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herman48

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I would like to buy a disc cultivator to tow behind my RTV 1100. There are so many on the market I can't decide which one I want. When I read the reviews I become even more confused: X falls apart after a couple of hours; Y is too light and just bounces on the ground without cutting into it; Z is too heavy...
I don't have a hydraulic system on my Kubota to raise or lower the cultivator, so I'll have to use one that hitches on the ball (no three-point hitch) and that is raised and lowered manually with a crank. I also would have to tow it two miles one wayon a paved highway to plow my food plot. Any advice? Thank you.
 
Do you have hydraulic lift for the bed? If so, Hitchworks and maybe others make a 3-point setup you can install to attach a cultivator. I don't know how well they work.

I believe it was forum member TwoGuns who has (or had) this setup. I don't remember who makes it. I believe he said he liked it but not much was said about it over time. Personally, this setup scares me in my area. We have a lot of large rocks and I'd be afraid of snagging one and ripping the hitch right off the RTV.
 

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My ole 900 has quick couplers on the bed lift so other hydraulic attachments can be used. Is that not possible on your machine??

If you are using a gravity disc it will need to be adjustable as to angle. I have an old 8' pull type tandem disc that I use occasionally. Works great.
 

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I thank you all. Yes, I could connect the cultivator to the bed hydraulics, if I got the kit. I'm sure the Kubota dealer has one and can install it. Me, I have trouble replacing windshield wiper blades on my truck, and changing a faucet washer is too daunting for me to attempt. I'll let the dealer do it if I go that route...
 
Yeah, that's what I was talking about. I see nothing wrong with uncoupling the bed cylinder and using the existing controller to run the disc. That's surely how I would do it. Not sure my RTV will pull my 12ft hydraulic wheel disc though!!! :)

Is your disc an 8ft?

Thanks for posting the pics.
 
I've used my dump bed hydraulics for my weed wiper height adjustment for years. I did add a cooler to keep the temperature of the oil down. I had zero problems. I think the thread where I added the cooler is called"oil cooler added" or something like that. I also bought the parker disconnects off of ebay reasonable. I just let the pressure off and they insert easily. bordercollie

edit to add link: http://www.nettractortalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14755&highlight=cooler+added&page=2 The post s about the ebay quick disconnects is on August 21, 2012 post.
 
ovrszd said:
Yeah, that's what I was talking about. I see nothing wrong with uncoupling the bed cylinder and using the existing controller to run the disc. That's surely how I would do it. Not sure my RTV will pull my 12ft hydraulic wheel disc though!!! :)

Is your disc an 8ft?

Thanks for posting the pics.
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Mine is an 8 ft. I am sure your rtv will pull your wheel disk. You might have to keep the wheels all the way down though lol. I usually use a tractor and an off set bog for my food plots, dove fields but I have a couple small spots with tight entry spots that rtv worked out great for.
 
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