Cub Tiller Question

[Kyle Delong]

Hi all, shooting around the idea of getting a rototiller for my 48 cub. I know a howard rotovator can be quite a pain and expensive to get a hold of. Are there any 3 pt tillers that would work with a reverser reducer? Or a belt driven one from a garden tractor? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[staninlowerAL]

If you have the tools and fabrication skills you could probably come up with something that would work. Only trial and error would determine if it would work satisfactory. Just remember that you only have 9 hp to run the tractor and attachment(s). JMHO running slow enough ground speed would be a major problem and still have enough ponies to run the tiller.

[Jim Becker]

If you decide to make something fit, I suggest you start with a self-powered tiller like is sold for garden tractors.

[outdoors4evr]

With the addition of a 3-point hitch and a way to slow down the forward speed of the cub, you might get away with a tiller meant for the numbered lowboy. They are quite rare and it would be much cheaper to purchase a self-powered unit.

[Matt Kirsch]

You're substituting one difficult to find Cub accessory for another. PTO reverser/reducers are just as hard to find as Howard Rotovators.

You will still be left with the problem of the Cub wanting to go 2.3MPH with the throttle set high enough for the engine to produce enough power to run a rototiller. That is much too fast unless you're tilling loose silty loam. So not only would you need the PTO converter, you will need equally hard-to-find speed reducers to get the Cub down to creeper speed. The speed reducer is part of the whole Howard Rotovator experience.

DR and AgriFab both currently make tow-behind self-powered tillers, and there have been countless others sold over the years. Even then with the tractor at a bare idle in 1st, ground speed still might be too fast.