UA-cam has enlightened me again! I am using my father's old horse tiller and I always wondered what those 2 red plates were for. Never seen him use them. he had the plates lying beside his old chipper shredder and I thought they may have gone with that. Now i know! Gotta try this. It has the plow that you mont on the back. love that.
I have the same model tiller with the hiller-furrower attachment (that you have there). You can adjust the metal "wings" so that you can create raised beds; to do so, keep each row you furrow apart another tiller width apart, then simply run a rake down the middle of the created mound to flatten it out. I've also planted potatoes with it. plow thru like you did, throw the potatoes in the "valleys" then run tiller (with furrow wings readjusted to push dirt over your potatoes.
Another thing, remove the "wings" from the center part, plow a shallow trench, drop whatever you're planting in the trench, then rake over the seeds. In their hey-day, Garden Way (former owner of Troybilt) used to give you a bunch of books (including the history of tillers!) , and even a newsletter with so many tips on using it. Unfortunately Garden Way was sold to MTD some time back. just not the same.
We also have an old Troy Horse and it has the middle buster and wings. We have found that the best way to hill with the machine is to till between the rows first without the plough and wings. Run the tiller in both directions along the rows, then add the middle buster with wings attached. It is far easier to make straight, and uniform rows when dragging the wings through the "fluffed" soil. This also allows you to do the actual hilling in the low gear as the loosened dirt does not require as much wheel speed to "throw". Sorry, have no advise on the dogs. We used to have a 175Lb Newfoundland that loved to smash his way through the nice "hills" just like your friends do. Aside from confining him there was no easy way to prevent some damage, but, hey......................... their only spuds after all.
I'll search to see if I have film of the process and if so will post it. Are you looking for visuals of the tractor, tiller, or, the Newfoundland. It's an old Massey and the tiller is equally aged. The dog was younger and also more powerful then either machine.
@@HealthSupercharger Mary tiller makes one that has wheels to go on the front and plows that go on the back. All you do is take the bolt out that holds the tines on and put the steel wheels on it. You can actually build your own steel wheels if you had access to torch and welder. Back when I was a kid round close to 60 years ago my daddy got a Wizard tiller. And they took some pieces off of cultivators and Georgia stocks and rigged up cultivator for heads and let the tines actually do the pulling. And he didn't have a welder at all.
01:25 - This is why I don't own this beast. Turning it around is a brutal task that my wife cannot perform. I repaired that machine once, and had the opportunity to give it a test drive. Nope, no way, no sir. Fixed all its problems, tried it out in soft dirt, gave it a bath and returned to its rightful owner, who parked it, and has not used it since. 8.25.2021 Welcome to the Era of Depopulation. I recommend everyone learn how to use a sharp shovel and a rake for gardening.
UA-cam has enlightened me again! I am using my father's old horse tiller and I always wondered what those 2 red plates were for. Never seen him use them. he had the plates lying beside his old chipper shredder and I thought they may have gone with that. Now i know! Gotta try this. It has the plow that you mont on the back. love that.
I love my Big Red Horse pto tiller! Gardening done well! Pulls good rows with hiller
I have the same model tiller with the hiller-furrower attachment (that you have there). You can adjust the metal "wings" so that you can create raised beds; to do so, keep each row you furrow apart another tiller width apart, then simply run a rake down the middle of the created mound to flatten it out. I've also planted potatoes with it. plow thru like you did, throw the potatoes in the "valleys" then run tiller (with furrow wings readjusted to push dirt over your potatoes.
Looks like great soil!
Another thing, remove the "wings" from the center part, plow a shallow trench, drop whatever you're planting in the trench, then rake over the seeds. In their hey-day, Garden Way (former owner of Troybilt) used to give you a bunch of books (including the history of tillers!) , and even a newsletter with so many tips on using it. Unfortunately Garden Way was sold to MTD some time back. just not the same.
If my dog did that I'd be screamin! Haha, they are cute, love to lay in the freshly tilled earth, mine is the same.
The hiller-furrower actually work much better in high gear and you'll be amazed at how quick you actually done this task.
Just ordered an Earthquake Hiller-Furrower Kit from Tractor Supply gone give it a try for my new potatoes.
I just bought this attachment for my honda fr700,(very similar setup) looking for advice on depth and angle settings
great job brother but i think i would have choked me a couple of dogs after that hard work lol GOD BLESS
Wish I had your dirt!! Ga clay ain't no joke😩
Bama neither.
Texas neither
We also have an old Troy Horse and it has the middle buster and wings. We have found that the best way to hill with the machine is to till between the rows first without the plough and wings. Run the tiller in both directions along the rows, then add the middle buster with wings attached. It is far easier to make straight, and uniform rows when dragging the wings through the "fluffed" soil. This also allows you to do the actual hilling in the low gear as the loosened dirt does not require as much wheel speed to "throw". Sorry, have no advise on the dogs. We used to have a 175Lb Newfoundland that loved to smash his way through the nice "hills" just like your friends do. Aside from confining him there was no easy way to prevent some damage, but, hey......................... their only spuds after all.
show us please.
I'll search to see if I have film of the process and if so will post it. Are you looking for visuals of the tractor, tiller, or, the Newfoundland. It's an old Massey and the tiller is equally aged. The dog was younger and also more powerful then either machine.
anything you can show us more would be appreciated. I got a 5hp front tines rototiller and would like to know if i can modify it somehow to make rows.
@@HealthSupercharger Mary tiller makes one that has wheels to go on the front and plows that go on the back. All you do is take the bolt out that holds the tines on and put the steel wheels on it. You can actually build your own steel wheels if you had access to torch and welder. Back when I was a kid round close to 60 years ago my daddy got a Wizard tiller. And they took some pieces off of cultivators and Georgia stocks and rigged up cultivator for heads and let the tines actually do the pulling. And he didn't have a welder at all.
Did you build the hiller attachment?
Giddy Up
01:25 - This is why I don't own this beast.
Turning it around is a brutal task that my wife cannot perform.
I repaired that machine once, and had the opportunity to give it a test drive.
Nope, no way, no sir. Fixed all its problems, tried it out in soft dirt,
gave it a bath and returned to its rightful owner, who parked it,
and has not used it since.
8.25.2021
Welcome to the Era of Depopulation.
I recommend everyone learn how to use a
sharp shovel and a rake for gardening.