Two Rototillers, One Furrower, and Planting Potatoes

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Two Rototillers, One Furrower, and Planting Potatoes

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3 ай бұрын

In this video, our previously plowed potato plot is rototilled to create a smooth planting surface using a 3 point hitch mounted tiller on the Ford 1700 tractor. After that, a Troy-Bilt Horse tiller with furrower attachment is used to create planting furrows, and we plant 50 pounds of seed potatoes that includes four different varieties: Caribou Russet, Sanger, Purple Viking, and Eva. Rows can be spaced as close as 3ft for the Troy-Bilt to run up and down between them for hilling, but we spaced them at 3.5ft this year so that the tractor could run through the rows without damaging plants as well.

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@MarkWMeehan 2 ай бұрын

Terrific video! Would you be able to post the specifics on the tiller attachment for your Ford? That tool would make my life easier.

@ProductiveRecreation 2 ай бұрын

My grandfather bought the tiller sometime in the early 2000s. It is an Agric AL-55-C. The tilling width is 55 inches, and the overall width is about 58 inches. The Ford 1700 is an absolute beast of a “25hp” tractor that makes 23.26hp at the PTO according to the Nebraska tractor test. I think it would handle a 5ft wide tiller fine, which would cover the tracks better unless you have the rear wheels set in the narrowest position. I run a Woods BB60.30 rotary cutter on the 1700, and Woods rates that for minimum 25 pto hp. It handles it fine.