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Old 08-02-2011, 03:16 PM
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I've used a hydro and a gear drive to till. Gear drive is the only way to go if you want steady speed for tilling. Dad's 1450 when new had the speed up or slow down problem.
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I agree a gear drive is the only time I'll take a gear drive over hydro is tilling.
I tilled for 5 hrs with my 122 with creeper and boy was my leg sore. What type of soil and if it's a new garden makes the diffrence. Another personal choice things.
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I tilled for 5 hrs with my 122 with creeper and boy was my leg sore. What type of soil and if it's a new garden makes the diffrence. Another personal choice things.
I've tilled in all types of soil and the hydro Cub can't hold a steady speed. You are right.... it is a personal choice.

I look at buying a new garden tractor 15 years ago. A deere and simplicity dealer said a hydro is the only way to go. I told them I don't want to move direction/speed lever while working in the yard to keep a steady speed. Both dealers said the operator wouldn't have to move the direction/speed lever. Ask for a demostration at my house pulling my 950 pound roller. Both showed up and you had to move the direction/speed lever on BOTH.
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It will not matter how good your linkage is, the tiller will still push a hydro tractor because there is not a direct mechanical connection between the rear wheels and the engine like there is on a gear drive. I recently put a tiller on my 782D, which is pretty low hours and has excellent-condition trunion slot and linkage, and the tiller pushes it. Not so with the 128 I used to till with. And yes, if you are tilling with a gear drive, a creeper is a requirement.
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I know for a fact that john deere had a shock absorber rigged to the hydro linkage - operator side... I used to think that was to keep operator from performing wheelies, then thought it was an addition to the trunnion.. (still may be) but other than that seems very much the same. As for my 127, the hydro lever is on the loose side, and under load will slow itself to neutral if you let it. Another thing to watch is if you are on a downhill, it definitely will move the control faster! I just learned to keep 2 fingers on the lever. Still love the thing! Ok Im really glad I have one of each.
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