[Robert T]

does anyone have any experience with these machines?
http://www.mge-dairon.com/liste_prod...ro=3&langue=en

[Will Pacala]

Yeah a little one though. I once tried it on a large garden tractor. I would stick with a tiller depending on what you need it for. What is it's main use going to be?? And on what type of machine will it go on??

[Robert T]

I have been looking for something that I can use to when installing lawns. I sub for a home builder and the dirt on site is the dirt you use, the soil here is heavy clay and when it dries its hard as a rock. I used a harley rake about 6 times last year on my skid loader but I am not impressed with the harley.
I will use the rotodairon on a 2003 Case IH dx40 that will be arriving in early spring. Presently I use a woods single roller pulverizer and grader Box. But there is way to much hand raking.
I was going to try a preporator by FFC but they said my loader won't run it very well.

[Paul]

It sounds like your dealing with heavy clay and rock. Then I would use the rotodairon. I like the shovels on them, but have never run one. They penetrate the soil better than a tiller, make sure you can get spares just in case. I use the FFC Preperator but you still need to loosen the soil first, we end up using it more to pick up rocks and final grading on smaller projects. It needs the larger Hyd flow that the higher HP skid steers have.

[Will Pacala]

Why not use a regular heavy duty tiller attachment?? I think that theyn are better than the roto-darion. What about a Woods rake?

[Paul]

Becasue of the harder soil type the pointed spades penerate them better than the flat teeth of a tiller.

Will what problems did you have with the machine?

[Will Pacala]

Not too many. It was probably because it was on a garden tractor and not a full-sized machine. I found that there were a lot of roots and rocks getting pinned and caught in the gaps and spaces on it. I guess the bigger the attachment the bigger the holes?? I have never used one on a large machin like the one Robert is gettin'. It didn't do exactly what I wanted it to.

[Mark Fox]

We currently have the rx220 model. We used it at a athletic field for a new school. The machine does work greet for leveling ground, and taking the stones, and wood to an approx. depth of 6-8".

We are looking to sell the machine since the project is done. But we do like the way that in one pass and little touchup on the edges you are done.

[capt_met]

i demoed one on a dingo tx 425. amazing results in a single pass. it took a few passes to figure the set up on the attachment, but once it was set right i was amazed. i am shopping for one now. i think toro calls their attachment a soil cultivator/ conditioner, however on the side it is stamped rotodairon so i believe this is the same attachment.
good luck

[4seasons]

I demoed one down at the louisville trade show. loved it and been trying to get the local rental yard to get one in.

[syzer]

Originally posted by capt_met
i demoed one on a dingo tx 425. amazing results in a single pass. it took a few passes to figure the set up on the attachment, but once it was set right i was amazed. i am shopping for one now. i think toro calls their attachment a soil cultivator/ conditioner, however on the side it is stamped rotodairon so i believe this is the same attachment.
good luck

There is one for sale from toro on . I think it has 30hours on it and is going for like 4k I think which is supposed to be 2k below retail. Just a heads up, no affiliation with the seller.

[capt_met]

a little update here,
the rotodairon did do an excellant job on the first pass. however it is a few weeks later and checking where i demoed it it seems all the rocks are coming to the surface. its amazing how rain is not only good for growing grass. glad i waited before buying. may be an item that is better for renting when working in an area with less rock.
good luck,