2020 gardens

[ovrszd]

She's a Classic Mike!!!

 

[oldballs]

She's a Classic Mike!!!

Thanks Richard. Do you know how long it took to post that pic!!!!!!! ...probably at least an hour with the changes TBN made. It used to be easy. But now I really have to doddle with the method to get a pic posted.:thumbdown:

Cheers,
Mike

 

[ovrszd]

Thanks Richard. Do you know how long it took to post that pic!!!!!!! ...probably at least an hour with the changes TBN made. It used to be easy. But now I really have to doddle with the method to get a pic posted.:thumbdown:

Cheers,
Mike

Let's see if I can lead you thru my common used method.

Click on "Go Advanced".
Click on the "blue A" in the upper left corner turning it off.
Type your message.
Place your cursor where you want the pic to appear.
Click on the "square pic with black corner dots" sixth from right end of second row of icons.
A window will open, click on choose files.
Find your pic on your computer and click open.
This places the pic signature in the previous window.
Click "upload file".
The pic will appear where you previously placed your cursor.
If you want to change the size, double left click on the pic.
A window will open giving you choices of size, select and choose.
Pic will show up where you placed it and at the size you chose.

 

[oldballs]

Thanks Richard, I made a copy of that
Mike

 

[jonathco]

Nice looking tillers! I picked up an older Troy-bilt Horse this spring and it's been a game changer in the garden.

 

[Sonny580]

Troy-built Horse tillers are hard to beat ----- ya a lotta work needed on them to keep them running but sure beats a hoe.
We did get a couple tenth's of rain last night -----didnt do much good----only damp down an inch or two, dry dirt under that.

 

[ovrszd]

Troy-built Horse tillers are hard to beat ----- ya a lotta work needed on them to keep them running but sure beats a hoe.
We did get a couple tenth's of rain last night -----didnt do much good----only damp down an inch or two, dry dirt under that.

We got .5" then a couple nights later another .6". Gravel roads were dusty the next afternoon. Our temps have been a little above normal and it's been very windy so far this Spring.

 

[Sonny580]

Wind here is always bad---cant keep covers on the plants.
potatoes in 1 patch, also have a long row out by the road.

 

[DJ54]

Troy-built Horse tillers are hard to beat ----- ya a lotta work needed on them to keep them running but sure beats a hoe.
We did get a couple tenth's of rain last night -----didnt do much good----only damp down an inch or two, dry dirt under that.

Definitely a good machine, but my old Honda I bought is used from a rental, and had some hard use & abuse. In 20 years, in never failed to start on no more than 2 pulls. Plus, I love the 3 speed transmission. 1rst for heavy tilling, 2nd for cultivating, and 3rd for tramming back & forth to the garden.

I put the tail wheel on the new one, I made for the old one. Sonny, you'll have to make you one, I think you'd really like it. I cruised through everything I had in 2nd gear, and it did a super job. And the tail wheel allows you to steer easily, not like the depth stake dragging in the dirt. My original reason to make it was for when tilling through the leafmulch,plucking out weeds,and not dragging gobs of leaves caught on the depth stake. It works great for that, but also in bare dirt. Heck, maybe I should apply for a patent..!! LOL...

 

[Sonny580]

With the ultralight new motors, the back end is heavy and I still need to make some wheel weights,----just dont have time,---to give them some traction. Need at least 40 pounds on the the drive wheels just to make up for the new motors being 40 pounds lighter than the original Kohler 7's! ---- Trust me when I say these new motors suck! also cant use my bumpers because the motors hang off to one side of the tillers! ---- that also adds to the problem with them pulling to the heavy side You would have to actually use one set up like this to see what I am bitchin about! ---Traction is totally gone---gotta push them thru the softer dirt as they just spin out and dig a big hole!