Honda FR750 Tiller
I recently purchased a Honda FR750 Tiller. It's got a 6.5 hp engine and it does an amazing job at... tilling. There is a large section of yard that was all covered in weeds and was taking ages to work on by hand. I sprung for a tiller and in one day, my dandelion hell was over. Or at least the beginning of the end was over. There's nothing like a bunch of flying dandelion seeds to put a damper on neighborhood relations. The tiller is a bit of an overkill for just decimating dandelions, but we're going to start a vegetable garden so I'm sure it will come in handy then.
There's nothing like a trip to the hardware store and a day with a tiller to make you feel like a man. ;-p
I have long enjoyed the use of my 12hp Troybilt Econohorse rear tine tiller. It looks very much like the one in the picture! It's time for me to get it out and till the flower beds.
Posted by: Frank Paynter | April 18, 2004 at 12:50 AM
that is a serious beauty! i haven't had a garden since i moved to the bay area four years ago. we had a terraced acre in the hollywood hills, which required nearly daily maintenance. i found that although it can be a chore, when i regarded the work as meditation, and a break from whatever writing i was working on at the time, i was much more productive and focussed when i returned to the computer. some of my best ideas came to me while pushing the briggs and stratton around the yard!
Posted by: eric | April 18, 2004 at 08:15 AM
So since you spread the dandelion seeds all over your yard, does that guarantee the use of the tiller next year to eat up even more dandelions?
Posted by: Jessica | April 19, 2004 at 03:12 AM
Sorry to hear that you've already broken it. Did you just bend a blade or something more serious? I've been taking welding, so I'd offer to fix it for you, but you'd have to get the unit to flagstaff (hehe). Big power tools are definitely cool, though when I can, I take the manual approach just to minimize the chance of doing myself damage (like cutting and splitting wood--bow saws are much safer than chainsaws).
Posted by: Derek | April 20, 2004 at 09:38 AM
Jessica, I actually pick up the dandelion roots and toss them out.
Derek, the hood had gotten banged and it wass pressed against a tire. A neighbor fixed it for me though so it's as good as new again. ;-)
Posted by: Joi Ito | April 20, 2004 at 09:59 AM
Unfortunatelly it is not avaiable in Poland :-(. I want to take it in my hands...
Posted by: Grabster | June 15, 2004 at 10:04 PM
By purchasing this gas-guzzling behemeth, you have missed out on the opportunity to gain honor in battle. Armed with a hoe or mere trowel you would more convincely prove your manhood :-)
Posted by: Carrick | June 15, 2004 at 11:37 PM
Have you found a web site yet where you can view the tine configuration for the FR750? Any good places to purchace tines?
TIA
Sam
Posted by: Sam Beardsley | March 16, 2005 at 12:34 AM