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Tiller opinions

BryonsBoas

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I'm picking up a tiller this summer. I've only used a front tine but those will be quite hard on my knees. Anyone ever use a rear tine? I've been told they are only good for the initial breaking of the ground and useless after. The model I'm looking at is a Yard Machines rear tine and one of the customer reviews is from a 59 year old man that said it was really for him to use.

Any opinions from rear tine users would appreciated.
 
Sorry Bry, I am of no help on this one.

But damn bro, I cant even begin to tell you how sorry I am to hear that you are at a place in your life where you even need a tiller.....
 
I rented a rear tine one time and it was easier than the small electric tiller I had. But trying to deal with the Texas clay soil year in and year out is a thankless task, so I tried the lasagna gardening concept and it worked really well for me, I gave away the tiller I had last year.
 
shrap said:
Sorry Bry, I am of no help on this one.

But damn bro, I cant even begin to tell you how sorry I am to hear that you are at a place in your life where you even need a tiller.....
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LOL, OK.

Thanks folks. I remember how bad the front tine was breaking hard packed and sun dried GA red clay. I also remember how much it jerked and jumped when I hit a rock. Our property was logged out years ago and its in the foot hills of the Appalachian Mtn range so rocks are plentiful along with some tree roots in various places. The idea of the tiller beating me down or dragging me along is not an idea I'm fond of.

Another question. Is anyone familiar with Counter Rotating tines? Is it worth the extra cash?
 
BryonsBoas said:
Another question. Is anyone familiar with Counter Rotating tines? Is it worth the extra cash?
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With the counter rotating tines you'll have a finer till of the soil. They have that as an upside but the do tent get jammed when they hit roots and rocks/stones that it can't cut or break. The way the ground sounds there, if you wanted a finer till of the soil I'd suggest making a second pass or even making half passes if the soil is too packed or rocky.
 
Thats what I was getting for an explanation when I researched it. Some of the areas I'll be working in are pretty much root & rock free but we do have areas that look like rock farms, LOL. I won't be tilling too close to any standing trees to avoid as much root system as possible. I'll just add some topsoil around it before I lay grass seed.
 
I got the Yard Machines CRT Rear Tine yesterday. Fired it up today and was pretty pleased. I may have to take it back tho as I got heavy white smoke more than a few times in the first 20 minutes. I know break in is different on the yard tools compared to a car but after the white smoke the engine seemed not quite right like it lost some power. Even if the white smoke was an indication the engine is bad, it still tore GA red clay down to a powdery consistency.

I'm not up on the OHV engines so if somebody could clue me in on the white smoke being a normal part of break in or not would be helpful.
 
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