Wheelbarrow Wheels Stabilize 3-Pt. Mounted Rototiller
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"My King Kutter 3-pt. mounted rototiller makes a nice seedbed for my organic grown vegetables. However, whenever the tractor wheels would drop into a hole, the tiller would dig down too deep. I used a pair of wheelbarrow wheels to solve the problem," says Ray Bjorgaard, De Soto, Kansas.
He mounted a 13-in. wheelbarrow wheel on each side of the rototiller. That way he can set the top link on the 3-pt. hitch at the depth he wants and let the tiller float.
"It makes for a smoother, more evenly tilled seedbed," says Bjorgaard.
Each wheel is supported by a 12-in. long, 3/4-in. dia. bolt that goes through an L-shaped length of 3-in. sq. tubing, which in turn slides into a length of 3 1/2-in. sq. tubing already on the rototiller. "I used wheelbarrow tires because they have heavy rims and aren't likely to break," says Bjorgaard. "To remove the wheels I just take out the bolt and slide the square tubing apart.
"Everything that I used came from my scrap pile except for the wheels, which I bought at Northern Tool for $9.95 apiece."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ray Bjorgaard, 10060 Waverly Rd., De Soto, Kansas 66018 (ph 913 583-1744).
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Wheelbarrow Wheels Stabilize 3-Pt. Mounted Rototiller FARM HOME Miscellaneous 32-1-25 "My King Kutter 3-pt. mounted rototiller makes a nice seedbed for my organic grown vegetables. However, whenever the tractor wheels would drop into a hole, the tiller would dig down too deep. I used a pair of wheelbarrow wheels to solve the problem," says Ray Bjorgaard, De Soto, Kansas.
He mounted a 13-in. wheelbarrow wheel on each side of the rototiller. That way he can set the top link on the 3-pt. hitch at the depth he wants and let the tiller float.
"It makes for a smoother, more evenly tilled seedbed," says Bjorgaard.
Each wheel is supported by a 12-in. long, 3/4-in. dia. bolt that goes through an L-shaped length of 3-in. sq. tubing, which in turn slides into a length of 3 1/2-in. sq. tubing already on the rototiller. "I used wheelbarrow tires because they have heavy rims and aren't likely to break," says Bjorgaard. "To remove the wheels I just take out the bolt and slide the square tubing apart.
"Everything that I used came from my scrap pile except for the wheels, which I bought at Northern Tool for $9.95 apiece."
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Ray Bjorgaard, 10060 Waverly Rd., De Soto, Kansas 66018 (ph 913 583-1744).
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