I have about 30 acres that's been rented out for corn. I'm hoping to sell 22.  I'll have 7-8 acres of rutted up cornfield to level out.  I have a 35 hp tractor, brush hog, drag harrow, and a really worn out 3 point disc. I could rebuild the disc if I hve time, but I thinking about buying a 5'-6' tiller. I'm wondering if the tiller could handle the stalks?

I'm hoping to get lespedeza or clover planted this spring. Eventually I want it to be mostly trees. I haven't decided yet if I want a fruit and nut orchard or just wild life habitat. I think I'll probably have some of each.

I use a 55 HP tractor and a 6 foot tiller. It does great!

I got one recently and it is torquey. I would guess it could. My hp is a little smaller than yours.

When I planted a feed plot for deer I threw the oats on top of ground and tilled down 1" to get it in the ground. I don't have discs or seeders. This worked well.

What brands are your tillers? Are the tines counter rotating? King Kutter seem to be the only choice in my town. They look OK.

Tourqery?

Thanks!

I use 3 different tillers on 3 different tractors. To me, they are just generic farm implements. They all rotate normally.

I wouldn't choose a counter-rotating tiller. Too easy to get a rock bound up into the mechanism. I'd rather the equipment have a better chance of bouncing over rocks.

@Ken W: "King Kutter seem to be the only choice in my town. "

Would you consider shipment through a catalog retailer? One possibility>> http://www.agrisupply.com/tillovators/c/2000029/