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 | easygo92
Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 17 Illinois 
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2011-03-24 177577
what do you guys think, will a D1600 handle a 5ft tiller ok?
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 | auerbach
Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2168 West of Toronto 
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2011-03-25 177588
Don't know, but these generalities about the two trouble-spots might help.
One limiting factor is traction. Your 4WD won't help much unless you have a loader or weights up front. Lug tires would help. But you can overcome traction problems by not lowering the tiller too much at each pass. If the tiller happens to be reverse-rotation, that requires even better traction.
The other is weight. A five-footer should be OK but tillers are heavy and can't be mounted too close to the tractor, so the hitch might have problems lifting it. If so, you can use arms or a jack to help it lift for transportation. Drive slow with it.
Your PTO should be plenty strong enough but if not you can likely remove the outer tines. ....
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| easygo92
Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 17 Illinois
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2011-03-25 177608
Thank you for the responce ....
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 | lsheaffer
Join Date: Jun 1999 Posts: 1082 Northern Illinois 
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2011-03-28 177642
That is probably about the size of tiller that came on a D1600. Traction will not be a problem. If the ground is hard the tiller will push the tractor on the first pass. ....
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| easygo92
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2011-03-28 177649
that is good news a buddy of mine has a tiller and no tractor so we are going to share. Thanks ....
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