Horse back in action…

Horse: first tilling of the season

The Troy-Bilt Horse walking rototiller is back in action for the first day of tilling in the field. I prepped a 50′x50′ section for snap peas. The Horse is noisy and uses a fair (though not unreasonable) share of gas, but it’s also a very handy machine for larger areas (in fact, I would’ve used the rototiller on the tractor, but the ground is still too wet to take the weight). All things in moderation on the way to becoming a fully-rounded, taking-it-slow farmer! (Gear note: This Horse is c. 1990, from the original Troy-Bilt line, before the company was gobbled up by a bigger one and the construction got more lightweight. I bought it used, at half the price of new, and in near mint condition. It should last a long, long time—in my first farming year, I borrowed a rusty 30-year-old Horse that did just fine.)

One Response to “Horse back in action…”

  1. Dave says:

    What is the tilling width on your TB Horse?

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