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Chatting => Equipment Shed => Topic started by: mdjlucan on April 23, 2020, 11:24

Title: Cultivator
Post by: mdjlucan on April 23, 2020, 11:24

https://www.frjonesandson.co.uk/products/lawnflite-t450-tillercultivator/#Cultivator.  How deep will this go is this a good one to buy

Title: Re: Cultivator
Post by: jezza on April 25, 2020, 21:10

Hello I have a lawnflite brochure will check it out for you jezza 

Title: Re: Cultivator
Post by: jezza on April 25, 2020, 22:03

Hello it has 12 inch diameter tines 7inch digging depth depending on soil type the MF version I used made a good tilth after a couple of passes in heavy soil with the tines running in reverse,remember when using these machines to spin the rotas into the ground the disengage them then put wheels in gear then rotas back in they can run away the rotas act like 4 wheel drive if they are engaged    jezza

Title: Re: Cultivator
Post by: mdjlucan on May 10, 2020, 17:03

Is that the deepest it goes or is there an adjustment on there what makes it go deeper

Title: Re: Cultivator
Post by: jezza on May 11, 2020, 08:34

Hello it has a central depth adjuster but the side plates on the rotavator are adjustable as well how deep do you want it to go jezza

Title: Re: Cultivator
Post by: mdjlucan on May 11, 2020, 08:52

Okay the ground I’ve got to turn over where I’ve been in lockdown it needs to be turned over a gane it’s a clay soil  bit tough so the deeper I can go maybe the better it would be what is your recommendations

Title: Re: Cultivator
Post by: jezza on May 11, 2020, 12:34

Hello the machine you're looking at has a reverse rotation system that digs  deeper in heavier soil so a couple of passes should go a bit deeper   jezza

Title: Re: Cultivator
Post by: mdjlucan on May 11, 2020, 13:47

Sorry to keep troubling you have you got any idea what the width and length of that machine is thank you it’s just because I’ve got a put it in A garden shed Thanks

Title: Re: Cultivator
Post by: rowlandwells on May 11, 2020, 18:45

I have to say that machine is the business we bought a Viking 2years ago around half the price of that one but given the choice I would go for Lawnflite  as I do most of my heavy work with my tractor my tiller is quite adequate and for small work I  use a mantis but Lawnflite is a the rolls Royce of cultivators

Title: Re: Cultivator
Post by: jezza on May 13, 2020, 22:18

Hello sorry it's taken so long to answer I've been through every brochure I have eventually I've found the dimensions it's 172 cm 5feet 7 inches as near as i can get   jezza