Backbreaker, Mankiller, Widow-maker

[TractorDale]

Speaking of walk-behind tillers- I once rented one and thought the bar at the back was keeping the thing from going deep enough so I took it out alltogether. Next thing ya' know I'm running as fast as my boots will carry me trying to catch the beast as it's headed for a mud pond. This a few days after hernia surgery. I have no idea what I was thinking.

Dale

 

[Harvster]

I always thought tilling was pretty easy with my 28" walk behind in the garden at the old house. Well, yesterday I needed to till a spot 25' long and 4' for a strawberry patch at the new place. I took the b7610 and removed the top 3-4" of grass and roots and commenced with the tilling. The soil was damp clay with a smattering of golfball to brick sized rocks. Well, the first attempt I didn't make it the full 8 seconds without getting thrown. It was bouncing, yanking, shaking gas out of the thing. Finally after picking rocks, and after a couple passes to break up some clay it got better. But, man my back and shoulders are sore today from wrestling that thing. The kicker is I've got a 48" KK II tiller sitting in the garage. I haven't taken the backhoe off yet because I want to build a dolly first. So, here I sit with tired muscles and a shiny new mustard yellow tiller.

 

[Timber]

I still have my Troy built Pony, I don't even think they make it anymore. Its a great little tiller for small beds but I am going to need a bigger one I am sure sometime soon. I am just going to have to make do this year. I wonder if I could rent a 3 point tiller.