Firminator RT

[Notsoyoungturk]

I am in the process of purchasing some land and I certainly want to do food plots for turkey and deer.  I will have up to 37 acres that could be planted.  I have been online looking at the Firminator RT.  I like the idea of the rotary tiller.  This land had been in pasture with cattle and will probably neet a good initial tilling.  The concept seems great and a lot of people rave about it but you never know who is being paid for the endorsement.  Is anyone using or have friends using the Firminator G3 or RT?  Would love to hear some pros and cons.  Thank you for the help.

[Bill]

I am in the process of purchasing some land and I certainly want to do food plots for turkey and deer.  I will have up to 37 acres that could be planted.  I have been online looking at the Firminator RT.  I like the idea of the rotary tiller.  This land had been in pasture with cattle and will probably neet a good initial tilling.  The concept seems great and a lot of people rave about it but you never know who is being paid for the endorsement.  Is anyone using or have friends using the Firminator G3 or RT?  Would love to hear some pros and cons.  Thank you for the help.

Congratulations on your upcoming purchase.  I think you will find that managing property for wildlife is satisfying in and of itself and will add immensely to your enjoyment of hunting.

I have no direct experience with this brand but have seen these and similar "do all" implements at shows and such, and know some folks who have experience with them.  They report ground penetration is an issue in anything but previously tilled soil. An integrated pto driven rotary tiller would solve that, but would require a lot of horsepower and be painfully slow.  A conventional no-till drill can solve the soil penetration issue but they are heavy and pricey.  Many of these manufacturers make a simple drop seeder, ground driven by a trailing cultipacker.  I'd consider one of these units paired with a substantial pull type disc.  Don't neglect some sort of sprayer.  Prior to any tillage or planting you'll want to save yourself some heartache and do a good pre-tillage herbicide burn-down. 

37 tilled/planted acres is a significant amount of ground to manage.  A lot also depends on exactly what you wish to plant and what size tractor you have to work with along with budget and time.       

[Notsoyoungturk]

Thank you for the feedback.  Will have a 60-70 hp tractor.  Thinking will need a chisel plow to break initially.  Starting to question the rotary tiller model.  I have heard that the tiller is maintenanced by it's own maker and not firminator.  The fields would be 7,7,6,6,5 and 3 acres.  I would probably leave the edges wild and plant food plots in the interior except for on of the 7 acre fields that would be sunflowers for doves.  I agree with the herbicide and burn.