Ha. Same thing here. Wife wanted a garden for the farm. We're starting small with some raised beds. You on the other hand did a huge cannon ball with that bad boy. Nice Job...
Thanks for the overview! The on line manual for Terra Force tillers sucks! I was wondering about the lubricants? You did a great job reviewing the tiller! Now I can upgrade to AMSOIL lubricants!
Yeah the manual is a bit lacking, I haven't changed out the oil yet but it claims it takes 80W-90 gear oil. I've run it for probably 20 hours so far and the oil still looks great. I'll probably change it this winter after I get some more running in it.
What kind of grass did you/will you be planting in the pasture after tilling? I have a 42" on a 23hp tractor but have often thought of getting a 6 or 7 foot one for my 50hp machine so I can spread bermuda grass from thick areas to thin. The more you till that stuff, the better it wants to grow!
That's cool, I may have to try that, do you just run through it with the tiller kind of drawing it toward the areas you want? I was largely thinking of or planting bermuda, I don't think my pasture has a ton of it now.
@sandboxranch I've done it several ways. If there is some there, you can till the area it's in and a few passes around it in the spring and it should help it spread. Bermuda likes loose soil, as long as it doesn't dry out completely. If there is none you can work the ground up good, buy some sprigs, spread them on the surface, then till them in, and drive something lightweight over them to lightly pack them in or use a roller behind an atv or small tractor. Once you get a good spot established what works well it to run the ripper teeth of a box blade about 2 inches deepwhich pulls up a bunch of roots, then scrape them up and spread them out where you want more and till them in. I'm in central Oklahoma and it grows great here. If doing more than an acre or so just rent a sprigger if there are local ones available.
Ha. Same thing here. Wife wanted a garden for the farm. We're starting small with some raised beds. You on the other hand did a huge cannon ball with that bad boy. Nice Job...
LOL! Yeah, I figured why go small, and especially with the potential use of it for the pasture renovation it seemed worth it.
Thanks for the overview! The on line manual for Terra Force tillers sucks! I was wondering about the lubricants? You did a great job reviewing the tiller! Now I can upgrade to AMSOIL lubricants!
Yeah the manual is a bit lacking, I haven't changed out the oil yet but it claims it takes 80W-90 gear oil. I've run it for probably 20 hours so far and the oil still looks great. I'll probably change it this winter after I get some more running in it.
What kind of grass did you/will you be planting in the pasture after tilling? I have a 42" on a 23hp tractor but have often thought of getting a 6 or 7 foot one for my 50hp machine so I can spread bermuda grass from thick areas to thin. The more you till that stuff, the better it wants to grow!
That's cool, I may have to try that, do you just run through it with the tiller kind of drawing it toward the areas you want?
I was largely thinking of or planting bermuda, I don't think my pasture has a ton of it now.
@sandboxranch
I've done it several ways. If there is some there, you can till the area it's in and a few passes around it in the spring and it should help it spread. Bermuda likes loose soil, as long as it doesn't dry out completely.
If there is none you can work the ground up good, buy some sprigs, spread them on the surface, then till them in, and drive something lightweight over them to lightly pack them in or use a roller behind an atv or small tractor.
Once you get a good spot established what works well it to run the ripper teeth of a box blade about 2 inches deepwhich pulls up a bunch of roots, then scrape them up and spread them out where you want more and till them in. I'm in central Oklahoma and it grows great here.
If doing more than an acre or so just rent a sprigger if there are local ones available.