It’s a nice old tractor eight horse power doesn’t matter that’s plenty of power what you might try doing is adjusting the tiller A bit lower in the upright position it should be level or even a little lower but never pointed up that might help
iwantosavemoney, He has it in first gear in low range, that's why it's going so slow. They way you are supposed to till with a wheel horse is full throtle with the transmission in low range and in first gear.