creighton trimble 8 #1 Posted July 2, 2022 I have several wheelhorse tractors and one tiller I am thinking of mounting the engine on the tiller. I think using a mechanical clutch would be about the biggest obstacle . What are your guys thoughts on the idea? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,717 #2 Posted July 2, 2022 (edited) 53 minutes ago, creighton trimble said: I have several wheelhorse tractors and one tiller I am thinking of mounting the engine on the tiller. I'm honestly a little confused... do you mean a tiller attachment for your tractors... or a manual/walk behind tiller? 54 minutes ago, creighton trimble said: I am thinking of mounting the engine on the tiller. WHAT engine? Sorry... you lost me buddy... Don Edited July 2, 2022 by Snoopy11 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
creighton trimble 8 #3 Posted July 2, 2022 The tiller is a wheelhorse tiller, typically run with a long belt and idler brackets.I have three horses and would like to be able to grab n go.... For me it would be easier to have the tiller self powered and only worry about lift and clutch disengagement/engagement. I have a couple of wheelhorse motors 8,10 and 12 hp.. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snoopy11 5,717 #4 Posted July 2, 2022 1 minute ago, creighton trimble said: The tiller is a wheelhorse tiller, typically run with a long belt and idler brackets.I have three horses and would like to be able to grab n go I see... so you want to power the tiller outside of the tractor engine... Not a bad idea really. If it was me, I would go with an electric clutch for the tiller engine... as I think that would aid in your endeavor. Obviously going to need belt tension hardware... an engine mounting plate fabricated around the tiller pulley... perhaps above the tiller tines... Lot's of work involved in all that!!! Don Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8ntruck 7,424 #5 Posted July 2, 2022 (edited) Seems to me Wheel Horse did make some independently powered tow behind tillers. Early to mid 60's maybe? I know that there were other brands of tow behind tillers. Edited July 2, 2022 by 8ntruck 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 17,568 #6 Posted July 2, 2022 You can run it with a v-belt centrifugal clutch or electric clutch. It's starts getting expensive for the electric clutches or centrifugal clutches with 1 1/8 bore. If you can run it with a 1" bore engine here's a v belt centrifugal clutch https://www.surpluscenter.com/Brands/Hilliard-Corp/1-0-Bore-3-7-OD-2300-RPM-Pulley-Centrifugal-Clutch-Hilliard-LD4P-74-PKGD-1-3975-100.axd Lifting it is heavy enough so adding a big cast iron engine and battery to it might require a hydro lift or make it a tow behind as suggested. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 13,378 #7 Posted July 3, 2022 Another factor to consider is the vibration of the tiller and its effect on the running engine. I know that engine life on those plate compactors you see the street repair teams using is pretty short and they have a lot of isolation technology in them. Not sure how long a typical tiller engine lasts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
