Karl Townsend wrote:
On Sun, 3 Apr 2011 22:28:56 -0500, "RogerN" wrote:

Today I went shopping around and ended up with a Troy Built Super Bronco
from Lowes on sale for $699. My plan is to try it out this year and perhaps
get a tractor mounted tiller next year if I need to. I figure the 16"
tiller will be useful for weeding between rows.

I tried the tiller out when I got it home, I've never used one before, sure
beats the shovel! I tilled the area of last years garden in a few minutes,
this year I plan to make a much larger garden. Looking forward to some good
healthy vegetables later this year.

RogerN


Nothing quite as satisfying as a new machine that works well.

Milady has 150 tomato plants growing (inside a high tunnel
greenhouse). I tilled it with my VERY old gravely tiller. It uses a
quart of oil to every tank of gas. Got to breath blue smoke even with
the doors open. Still really looks nice when first completed.

Karl
This morning has been bright and sunny.
We cut a weeks wood for half an hour, some beech flooring put by from
last year.
Took off the cord wood saw and pto pulley, and put on the 3 point
linkage. Hitched up the 1 ton tipping trailer.
Then we fired up the T 35 tractor which has a 180 Deg slew back actor
on it, and lifted a turf area say 5 yds by 15 yds. put into trailer and
tipped in a spare hole in the bottom field.
used the digger to break up the top soil, put on 10 barrowloads of
dung, then covered the lot with 6in of best matured top soil.
so when my ladyship came back at 12.30, it was all ready for her
tomatoes, peas and runner beans.
I might get a steak with chips!! for dinner tonight!!
Lif'es great
Ted
Dorset
UK.