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mount rototiller on lawn mower
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:22 am
by chief
Re: mount rototiller on lawn mower
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 11:30 am
by PTWannaHave
Whoa!!
You need to find yourself a Cub to restore...
As Red Green (TV personality well known in Canada & parts of the US) says: "If they don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy!"
Looking forward to the finished project pic,
Re: mount rototiller on lawn mower
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 1:17 pm
by JMotuzick
Chef
I agree more pics, a cub cadet would make a better starting point and keep up the good work!
Joe
Re: mount rototiller on lawn mower
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:14 pm
by Jlaws
Ben , speaking of Red Green , I see Dave is already using Red Greens favorite construction / repair material in the form of duct tape on the seat .
I once adapted a sears 5 hp rotor tiller to mount to the rear sleeve hitch of a 124 cub cadet .
A little noisy but it did save your arms and back....
Re: mount rototiller on lawn mower
Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 4:58 pm
by SWilliams
Only suggestion I have is to reverse the tiller so the tines are rotating the opposite direction of tractor motion. They till better and generally bounce less.
Re: mount rototiller on lawn mower
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:37 am
by chief
well I got it done today and it works fine, it took me a little longer than I thought it would but it is built extra strong,
and I think I found an old cub cadet not sure what it is are if it runs, the guy wants 200 bucks for it,
Re: mount rototiller on lawn mower
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:42 am
by kwright782
Nice Job. The tines need to go in reverse direction. With the tractor not having any weight the tiller will push the tractor in hard ground. Transmission on the Sears mower will probably not hold up to the tiller pushing the tractor.
I have ran a Cub Cadet that had a 36 inch tiller and would push the tractor without any weight.
Just my thought.
Re: mount rototiller on lawn mower
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 9:29 am
by PTWannaHave
Thanks for the pics!
Well, if someone was to undertake that kind of 'off the beaten path' project, I don't think they could've done a better job...
$200. for a running vintage Cub seems reasonable to me. I would buy one at that price not running if I'm in need of several NLA parts.
Cheers,
Re: mount rototiller on lawn mower
Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:26 am
by chief
If it looks like there is going to be a problem I can turn the tiller around with just a little more welding and drilling, and I may do it anyway just to see if it works better,
so far it is working good,