<font color="blue"> I recently saw one dealer's add stating that tillers were discarded in japan because they are designed to work in mud, and would not work in our soil. Any thoughts on this?
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I think that dealer should run for Congress! I've read that six times and I still don't know what that dealer was saying! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
In Japan there is as much dirt as mud. I have seen those tillers working in the rice paddies...and have seen a lot of soil that was obviously turned with a tiller too. I have no idea if the same tine design is used, or if there are differences in design between a rice paddy tiller and an earth tiller.
But I can tell you with certainty that Japanese farmers do a lot more than just grow things in mud, under water...
And turning mud did look like a very light duty application...
Can't really help with your question, except to say that there is a lot of dry soil tilled by something in Japan. Anyone that thinks all that is grown in Japan is rice is not on target. No doubt in my mind that tillers used in dirt there would work in dirt here as well.
Are you looking at a "grey market" tiller? If so the real question is: Is there a difference between a tiller that is used in a rice paddy and a tiller used in dirt in Japan".
If there is a difference, you probably would be wise to get one that is designed for dirt.
