Fun facts with Nate. Alot of people think I’m notoriously cheap. The 23 year old car, the pickle buckets. Wait till I show you guys the free windows hookup I got to build a small greenhouse and cold frames. That being said I will spend money on something that will last the test of time.
But here is the part that just blows my mind. I need a fairly Stout and reliable rototiller that can do some bigger areas and break ground..all the 50 year old tractors are way out the budget. Even the really trashed ones. So I do a little research and most reviews and talk take me to one make and one model.
The 1970-1990 Troy Bilt horse. Really!!! Everyone who has one of these swears by them. Some people have tried to buy one like dad and Grandpa used and found the new ones are garbage. Some people have been through a few newer models while dad’s still chug along. A few of the market gardeners are tilling acres every year with a thirty to forty year old machine. Some have ptos to run generators and welders..
I go one Craigslist and find that they are everywhere, they never break, and everyone knows this. How about the price is close to the price on a newer model with the same features and size?
This sets my head spinning, all this talk about technology and American jobs and we can’t even build a rototiller better than the one that was produced 40 years ago. If I hit the lottery I’m manufacturing rototillers. But anyways now to try to find one that’s sitting in a barn or a garage that’s not running.
If you have one let me know.
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