Kubota 7200 HSTD..will it pull 50" tiller

[Dean McMahon]

Debating whether to purchase B7200 HSTD with loader. Will this tractor handle a 50" Land Pride tiller? Currently have a L2250D but it doesn't have a loader. Thanks for your thoughts and input.

 

[gpreuss]

You are losing about 4 horsepower, and about 1000 lbs of tractor. I used a 40" tiller with my L185DT and felt OK, but at the edge of my horsepower. My tractor was about halfway between your L2250 and the B7200, weight wise.
I wouldn't have wanted much bigger on the tiller size.
After using the L2250, I think going from a 2200 lb tractor to a 1200 lb tractor (according to tractordata.com) will be a shock. You will have a loader, but not much traction to push it. You can probably till with it - I was always amazed by what the L185 could do - but you are liable to have a time lifting it up and driving around in soft, tilled dirt.
My L185 weighed 1800+ lbs. I filled the tires, and put 200 lbs/rear tire wheel weights looking for traction. Eventually I made a dualie setup for traction and stability. That was all a lot to do, because I started out with too small a tractor. I'd look for something bigger, and heavier than the B7200.

 

[Dan_R_42]

You are losing about 4 horsepower, and about 1000 lbs of tractor. I used a 40" tiller with my L185DT and felt OK, but at the edge of my horsepower. My tractor was about halfway between your L2250 and the B7200, weight wise.
I wouldn't have wanted much bigger on the tiller size.
After using the L2250, I think going from a 2200 lb tractor to a 1200 lb tractor (according to tractordata.com) will be a shock. You will have a loader, but not much traction to push it. You can probably till with it - I was always amazed by what the L185 could do - but you are liable to have a time lifting it up and driving around in soft, tilled dirt.
My L185 weighed 1800+ lbs. I filled the tires, and put 200 lbs/rear tire wheel weights looking for traction. Eventually I made a dualie setup for traction and stability. That was all a lot to do, because I started out with too small a tractor. I'd look for something bigger, and heavier than the B7200.

I have to agree with gpreuss. That is not a good match. You need either a bigger tractor or a smaller tiller.

 

[lsmurphy]

It will run it just fine.

 

[76_Bronco]

I scored a 50" Land Pride RTA1050 on a yard sale a couple years ago to use behind my B7200. It did great in my sandy loam soil here at the house, but it was a hit and miss at my hunting property due to it hanging up on roots and stalling out my tractor.

 

[lsmurphy]

Tillers are not for virgin soil..........or roots.

 

[76_Bronco]

Tillers are not for virgin soil..........or roots.

Very true!

 

[Eric McCarthy]

I'd say scratch the area up with teeth from a box blade if you have one then fine till next. Don't see why a 50" wont work.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Landpride makes several models in the 50" width, only one model will come close to being within the HP specs of the B7200, it's still going to tax it.
Your L2250 has 26.5 HP and 21HP PTO, The B7200 is 17HP and 14HP PTO, so it's a significant power reduction.
Most of the 50" tillers need more in the range of 20+ HP to run them.

 

[lsmurphy]

There is no difference between his 50 and my 48.

All 658lbs of it through TN clay.

All day long.

 

[hodge]

My B7100, one less horsepower than the 7200, pulls the same tiller as Murphy's. I haven't had an instance yet where it didn't run it well, and have power left over. I have tilled hard clay ground, rocky ground, loamy ground, and broken new ground. I was advised before I bought the tiller that it wouldn't do it. I definitely wouldn't go smaller now.
I think it is worth considering.

 

[Donystoy]

I have a 48" tiller that I use behind my B7200 HST without any problem. That been said it would certainly go faster with more HP. When I was shopping for one the first thing I was always asked was whether or not my tractor was HST. With HST you can control your speed better.
Of course I always break up the soil first. Even a sandy loam should be broken up prior to tilling. I just scuff it up with the back hoe first. I have been looking for a nice single furrow plough for this application.