my tractor is cat1. So that may be something to take into consideration.
 

WFM

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Toss it in your pickup , your not far from the NY USA boarder...meet me at the Vt boarder, I'll bring USA cash.
 

eipo

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I run a 60" on my 2650 with no problems. If the ground is to wet for tilling, it will bog a little. So I slow down.

Low range, 4wd locked in, it just eats. I just did both my neighbors gardens this evening. Tilled in some yard for them as well as they both wanted to expand. No issues.

I'm toying with reversing the tines.....
 

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Fatjay, you sure you have cat. 2 on your B8200? Here's how most rear hitches are set up. I don't think a 19 HP tractor has a cat. 2 linkage, mine sure doesn't.

Each category of three-point hitch is designed for a specific range of tractor horsepower, according to the website Antique Tractors. Category 0, or category 1 if a 1-to-4 numbering system is used, is used on tractors of less than 20 horsepower. Category 1 is standard on tractors of 20-to-45 horsepower. Category 2 is used on tractors up to about 90 horsepower, and category 3 is generally used on tractors over 90 horsepower. Tractors with a horsepower on the border between categories can have either hitch depending on the manufacturer's design.
 

fatjay

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I used the linkage off my 35hp tractor, because the pins for cat2 won't fit in cat1 holes. I wanted to use my blade behind my tractor in the snow with the blower on the front.
 

eipo

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Results of the 60" tiller on my 2650. This is a garden that we broke last year. This is the second year tilling this ground. It was lawn that I tilled in green.






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