I've searched here and couldn't find opinions one way or the other. The tractor is an L4740 and I know I can go 6' but which? Side Shifts seem harder to find so where to go? I assume shipping will be involved. There was a 6' Caroni for sale here in 2014 but I wanted to wait until 2015 for taxes.
Side Shift or Straight Tiller?
- Thread starter nickelplated5s
- Start date
Might try here http://www.everythingattachments.com/Tractor-Rotary-Tillers-and-Rotavators-s/76.htm, and they have free shipping up to 1000 miles. Looks like several brands to choose from.
I may have a stupid question or point. It seems like most of the tillers I have can be shifted a little bit to one side or the other. How far out do you need to go? The landpride manual for one of mine says it can be shifted 5 inches by moving the lowere arm brackets. It seems like with that and swinging the 3 point to one side you could get it a foot off of one side. You may be able to get away with a 7 footer also?
Are there others that extend farther out than that to the side?
Are there others that extend farther out than that to the side?
I don't have the tiller yet so, no. The way my fencing is it would be nice though. With the soil here I could get away with a 7'er too. I don' t see many of those around here..
Why are you wanting to till along the fence. I assume you're planting food plots, garden or something like that. Not trying to get in your business, just curious.
The tiller will be used for a large garden first. Tearing out and replanting pasture later. The reason I want the garden by the fence is the horses. Granted they would love it but I'm not planting it for them. I can tie into the hot fence and they do know what hot tape looks like. I'm pretty sure they can sense it before they get zapped.
Makes sense, now I understand more about what you're wanting to do. I have a standard Bushhog tiller which can be adjusted by moving the lower links but I have never had the need. Mine already is off set to the right side. It just cuts out my left tire track and the extra width hangs over the right side. The way mine is set as long as you could drive the tractor beside the fence it would work. I would need to measure to tell you exact numbers but ballpark, my tractor is 58" wide and the tiller cuts 62". So it has around a 4" overhang to the right if that helps.
I'm pleased with the way mine is set because I can go any direction I want and it always cuts my tracks out.
I'm pleased with the way mine is set because I can go any direction I want and it always cuts my tracks out.