Goal!!! Leveling the Playing Field! Compact Tractor, Tiller, and Soil Pulverizer
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Tractor Time with Tim helps Duane and his family level their backyard so the kids can practice soccer. Johnny (John Deere 1025R) uses the King Kutter tiller, soil pulverizer and loader with Heavy Hitch teeth for this project. Christy returns weeks later to see the end results.
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Great stuff family !! Thank you all so much!! When I was young, I remember before seeding a new hay field my Dad would plow with a moldboard plow , then disc it up good and finally take an old set of bed springs ,add rocks for weight , and drag it down good . He would pick the rocks from the field . Then plant the seed. We trusted the Good Lord for the watering !!! Things sure have changed !!! God bless you all and keep you in the Palm of His Hand !!!! Eddy
Rewatched! There is somethinf about watching Tim till that is both relaxing and fascinating!
Great Job Tim!!! The pulverizer looked like it did a great Job.That was a great suggestion to the homeowner to have him spray the roundup before hand. I will say around here we do not plant seed in the summer we do most of our seed planting in the fall. Seems to germinate better and come up better than in the summer. Thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend. God Bless!!!
this was in May. we do a lot of seeding in spring.
Ok I knew up that way and farther north a lot of seeding is done in the spring I wasn't sure when this was filmed.
Great tilling job. It’s traditional to drag around a ladder with a couple of tires or sod rolls for weight. It does a great job of levelling a wide swath. Most of us have an old ladder. I think the wooden ones worked the best ; )
Another option for smoothing out the yard beside the soil pulverizer would be a good ole set of box springs. I had to have aseptic tank line put in. I drug a set around with my mower. They worked great. Just a suggestion.
Leveling level ground. This is funny. It sure is level. Elevation doesnt drop an inch from one end to the other.
What a great video. We have sold our small farm and moved to a 1 acre plot in town. So going from 82 hp to a little machine will be a challenge. A great video and Thank You for the time it took. More Please.
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Interesting video. For levelling a large area quickly after it has been rototiller and pulverized, you may want to develop a homemade implement - imagine an eight or ten foot wooden ladder being drug behind Johnny with a couple of car tires for weight. The longer the ladder the quicker the job gets done and the easier it is to level. Just have your ropes lead from Johnny to eyelets in the ladder. If you use this implement a lot you can place angle iron on the two leading edges. It is primitive but it works great. You will still have to work the corners by hand but the lion's share of the levelling will get done quickly. Paint it JD green and it will blend in great with the rest of your JD gear.
Michael
That really was a nice job and it looks great .Thanks for taking us along for the show and keep'em coming.
A first class job as always Tim and Christy and another very happy customer
Gotta love and hire small family businesses like yours.
Definitely going to be A level playing field 👍
All we have rock and gravel with A skim of topsoil same as in Paul Short’s yard work videos he’s only 10 min away from me
Such perfect timing for me to see this video! I have a side lot that has a lot of ups and downs from settling after we razed the house and filled in the basement. It's also extremely rough for mowing, so smoothing it would be nice. My goal is to pull a lot of the dirt from the high areas into the valleys, then level it all and smooth it all out. A lot of tiller and box-blade work, for sure. I was just going to start by tilling the current grass into the soil, but it appears that dead grass would be much quicker to till under. Good info from this video. Thanks for yet another informative video!
I know I will get blasted for saying this, but skip the box blade. You’ll find the loader much faster, and you’ll still have the tiller attached so that you can ‘hitter again’ after moving some dirt.
If you don’t have a tiller, get one :-)
No blast from here! You're my guru for working the soils of the midwest. I know all about working the deserts of So Cal, but this is a whole new world for me. Yes, I do have the JD 647 tiller and the teeth on the bucket. Thanks for the advice. Will do that.
That looks like a nice job he did in that yard and with the equipment used the owners should be pleased with the results.
Looks like a job well done. It will be tough on the blue grass to stand up to a soccer match. I think I saw Johnny smiling as you pulled the soil pulverizer around
Love the tiller and leveling of the ground work! Liked, Viewed, Shared, Subscribed!
I hear you on no cab Christy. Hard to beat a beautiful day on a open station compact.
I bought me a Johnny too! Love watching you guys. God bless.
Congrats!
Evening Christy&Tim. Enjoyed the video and thanks for taking us along. Looks like the soccer field turned out pretty good. Y'all have a blessed weekend.
Try sand unload a couple of dump trucks and level, it mixes in with the dirt, it fills in all low spots. Check out several RUclips videos on this "Sand Leveling Lawn"
Every video of you guys I watch I get more jazzed about getting my 1025r next spring maybe late winter
Good to hear, Mike. We have a good Time with ours.
Mike, I just got my 1025R two months ago and I can't believe how many projects I use it for around my property. Not only does it do those jobs you would never do by hand, but it magically makes you envision others that you never dreamed of.
FWIW, I was waiting to get mine until I could pay cash for it, but with JD's 60 month no-interest financing why wait. It costs you nothing extra! Go for it this season! You won't regret it!
Tractor Time with Tim i must have watched all the videos st least 3 or 4 times never gets old sometimes I binge watch
Robert Bunch I’m a heavy equipment operator and people are always asking me to do things but they don’t want to rent the proper equipment heck maybe I’ll do what Tim does and hire myself and the 1025
Glad you are enjoying them. That is our intention. Anyone can set up a tripod and video their tractor. It is not so easy to make it entertaining for a viewer.
Looks great guys. I have 20 acres in SE Arizona and am getting ready to do a bunch of earth works for rainwater redirection, ponds and paddocks. I learn a lot from your videos. Thanks
Thanks Warren!
Tractor Time with Tim Would you like to see videos of John Deere 2 series doing jobs like yours? If you would please check out my friends and mines RUclips channel called "John Deere Compact Tractors". Currently we are using a 2520 and 2025r for our projects and sometimes a Deere 333G skid steer.
This looks great guys. You did everything right with what you have to work with. I did get a larger tractor for my work to get those type of jobs done quicker. Excellent videos, Thanks.
How large?
Tractor Time with Tim l am on my second 39 hp.. Massey Ferguson. It is a hydro. The first was a standard transmission. Hydro is much better for my applications. Thanks, Al.
We heard the finance committee talk about bigger bro for Johnny. Nice video. Thank you
WELL THIS VIDEO WAZ PRETTY KOOL
TIM & CHRISTY, WITH THE BEFORE
& AFTER LOOK OF THE BACKYARD.
Excellent work and very good result. The client has a yard to be proud of! Alan
i love the sights and sounds ...
A box scrapper would have been a great tool to level with. That’s what I use when leveling a hay field I doze to remove rocks, trees, brush and holes. Then I go over it with the box, granted I have a 12’ scrapper but the box scrapper does a really nice job. Just my 2 cents is all.
I think pull-type box scrapers do a better job than 3-point mounted versions.
Tractor Time with Tim I can understand that I guess. Pull-type is use-limited. I have a hydraulic top link that lets me precisely adjust angle from the cab. I have extremely good results with a 3-point mount. I’m using Everything Attachments 120” high horse box which I think is the best built scrapper I’ve ever used and seen. I guess our opinions can’t really be compared fairly because I use a 16 foot HD tiller and then the box scrapper. If I have a lot of high or low spots, I sometimes use a Harley rake on my skid steer to speed up moving of material. The Harley rake is also great for final soil prep. Although I don’t broadcast seed, I drill everything but it’s a real luxury for me to have a beautifully graded hay field free of holes and bumps.
Very nice, BUT you couldn't do that here in PA as we are almost under water, good job Tim&Christi...
As you saw by the end scenes, this was several weeks ago.
I finally joined the soil pulverizer club! Just in time to stash it away until spring but gotta jump on deals when you see them.
Will be interesting to see if you like it.
@@TractorTimewithTim I hope I do. I have some pretty big ruts to fix after having 200+ tons of rock hauled in to make a level spot for my shop.
Looks nice time to hand rake
Another tiller video, you’re really enticing me to buy one of those you know.
God bless.
Depends on your soils, Jon. If you’ve got extremely rocky soils, it might not work for you.
However, around here, it is my go-to tool. I’ve found that it can handle more rocks than I would think...it just clatters and bangs when it hits them.
You can come and do my hole yard anytime soon :-) you and Johnny did a great job of leveling and preparing the playing field. The kids just need to play Soccer :-)
Happy to do so. Lemme know when :-)
It would be nice !! But you live to far away to make any profit doing it. Minnesota :-)
I would love to send you some New England rocks to make the tilling more Realistic.
Great job for a small tractor. I use the landscape rake to level after I til yo level. Works great. Great job overall. I always enjoy your videos.
Tim it soundmore and more like you are getting the go ahead signal for a bigger tractor. Maybe not a cab though...yet.
Very hard to impossible to level grass field. Clumps of grass mixed with dirt fills grading blade. That stops dirt from grading blade from dropping dirt into low laying areas of field. Even $16K laser equipment will not help. REMOVE GRASS. I wonder what a Cultipacker would do breaking up that clay.
Killing he grass first helps a lot .
The work looked really good!
Thanks Lod
Working with a tractor is, typicaly, a no-no over a septic field., I know it doesn't seem like a lot, but it only take a little to impact the drain field.
Subcompact is totally safe on a septic.
If you're really in search of rain, you need to come to New York. We've been getting it all week. Where I live, I got as much as 3.5 inches an hour one day. Other than that, very nice video. Have a beautiful weekend. God bless.
How many hours does your tractor have on it now I've seen you do a lot of work with it also is it the same tractor
370 or so.
Thanks for your quick reply I bought the smaller 1023e and i am super impressed with the versatility of it and i have been watching your videos to get good ideas and info and now i just became a life time subscriber to your channel for the quick reply thanks and keep on doing what you do
You should have definitely used a drag to get the seed in and it would have smoothed it out
Great job. Always nice to watch your channel. Thanks for the video.
Thanks George! Appreciate you watching.
That rock is like a pebble. I found rocks the size of basketballs when excavating for my shop up here in SE Minnesota! That's one thing I miss about Nebraska (where I grew up)....when you stick a shovel in the ground there, all you find is dirt.
Good video and a good job tim looks very nice
Yea. It really turned out nice!
Beautiful yard potential.
I really enjoy seeing the Bible verses at the end of the videos
I was amazed when reading the comments and not seeing anyone complaining about the use of the Roundup. Must be a city thing?
It is a ‘sound reasoning ‘ thing. Roundup is safe.
Love your videos guys! I recently bought a John Deere S240 and plan on doing alot of work with it!
And while it's not a Johnny it will get the job done. Thanks for the inspiration!!
Tim, the 1025 could easily haul a hydroseed tank. You could spread some John Deere grass seeds :)
Good job Tim! That is a BIG yard! It's going to be hard to water. I've would have waited until September to do this. Easier to grow new grass in September!
Very nice
i always thought i didnt want a cab until i got one. only ever ran a new holland tn65 and loved it up until the new holland t5115 showed up now looking for a skidsteer with a cab. my opinion is get a cab you wont regret it and if it gets in the way on some projects you still have the open cab tractor
contractors mix seed from a landscape supply, granular lime, and starting fertilizer is honestly much better than the home cheapo seed but who am I to be an armchair quarterback. Did you do any raking by hand?
I have a drop spreader that turns inside by wheel action. I tow it with my large Deer mower or my 1025. I spread seed and chemical to cover the ground. I've run stripes (48" wide) of wold flowers in several parts of the yard. Wish I had your roller.
That little tiller sure works hard for you!
Yes, it does!
Good video tim johnny does pretty good work of that back yard can't wait for the next video thanks Tim
Nice work Tim.
Me with a carabao hears "it will take a long time to till!" Haha
Impressive. You guys have really got some confidence going on. Great to see the finished product as well... Can you send me a quote for 1 acre of tilling septic lines in the Strathbogie ranges Vic Aust? LOL
$10 US plus travel expenses :-)
ROFL! Tim .... If I had the money I would buy the house next to yours and ..... >8^)
Rod Lister
ONYA ROD !!!! Fellow Aussie ..... ROFL!
What do you do with the implements when not using them.. Do you store them inside or outside.. Maybe do a clip on that.....
welcome to our channel. We have lots of videos on storage. We show our pole barn rehab, pallet racking, new shelter logic tent shed.
Tim start at one end of the field and when you have one at the opposite of the going to the house do a clean up going over your tracks then come back on that last row then do the same for the side on the house
If you had it witch you don't a power rake would help after the tilling for the grading
Would you still recommend a soil pulverizer? I am looking at ordering a Frontier SP2060B with one roller, unless if you would recommended the $580 for the second roller. I have a bumpy yard and am looking to level it, I too also have a tiller for prep work if needed. They look like a nice tool, not cheap but what implement isn't
My main issue with it is how it drags up sod or anything other than pulverized soil. You can get the job done with it.
I’ve never used the double roller version.
Larger tractor may break septic tank. Love your videos. You guys are great.
hi guys, great video.
One suggestion is I'd replace the rear roller with a cultipacker. Other than that, I think it's done the trick.
Nice. Why do you want to dig deeper? I have a new house built with a 1.5 acres of lot from farm. It has ridges for the water run, so I need to level it out.
I was thinking of instead of tilling it I will use landscape rake or soil preparator to level the 1.5 acres soil. What do you think?
Lots easier to move the soil if it is loose.
For yards with heavy traffic. I use 400# of Kentucky 31 fescue per acre. It will look like too much but use that much anyway. 40+ years experience talking.
Nice work
Tim still searching for box blade! One day, one day...
Another type of tiller, would be the so called stone burier. It turns other way, needs more PTO power but the result is a lot better. I use one to renew grass without using round up. Evering thing is buried .
Another job well done!
How much time elapsed between you all leveling the yard and this final photo. How long did it take for the grass to grow ?
So how is the new truck working out? How much more power does it have? How much more Nicky does it tow?
I love my 2032 R after only 23 hours on it "big john".. My 1025 I use less
"little john" but "little john" is still handy dandy.
If you are going to own two tractors, buy the cab for the second one if you do winter work. I swore I would never buy a cab because I don't like them in simmer. At 66, and 15 this Thanksgiving morning with snow around the corner, I want a cab. Happy Thanksgiving TTWT Team.
Tim, if you do decide on a larger tractor. Look into a TR3 Rake. It would perfect for landscaping jobs. But it is fairly pricey. But with the right timing, 0% interest (Or low interest) deals are available. Even a Gravel Rascal would work. Keep up the vids.
I have an 08 Deere 2305, which I THINK is comparable to the 1025? Do you suppose that King Kutter tiller would work in it? 18hp PTO.
Yes it will
@@TractorTimewithTim Awesome. Thanks for the reply!
Tim if you don't wanna ran over the tilled area, begin in the middle and go tiling to the outside of the field..
I got a question, why do you have the home owners kill the area with roundup first?
Much easier to deal with the soil when the sod is less thick. Otherwise, we have large clumps of sod to deal with.
Works MUCH better this way.
Thanks!
Tim Christi what a job how long did it take my yard in the back about an acre it needs some work now we know what to expect
God Bless
PaK
I spent probably 4 hours on it.
Hi
Tim I don't know if you remember when Farmers used to plow the sod under there was a good reason for that even dead sod is very hard to work with a soft cab is better than no cab take it off in the summer put it on in the winter
Tim, did you guys ever consider a magnatrac small dozer? They make a Diesel powered one now with a 35 horsepower Kubota diesel. It looks like a interesting piece of equipment and I think it might be quite useful for you possibly.
Perfection, good to see Johnny not bouncing and running like a deere. Ty for the entertainment!
Another job well done with a satisfied customer. BTW, I have a 5' tiller I'll trade you with if you want a bigger one. :)
Great video!
You didn’t go over with a multi Tyne ripper fist to get the depth you talked about at the end?
Why not use a box blade or land plane? I'm not totally sure the difference (yet) & have never done this (yet) but seems that tilling then pulverize (assuming it does exactly what it sounds like) then a box blade blade or land plane to level it all out would be the way?
Didn’t have either box blade or land plane at the time.
@@TractorTimewithTim Thanks! That makes sense & glad I kinda understand what would've been the right tool.
Need a stone burier/blecavator/rotadarion to get a perfect surface with one tool.
All those big words make it sound like a wonderful tool!
Tractor Time with Tim different names for the same thing.
Looks good as is, but I was wondering if you have a York rake, with the wheel kit. I think that works well to level with.
I do not.
add it to your Christmas list !!
Wouldn't want too big of tractor, that little one is weight enough on a septic system
I finally got my Deere and it’s awesome!!!!
Congratulations!
Tractor Time with Tim so I need a recommendation on implements it’s a 1023e and I need to level and clear grass yard , ah cut brush and small thorny things umm and probably do some tilling for a garden
Start from the beginning of TTWT. We have 580 episodes showing this type of thing.
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Stoney Ridge Farmer I would like to move to nc from co next year and wanting to be near Raleigh Are you near by so I can see your beautiful homestead?
Hi Tim is that a 60” soil pulverized? Just curious if you think the 1025r is capable of using the 60” pulverized?
Yes. 60” pulverizer. Works fine on 1025r
@@TractorTimewithTim thanks
I gotta get me one of these tractors. LOL. This thing looks awesome!
Like they say “grass grows greener over the septic tank “
Michael Bubb so true!!!
A good alternative to the cab might be an awning
Tim do you own or have access to a land plane for grading? It would have also worked well leveling after you tilled. Another good video. Thanks.
No, I do not.
To Tim, and Dave, In CA I did a lot of ground leveling and simple scraping to remove all growth in the So. Cal. desert. I used a 10ft long piece of 8" channel iron with lots of 1/4" X 1" "blades" welded to the flat side, and for smoothing and leveling I would flip it over. I connected it with just a long chain to my tow ball, and used my 3-point hoist-boom with a couple of chains to lift it for turns and to back it into tight spaces. A very simple, inexpensive and effective land plane. Yes, it would have helped cut the time on this job for leveling and smoothing.
Yes. I would like to have an old harrow section like dad uses on the old disk we pull with the 3320.
After tilling you should put up some seedcorn signs for the neighbors.
Ttwt can u turn with the tiller still in the ground?