Cub Cadet Cat 0 Tiller

[Rescue11]

Hey all, looking for information on this tiller. Very recently purchased this on an internet auction for what seems to be a somewhat reasonable price. I know its missing some guards and what not, but until it is delivered. I cant give much of an idea on its true condition.

So yeah, any and all general information about these would really be appreciated. Like are tines still available, whats the model number, how wide is it, how heavy is it, are parts even available...??

IIRC, these were made by Befco, for the 982, but will otherwise work with any other Cat 0 tractor and 2k revrot PTO setup.

Thanks

[olds45512]

cant help you out with any info but wanted to say congrats.

[J-Mech]

All I can get for a model is " 48" Rotary Tiller ". It's the early one, I know that. In case you didn't figure out from the model, it's a 48". That's 4' of IH awesomeness.

Here's the thing about tiller tines.... they are made by size. You may have a hard time finding the EXACT same thing that is on there, but I'm sure there are replacements. So far, even the old sleeve hitch 42" tillers you can find replacement tines for.

Yes, will work on other GT's with the RR 2000 RPM PTO. Snapper, Deere, Craftsman to name a few.

[Oak]

Sweet tiller Rescue! That is a 356 tiller, freaking heavy and IIRC it is 48" wide.

Here is what that tag should have on it.
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Here is the one that came with my dads 982.
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They also made them for Snapper.
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They were also made for
Ariens TA-20A
Gilson
J. C. Penney
John Deere 35A -40 -300 -448
Massey Feguson 4850
Merry
Montgomery Ward
MTD
Roper
Sears
Simplicity 1600199
Sovema S-SE-ST
WheelHorse

Here is a company that makes the replacement tines. They should be part #R50C & L50C....I think.
http://cleancutter.com/cgi-bin/cctb_partno_search.asp

Another member, Dave1953 did a bunch of research on these also and I would check with him too.

Let me know if you need any more pics. I think I have a PDF of the manual if it is not on here if you need it.

[BThein]

Great catch on the tiller,would love to have one good luck with it!

Bob

[red56turbo]

Nice find! They are harder to find and if you do find one and the owner knows what it is, they can command good money. As Todd said, they are HEAVY. The top guard shouldn't be too hard to make. I'm sure there are some out there in part's land and you could snag the side cover. The guy I bought mine from had it on a 982. When mounted and in the air, he walked around to the front and lifted the front of the tractor. Prolly why CC had a front weight kit.

Here's some old pics of mine. It now resides in Cub Cadet Land AKA Pennsylvania.

[Cubcrazy]

Originally Posted by Rescue11

Hey all, looking for information on this tiller. Very recently purchased this on an internet auction for what seems to be a somewhat reasonable price. I know its missing some guards and what not, but until it is delivered. I cant give much of an idea on its true condition.

So yeah, any and all general information about these would really be appreciated. Like are tines still available, whats the model number, how wide is it, how heavy is it, are parts even available...??

IIRC, these were made by Befco, for the 982, but will otherwise work with any other Cat 0 tractor and 2k revrot PTO setup.

Thanks

Congrats on the tiller pickup!

Originally Posted by red56turbo

Nice find! They are harder to find and if you do find one and the owner knows what it is, they can command good money. As Todd said, they are HEAVY. The top guard shouldn't be too hard to make. I'm sure there are some out there in part's land and you could snag the side cover. The guy I bought mine from had it on a 982. When mounted and in the air, he walked around to the front and lifted the front of the tractor. Prolly why CC had a front weight kit.

Here's some old pics of mine. It now resides in Cub Cadet Land AKA Pennsylvania.

Hey, that tiller looks familiar. I just moved it around the garage this week and it is a hoss for sure!

[Rescue11]

Thanks for helping me out guys. Oak, thats a very nice looking 982!

One thing that concerns me is the guy said the previous owner used it on a John Deere 445. I thought the 445 uses a 540 PTO?

[Terry C]

Cool find!!

[Jeff in Pa]

Originally Posted by Rescue11

Thanks for helping me out guys. Oak, thats a very nice looking 982!

One thing that concerns me is the guy said the previous owner used it on a John Deere 445. I thought the 445 uses a 540 PTO?

According to what i found online, the JD 445 does have a 540 rpm PTO.

It is quite possible the PO ran it at 1/4 speed.