1951 Rototiller- restored and employed!

When I get more information on the make/model of this machine I'll post it up. My dad actually had to get some parts fabbed, including new handles.

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[DirtballGearhead]

seems like an awfully small tiller for such a big garden...

[roganshorthair]

It took a few passes, but we grew a lot of stuff in there that summer. We rented a big tractor mounted tiller the following year and because we had to go slow and was harder to turn around, I could swear it took just as long.

Always cool to use something of my grandparent's though. Dad had to do a LOT of work to get it going again.

[uthyr]

Made me think of my Dad.

Thank you

[userunavailable3095]

It looks like it does the job in one pass. I'd rather have a small tiller that only had to go over the ground once than a bigger one that had to run over it again and again to do the job.

[DirtballGearhead]

Reguardless of whether its right or wrong, im calling a spade a spade and saying the tiller is undersized for the garden. Even if that tiller is awesome- which i never said it wasnt- it seems too small.

[wrobinson7]

You're right, but...A: Does he look like he's in a hurry? B: Gardening is a labour of love, it's a hobby, not "more, bigger, better, faster". C: You can till the soil 100MPH, but the seeds will still grow when they're good and ready, depending on the weather, as she goes. Look and learn, son, that's a damn fine tiller.

[crabtrap]

P.S. good restore pops!!hopefully your grand kids will know what it is when they inherit it!!LOL

[crabtrap]

The old M.E. tiller I have the same one

and other then the poorly distributed weight on the belt cover side; it's a great little tiller.

I weighted the opposite side to fix the problem.

I repowered mine with a 5hp briggs.I love the iron wheels