The mrs. and I are trying our hands at a green thumb this year for the first time. We've never had a garden at our house, and she's never had one ever. I've had experience but not in about 13 years or so. Ever since I got my 147 with the rototiller gearbox attached last spring, I had been itching to see what it would do with a tiller. Dad has a #2 he let me borrow that he used to use behind his 125. (a note on that; Dad's soil is extremely rocky. The tiller required multiple bolts and nuts tightened when I acquired it. Thankfully mine isn't that bad. )We plan on planting today and that meant one more pass through the soil with the 147 and dad's #2.
I'm trying to keep up with Allen and his blading vids.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxqTiGkWrfg
Vid is a stationery shot as I am also the cameraman. I think the camera did an OK job. The 147 loves getting dirty. Those tillers sure are hard on stuff with all the shaking they do.
PS I would love a spring assist.
Definitely on my watch list at this years Red Power Round Up next month.
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Daniel G.
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(May 1970) 147 w/an IH spring assist, 48" deck, 42" blade, 1969 73, #2 trailer, 10" Brinly plow and (on loan) Dad's #2 tiller.