Heavy Hitch Hiller Bedder for compact Tractor

Unboxing and assembly of Heavy Hitch Garden Hiller/Bedder for sub-compact tractors. We'll hill the potatoes if it ever stops raining.
HeavyHitch.com

[@brentstanley1044]

Tim, Love the channel. I received my heavy hitch bedder this past week and got to put it to use yesterday. Man, I sure wished I had it 6 weeks ago. Made short work of making new garden rows and then I used just the sweeps to do some cultivating. Used the TTWT coupon for my discount as well, so thanks to you and Greg at Heavy Hitch for that. If anyone is in the market, I highly recommend it!! Keep up the good work and I look forward to the videos!

[@RKHarm24]

That implement looks as handy as pockets on a shirt. Well thought out and simple in design, easy install. Congratulations Johnny.

[@johndeno562]

Nice product, no nonsense, straight to the point. By far better that a Keulavator in Agri Supply catalog.

[@timkd5vmv583]

That is a very nice setup!!! Simple and straightforward.

[@AirplaneDoctor_]

If you want a cheap way to avoid scratching your tool bar, put hockey shin pad tape on the hiller brackets and S tine mounts. We use it on P51 mustangs whenever metal overlaps to avoid scratching and paint scuffs. The stuff is cheap, clear, easy to remove, and can be found anywhere that sells hockey equipment.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+Airplane Doctor wow!

[@jasonwilcox6521]

As I was watching the video, I was wondering if you could use electrical shrink wrap?

[@homesteadspirit9209]

I still love the assembly videos...I just build my own hiller based off of the heavy hitch style adapter and how to put it all together and the size and measurements all came from watching time put together his!!

[@peterharder3091]

Hello. I am also wanting to build one of these units. Would you be willing to share your measurements? Thanks

[@Lanninglongarmmowing]

Wow. Looks really well made and also very handy to have. How do you dig up the potatoes? Do you use the backhoe or dig them up by hand? Maybe there's a special tool to use for that too. Enjoy your videos a lot!!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+Love2boat92 we dig by hand with a pitch fork. I don't like the potato plow approach...have to get on hands and knees to search for the potatoes.

[@scottfeatherstone7156]

Just ordered this yesterday and used coupon code ttwt. Thanks Tim

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Congratulations! Thanks!

[@mi2tn]

I need a raise! Have to many things I need and not enough money to get anything. In the last video you wanted me to get steps for a BH I don't have. Now this but I need the weight holder first plus at least 2 more weights. I could spend over a grand just at Heavy Hitch. Back to the drawing board and making do with what I have.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+mi2tn heavy hitch is especially tempting. Nearly everything they offer is something that makes Johnny more useful!

[@mi2tn]

I have a list for them so I try to stay off their site. :(

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+mi2tn I understand!

[@harrydriezen8932]

another great video well its dry here today and getting the tractor out to finally till the garden but suppose to rain again the next few days been a cold spring here in Alberta with snow last week

[@michaelmartin9618]

Very nice. Looking forward to seeing it in action.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

It didn't come with pontoons, so I don't think we'll be able to use it for a day or 3 :-)

[@ChrisTopher-zo1vg]

Great explanation of this exact cultivator, thank you! Good video!

[@gordonhughes5220]

I want one!! stop and say hello next time you're in East Tennessee!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+Gordon Hughes will have to do that....but we aren't there often!...doesn't take much just 16 digits of credit card number...to get one!

[@GrampysTractor]

Tim I don't have a garden big enough to use the potato hiller but it sure is pretty. I could put that behind my tractor and drive around and impress the neighbors.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Ha. I'm not sure anything related to the tractor will impress the neighbors. Part of the reason I enjoy tractor stuff is that my (city) neighbors don't seem to be jealous of it. ...unlike the typical suburban stuff (fancy house, fancy boat, fancy cars, etc). They just think we're weird, which they already thought before, so hey, nothing lost there!

[@GrampysTractor]

my neighbors would come out to see what I have done now. To each their own. They would be impressed by how shiny it is. After you harvest your potatoes in June can you replant for a second crop?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+Ken Litherland i might be able to. Not sure if I can buy seed potatoes then.

[@KiotiCS]

Very nice set up that they sent you Tim that should take a lot of the work out of planting potatoes ! i think we got 4 or 5 " of rain to day the sun is out it was 3 or 4 day of non stop rain ! the only then i dont like is the sub tractors are so low the the ground but take care ! curt :-)

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+Kioti CS2410 yep. I agree. They need to stand on tip-toes just to get over any row crop!

[@harrydriezen8932]

I agree johnny2 is a little low but ill use the massy for hilling

[@truckerray7533]

I dunno whatcher talking bout there Mr. Tim. I never saw a hiller bedded in your video. But I did see the "like & subscribe" button on your T-shirt, lol hahahahaha. God bless ya'll.

[@truckerray7533]

Nice video

[@macfarms]

I've been hoping you were going to have a video on one of these. Thanks for the upload. I wouldn't mind getting a set for myself but the exchange rate with the Canadian dollar and the high shipping cost is a holding me back from buying.

[@macfarms]

oh yeah and, FIRST lol

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Oops, someone else beat you to it.

[@keithbrettell2058]

Scooting....that sounds like a very technical term :D

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+Keith Brettell hey! I'm a farm boy, not a professional marketer!!!

[@toddcreech3763]

Wonder if you could change the disc out to rolling cultivators and if they would do better than the disc for cultivating ?

[@scottcrick]

nice addition for Johnny!

[@daveknowshow]

reminds me of the one I built . I use solid stock for weight.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+daveknowshow good to hear from you, Dave!

[@daveknowshow]

good to see you Tim. you got me wanting to hill tators now. "in my natural country voice" lol

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+daveknowshow yep..I can hear you saying it!

[@chevyphil3969]

hi tim and family. been raining here in new york since wednesday. and going to rain through out next thursday. except this sunday SNOW, lake ontario is the highest its been in over 20 years. ppl along the shore are getting flooded and eroding there land. even the youngstown coast guard is flooded does heavy hitch sell arks. i live about 2 miles away from the lake but i may need one lol. ALL THE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARE PUMPING BASEMENTS DITCHES but now where to put the water. in the pass they just drain it into the lake or niagara river well you stay dry and im glad i know how to swim i may need it

[@TractorTimewithTim]

We have had 8 inches in the last 10 days! The potatoes are almost too big to get the tractor over now. May have to hill them by hand!?!

[@chevyphil3969]

that wouldn't be good. you wont be able to try out your new fancy gadget. you have to break out johnny's great grandpa the boss hoss hand plow well good luck

[@ngnmech]

Same here Tim, We have had about that much in the last week, and my spuds are around a foot tall.

[@petejones9788]

Tim you might do a video on the tax exemption that the 1025r qualifies for also the non taxable diesel you can use in it. Here in Texas it is eligible for all farm tax exceptions.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+Pete Jones sounds like a sticky wicket. I'll let a cpa who also has a 1025r handle that. For the fuel, it definitely qualifies for off-road fuel, but we don't use it for convenience reasons.

[@LanceSheppard]

Hey tim whats the thickness of the square stock? I looked on their site but i reckon i missed it

[@ericgebhart5775]

Tim. Why don’t they off the tool bar itself with 3pt hitch hook up. I don’t have the quick attach 3 pt hitch but I have a piece that looks like an A frame that goes on my 3 pt hitch’ for moving trailers around. That has a receiver on it. That’s how I hooked mine to tractor. Thank you.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

If you have a 2” receiver for moving trailers, and if it is built strong enough, this will work.

[@ericgebhart5775]

Tractor Time with Tim yes tim I do. It from the John Deere dealership. And the thing works great. I wish I had one years ago. Thanks again for all the good videos.

[@eosjoe565]

How is this different than a similar implement you were using in a July 6, 2015 video ?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

it's not functionally different. It is easier to store because the 3 point hitch portion is shared with the heavy hitch. You can purchase all of the pieces as a kit...one stop shopping. The other one didn't support weights...at least until I rebuilt it to do so.

[@eosjoe565]

Ahh.. ok. That makes sense. Thank you for the explanation.

[@harmab2]

thanks, was wondering where you got that

[@jimbob3201]

Nice , my budget manager said not this year ..lol

[@fredkaminski6138]

Nice! Tim your going to need a bigger shed!

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+Fred Kaminski you are right, Fred! Efficient storage is a frequent topic on TTWT. Seems like that will continue to be the case!

[@beth21631]

What kind of shoes are those I’ve been looking for a pair like that

[@PhatboyHD88]

Thanks again for another great video!!!

[@bigjim5723]

jeez-ur always into my pockets it seems-lol. oh i want one of them-ha! seriously- i just got my 3 pt trailer mover-it has a 2 inch receiver hole i think-right-so why can't i just get what u un boxed, and slide it into my hole on my 3 pt trailer mover-right. boy-that is a nice set up. i hope it works on what i just bought.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+BigJim57 yes, it will work on your trailer mover.

[@busman1630]

Hi Tim.....great video and I love that Heavy Hitch equipment you have. I have a 1025R tractor ....could you provide the model or part numbers I would need to order the same set up you have from Heavy Hitch? For the Cat 1 receiver hitch weight bracket and the garden hiller/cultivator? Thanks.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

heavyhitch.com/product/category-1-receiver-hitch-suitcase-weight-bracket-3-point-hitch/ for the hitch. Here is the link to the hiller/bedder: heavyhitch.com/product/heavy-hitch-2%E2%80%B3-heavy-wall-steel-toolbar-garden-bedder-hiller-cultivator-attachments/

[@busman1630]

Thanks for the links Tim....Now time to order.

[@patrenwick205]

I am curious though, your Stevens hiller is very nice, why the Heavy Hitch??

[@TractorTimewithTim]

The disks on the old one are ~70-100 yrs old. They don't even have bearings in them (as in, they were not designed with bearings). Came from my father in law's junk pile. Having said that, it was fine (but standalone) solution. The Heavy Hitch version will take up less storage space since it doesn't have a 3 point hitch built in. As you know, we are sponsored by Heavy Hitch. It makes sense that we would try out and use all of their products. Unfortunately, I already had my 'Stevens bar' before this relationship developed. The folks at Stevens are great folks. However, we are very impressed with the 'system' of components supplied by Heavy Hitch. These components are specifically designed for sub-compact tractors, and they solve many issues perfectly. We are thrilled to be partnering with them. Does that answer your question?

[@patrenwick205]

That answers it, you had to Stevens before hand, I get it. I have ordered a few things from Heavy Hitch, great company and great product!! I do get what you are saying about storage though, luckily I have a 60' x 120' machinery shed on my FIL's farm otherwise I would be in trouble. Lol

[@robertwhite5330]

This looks great, do you know if this can be adapted to the 1025 iHitch?

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Sure. The heavy hitch fits the iMatch hitch.

[@toobglued]

Ha! rain! What is a sunny day? Ive forgotten

[@georgesmith7773]

budget committee has me on 30 day hold.

[@TractorTimewithTim]

+George Smith uhoh!

[@stivencatolico4763]

Cómo La puedo comprar para colombia

[@justinshaw5706]

No, I'd get it in Green!!!

[@aqibch.1332]

whats price

[@davidroberts3223]

I know this is an older video but seriously orange and green what's with all the blue discrimination? :)

[@TractorTimewithTim]

Ha! Sorry about that.