Rotavator for loader

[Chipperclown]

Has anyone got any recommendations for a good rotator for a loader Avant loader which isn't the Avant one? I would like something strong enough to turn over grass etc.

 

Edited March 30, 2022 by Chipperclown

[doobin]

Sure you don’t want a stone burier instead?

 

seems like a waste of an expensive loader personally. Not as good as the tractor version and three times the cost.

[Chipperclown]

I have used it once on hire, hiring again soon just not sure how good it is as I have nothing to compare it with. Didn't seem amazing. 

 

Its just my own veg growing etc on my plot.

[Dan Maynard]

Is that hydraulic? Presumably that limits the hp going to the machine, compared to PTO shaft on a tractor?

[Chipperclown]

yes it is hydraulic 

 

[david lawrence]

Have you considered

’no dig ‘ garden method ?

 

im a bit sceptical but giving it a try in my ex hen run 

 

charles dowding ? Seems to be uk guru

loads of you tube stuff needless to say 

 

david

[doobin]

You could buy a Japanese import tractor with one of those fixed rotavators for less than the cost of an Avant one.

[Chipperclown]

yes you are not wrong about that!

[dumper]

Found the lack of speed control on the avant means it’s not very good with a rotavator or stone burier trying to gauge forward speed on the pedal is just tiring, better off with a tractor 

to work properly you need to separate forward motion and hydraulic flow something that most loaders can’t do

[doobin]

27 minutes ago, dumper said:

Found the lack of speed control on the avant means it’s not very good with a rotavator or stone burier trying to gauge forward speed on the pedal is just tiring, better off with a tractor 

to work properly you need to separate forward motion and hydraulic flow something that most loaders can’t do

??? All the loaders I know are hydrostatic, surely that’s ideal? 
 

My multione has a cruise control, you could just set a forward speed with your foot and then press a button for jobs like this. 
 

But I’d still use a (hydrostatic) tractor, I think a lot of those loader mounted things are expensive gimmicks. 

Edited March 30, 2022 by doobin