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Read articles →This video answers a specific sizing question: can a Mahindra Max 26 XLT (25.9 hp engine, ~19 PTO hp) handle a 5-foot tiller. The owner runs it in his black Iowa soil, showing real-time tilling depth and engine lug, and explains why matching tiller width to tractor track width matters more than chasing the 5-hp-per-foot rule. Useful for shoppers weighing tiller size against a small tractor's horsepower.
An owner-operator (Kyle, K6 Outdoors) sharing hands-on impressions from tilling his own garden, not a dealer or expert reviewer.
Yes. With 25.9 hp (about 19 PTO hp), it handles a 5-foot tiller well in black Iowa soil with no rocks, though the engine lugs slightly when tilling deep.
That is the common rule of thumb, but the video shows soil type and tractor wheel width matter more than strictly following the 5-hp-per-foot guideline.
A 5-foot tiller covers the tractor's rear tire path, avoiding packed-down dirt from tire tracks that a 48-inch non-offset tiller would leave.
