Earthquake front or rear tine tiller?
- Thread starter SprigOfTheLivingDead
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digitS'
Garden Master
I have just learned about these "counter" rear tine tillers.
The Craftsman tillers that I have used for about 20 years had both forward and reverse tine rotation. Forward would move the machine quickly and was useful for killing weeds or a shallow cultivation. It was useful on uneven ground.
Tines turning counter to the forward motion of the wheels was slower but allowed for deeper cultivation. However, it was more difficult to hold the tiller in a straight line, I often had to do quite a lot of pushing, but the machine did a more thorough job.
It didn't occur to me that tines turning counter to the wheels might be the only option for use on some models. Some are limited to forward turning tines. I imagine that only heavier models with wheels and tines both moving forward would do a good job on my rocky soil.
Steve
The Craftsman tillers that I have used for about 20 years had both forward and reverse tine rotation. Forward would move the machine quickly and was useful for killing weeds or a shallow cultivation. It was useful on uneven ground.
Tines turning counter to the forward motion of the wheels was slower but allowed for deeper cultivation. However, it was more difficult to hold the tiller in a straight line, I often had to do quite a lot of pushing, but the machine did a more thorough job.
It didn't occur to me that tines turning counter to the wheels might be the only option for use on some models. Some are limited to forward turning tines. I imagine that only heavier models with wheels and tines both moving forward would do a good job on my rocky soil.
Steve
Dirtmechanic
Garden Addicted
Why have only one tiller when you can two at twice the price?
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SprigOfTheLivingDead
Garden Addicted
Well, I read through a bunch of stuff and was leaning to a Cub RT 65, but when I went back to their site today to link to it their site is no longer showing tillers at all :/. Wonder if they're getting ready for the 2021 products. Anyone got a clue?
https://www.cubcadet.com/en_US/prior-year-models/rt-65-h-garden-tiller/21AB455C710.html
https://www.cubcadet.com/en_US/prior-year-models/rt-65-h-garden-tiller/21AB455C710.html
seedcorn
Garden Master
You can add it to CART
Collector
Garden Master
They sell the cub cadets at Home Depot. I have been to three different store locations in the past week or so and none of them have the cub cadet tillers out yet. They still have the wood splitters and snowblowers out , so maybe the factory is slow at putting out the spring/ summer lineup.
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SprigOfTheLivingDead
Garden Addicted
yeah, I saw in the Yard Equipment page you can click the Add to Cart via the Recommended Products section, but it actually doesn't add it and if you go to the page for it you can't add it. Just curious if that means they're getting ready to post new products or if they're retiring stuff. Figured if they were posting new products they would have already done that, but maybe not.
You can add it to CART
I'm still planning on watching FB and CL for used ones this spring in case a gem pops up before buying new
https://www.cubcadet.com/en_US/yard-equipment
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SprigOfTheLivingDead
Garden Addicted
Weird. Well, I'll worry about that later. I should probably focus on my actual job now
flowerbug
Garden Master
Weird. Well, I'll worry about that later. I should probably focus on my actual job now
mine is currently looking out the window.
