I have an old pto tiller from a Ford LGT tractor, and I want to perhaps
adapt it for use on my Kubota, but not sure what the shaft speed was on the
Ford......pretty sure it was much faster than the 550 and 800 rpms that are
available on the Kubota...

If anyone knows offhand or has one that runs off 550 and or 880 rpms and
could perhaps check it and let me know what the usual reduction ratio from
the shaft on out to the tines would be for your typical pto drive tiller it
would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

--

SVL

"PrecisionMachinisT" wrote in message
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I have an old pto tiller from a Ford LGT tractor, and I want to perhaps
adapt it for use on my Kubota, but not sure what the shaft speed was on
the
Ford......pretty sure it was much faster than the 550 and 800 rpms that
are
available on the Kubota...

If anyone knows offhand or has one that runs off 550 and or 880 rpms and
could perhaps check it and let me know what the usual reduction ratio from
the shaft on out to the tines would be for your typical pto drive tiller
it
would be greatly appreciated.

The standard PTO shaft speeds for tractors are 540 and 1000rpm (with 1000
being for relatively modern tractors), so I'd guess the tiller should work
off 540rpm.

I thought the kubota 880 speed was mainly for the kubota mower?

I have a Howard Rotovator. "Select a Tilth." It has three different geat
ratios between the PTO and tines. I owe you a favor, but don't have time
today. If you'd like, I'll mount it on the tractor and measure the ratios
for you. Email me I assume you want turns of
shaft to turns of times.

I've only seen two speeds on tractor PTOs; 540 and 1000. Easily identified
by the spline type. You must have an unusual tractor indeed to offer
something different. (My JD5310 has an economy overdrive on the PTO)

How many horses does your Kubota have? You need a MINIMUM of one PTO horse
per inch of tiller width. These things are Hp. hogs.

Karl



"PrecisionMachinisT" wrote in message
...
I have an old pto tiller from a Ford LGT tractor, and I want to perhaps
adapt it for use on my Kubota, but not sure what the shaft speed was on
the
Ford......pretty sure it was much faster than the 550 and 800 rpms that
are
available on the Kubota...

If anyone knows offhand or has one that runs off 550 and or 880 rpms and
could perhaps check it and let me know what the usual reduction ratio from
the shaft on out to the tines would be for your typical pto drive tiller
it
would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

--

SVL

the two standard PTO speeds are 540 and 1000 ( actually 1080, I think).
The splines are different so you can't interchange them. I would
suspect that your tiller is meant to run at 540. If your tiller will
connect to your tractor you are probably OK.

You might check with your Kubota dealer just to make sure that your
tractor isn't some odd-ball.

Richard
In Central NY

PrecisionMachinisT wrote:
I have an old pto tiller from a Ford LGT tractor, and I want to perhaps
adapt it for use on my Kubota, but not sure what the shaft speed was on the
Ford......pretty sure it was much faster than the 550 and 800 rpms that are
available on the Kubota...

If anyone knows offhand or has one that runs off 550 and or 880 rpms and
could perhaps check it and let me know what the usual reduction ratio from
the shaft on out to the tines would be for your typical pto drive tiller it
would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

--

SVL

"PrecisionMachinisT" wrote in message
...
I have an old pto tiller from a Ford LGT tractor, and I want to perhaps
adapt it for use on my Kubota, but not sure what the shaft speed was on
the
Ford......pretty sure it was much faster than the 550 and 800 rpms that
are
available on the Kubota...

If anyone knows offhand or has one that runs off 550 and or 880 rpms and
could perhaps check it and let me know what the usual reduction ratio from
the shaft on out to the tines would be for your typical pto drive tiller
it
would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

For what it's worth, the tiller on my Kubota runs at 550 rpm

Richard

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"PrecisionMachinisT" wrote in message
...
I have an old pto tiller from a Ford LGT tractor, and I want to perhaps
adapt it for use on my Kubota, but not sure what the shaft speed was on
the
Ford......pretty sure it was much faster than the 550 and 800 rpms that
are
available on the Kubota...

If anyone knows offhand or has one that runs off 550 and or 880 rpms and
could perhaps check it and let me know what the usual reduction ratio
from
the shaft on out to the tines would be for your typical pto drive tiller
it
would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

For what it's worth, the tiller on my Kubota runs at 550 rpm

Richard



Doesn't really much mater, you won't normally run your tractor through the
dirt at maximum rpm anyway, so the engine speed at maximum 550 pto rpm
rather than 540 rpm will only be about 40 rpm more. Most of the time you
will be running at a nice conservative rpm to prolong the life of the
equipment and tractor.

Hope this helps,
Peter

On 6/26/05 12:27 AM, in article ,
"PrecisionMachinisT" wrote:

I have an old pto tiller from a Ford LGT tractor, and I want to perhaps
adapt it for use on my Kubota, but not sure what the shaft speed was on the
Ford......pretty sure it was much faster than the 550 and 800 rpms that are
available on the Kubota...

If anyone knows offhand or has one that runs off 550 and or 880 rpms and
could perhaps check it and let me know what the usual reduction ratio from
the shaft on out to the tines would be for your typical pto drive tiller it
would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Most farm tractors have two PTO speeds, 540 and 1000 RPM. The 1000
RPM has more splines than the 540 so one can't get them mixed up. Some of
the older ones had two PTOs. Others have PTO shafts that are reversible.
The PTO speed is right on the big tractors if the implement driveshaft fits
the tractor PTO. Maybe the same is true on garden tractors.

Dean


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How many horses does your Kubota have? You need a MINIMUM of one PTO
horse
per inch of tiller width. These things are Hp. hogs.

Karl

I've seen this rule of thumb before, still don't understand it, though
it probably depends on the soil. Maybe if you are tilling concrete...

I have no trouble at all tilling at max depth using my Woods 52"
tiller and Kubota B2400, 18 PTO hp.



I wonder too! I few walk behind tillers with 15 - 20 HP!!
Greg

My old Kubota has selectable speeds on the PTO lever. 24 hp runs just
great for a 48" tiller at either speed. The high speed tends to throw
soil out so ridges are built up if I am not careful. This is all on
sandy, volcanic soil.

Paul

Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 6/26/05 12:27 AM, in article ,
"PrecisionMachinisT" wrote:

I have an old pto tiller from a Ford LGT tractor, and I want to perhaps
adapt it for use on my Kubota, but not sure what the shaft speed was on the
Ford......pretty sure it was much faster than the 550 and 800 rpms that are
available on the Kubota...

If anyone knows offhand or has one that runs off 550 and or 880 rpms and
could perhaps check it and let me know what the usual reduction ratio from
the shaft on out to the tines would be for your typical pto drive tiller it
would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Most farm tractors have two PTO speeds, 540 and 1000 RPM. The 1000
RPM has more splines than the 540 so one can't get them mixed up. Some of
the older ones had two PTOs. Others have PTO shafts that are reversible.
The PTO speed is right on the big tractors if the implement driveshaft fits
the tractor PTO. Maybe the same is true on garden tractors.

Dean


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"Karl Townsend" remove .NOT to reply wrote
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I have a Howard Rotovator. "Select a Tilth." It has three different geat
ratios between the PTO and tines. I owe you a favor, but don't have time
today. If you'd like, I'll mount it on the tractor and measure the ratios
for you. Email me I assume you want turns of
shaft to turns of times.


Thanks, Karl--that is exactly the ratio Im looking for--though I wouldnt
think you'd need to hitch it up to check.


I've only seen two speeds on tractor PTOs; 540 and 1000. Easily identified
by the spline type. You must have an unusual tractor indeed to offer
something different. (My JD5310 has an economy overdrive on the PTO)

How many horses does your Kubota have? You need a MINIMUM of one PTO
horse
per inch of tiller width. These things are Hp. hogs.


Its a 35 HP, IIRC....older Kubota, 1978 vintage or so....model
#L235--imagine it should do the trick then.

The Ford was only a 12 hp garden tractor....the tiller is only about 24in
wide, and indeed it was seriously underpowered.

Thx,

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SVL

"PrecisionMachinisT" wrote in message
...
I have an old pto tiller from a Ford LGT tractor, and I want to
perhaps
adapt it for use on my Kubota, but not sure what the shaft speed was
on the
Ford......pretty sure it was much faster than the 550 and 800 rpms
that are
available on the Kubota...

If anyone knows offhand or has one that runs off 550 and or 880 rpms
and
could perhaps check it and let me know what the usual reduction ratio
from
the shaft on out to the tines would be for your typical pto drive
tiller it
would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

--

SVL




You would be correct. If it is off of a LGT it would have been a 2000
RPM PTO. Same as most Garden tractors of that size. That is the same
speed as the Cub Cadet Super Garden tractors, The John Deere 400-500
series, The Toro and Simplicities that had rear PTO were the same. Very
few current garden tractors have a rear PTO , although it is an option
on some. On the ones that it is available on it is still 2000 rpm.

Current "Compact Tractor" and Farm tractor PTO speeds are 540, 1000.
540 rpm on most everything from a Farmall Regular to a Cat Challenger.
540 uses a 1 1/8" (until about 1954) or 1 3/8" with a 6 or 21 splined
drive.
1000 rpm is the modern full sized tractor/implement speed with a 6 or 21
spline drive.
The others are model/brand specific.
Your 800 rpm is Kubota/Zen-Noh speed for the mid or rear mount finish
mower.
Mitsubishi/Cub Cadet/Case, have 1000 rpm mid for the belly mower or the
rear for a finish mower.
Then you have Shibaura/Ford/New Hollands 1200 rpm mid mount PTO. Why
1200? Who knows! But 1000 rpm stuff works fine.
Kioti has 540 and 1000 in the back. 2000 rpm in the middle, with a front
PTO that is at engine speed.

Standards???? What are those????

Also that tiller is Cat.0 three point.

--
Steve Williams
Near Cooperstown, New York




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On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 22:27:38 -0700, "PrecisionMachinisT"
wrote:

I have an old pto tiller from a Ford LGT tractor, and I want to perhaps
adapt it for use on my Kubota, but not sure what the shaft speed was on the
Ford......pretty sure it was much faster than the 550 and 800 rpms that are
available on the Kubota...

If anyone knows offhand or has one that runs off 550 and or 880 rpms and
could perhaps check it and let me know what the usual reduction ratio from
the shaft on out to the tines would be for your typical pto drive tiller it
would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Tine rpm should be about 275.

The LGT was a glorified lawn mower, wasn't it?

On most tillers the tines run at around 100 RPM.

Sounds like a hack. Good luck.

Hello

Just wondering if you still had the Ford tiller and if you are using it?

If not would you be interested in selling it?

Thanks for your time.

Justin
Ohio