How to use a tiller or rotary hoe in the backyard

[@virtualfather4117]

Love what I have seen of your site, Have you looked into no dig gardening? No gas required, less damage to the fungi and microbes in your soil that break down the the food your plants eat. I use to till, however if you are into this for the long haul, as you get older, there will come a time when you will physically not be able to do it. From what I can see you have an ideal location for a permaculture environment, which as a by product will give you more time to enlighten the world with your writing. Thank you Mark for making the world a little bit better.

[@jimy4real666]

I have one almost identical to yours, but it's a ROVER branded one, it has "counter rotating tynes" meaning the cutters turn opposite to the drive wheels. Stops it from trying to pull away from you. Definitely recommend this type if your not a big guy as my wife can use ours no worries. Good video mate, they definitely make life easier! 👍🇦🇺 🍻

[@Selfsufficientme]

Cheers, hope it all went well - I need to get my tiller out again soon myself!

[@bugdude0]

Great video. I did my lawn by hand last time and that was a pain. Going to rent one tomorrow and do it again and was getting a crash course on how it works. This video seems way more helpful than the others I have seen so far. I am now confident that I am not going to lose a foot...hahaha.

[@NutmegThumper]

OMG. You look just like me using that thing. It’s like controlling a wild animal! But this is so much different than everyone else using a tiller on KZbin! Hope it’s easier next year!

[@antares6507]

this really helped thanks mark

[@ECCastiron]

You make it look so easy, I have one of these things and its like wrestling with Godzilla. I'm thinking about getting a pull behind for the garden tractor.

[@engfeiyin]

😂🤣

[@bugdude0]

My lawn looks great now, and I have to thank you and this video once again.

[@JaimeBird-n8m]

When digging hard ground i grease the axel and unpin the wheels.

[@ScottBermingham]

About to use one to these for the first time, thanks for this info!

[@Semaj.18272]

I got bit of hard soup and some clay will this break it up.

[@knightingalesaid]

Thanks Mark. I'm about to start the garden.

[@SanjayKumar-mh2fd]

Can it be used on lawn to prepare the land

[@MrHunterseeker]

When using a garden tiller, when tilling the garden, the tines should be in REVERSE the whole time you are tilling your garden it makes it easier to work with. Most tillers have this in the instructions and written actually on the tiller itself.

[@warrenpamment]

hi just wondering what do you use for the transmission fluid as i have purchased on and the user Manuel is very vague it just says use liquid grease but does not suggest any brands or numbers nothing

[@cliffmelton8246]

The last tiller I used was gas powered and many years ago↝↝>share4.photo/eCultivator?ㅊ10 I got the SMALL one (11 inch) and it is VERY powerful. It takes all my strength to keep it "on track" but I mean this in a good way. I am very pleased with how powerful it is. I am only using it to resurface my lawn and to put in a garden in the backyard. Assembly instructions were a little bit confusing, but not impossible to figure out. My main complaints are minor. I think the "power connector" is a bit loose, but I imagine this is a safety feature. The tiller "kicks" a lot, so it has the potential to "fly away" and a lose connector might aid in preventing problems. Second quibble is the "connectors" for the wheels. They are just screws, so they tend to "unscrew" after even a little bit of use and the wheels fall off. Perhaps another type of connector would be better...? Other than that, excellent quality for the price. Saved me hours of work. Thank you!

[@trueexposure7487]

Mine keeps wanting to take off into the distance, I’m spending so much energy trying to keep it from going crazy

[@MrHunterseeker]

Put the tines in reverse. The only time it should be in FORWARD is at the end of a row or when you are tramming it a good distance.

[@kinsley2108]

A most excellent video but no idea how it hasn't had a copyright strike lol. Good girls go bad...

[@nicholasdebruin170]

Hey, having quite a strong clay like soil here in NZ, which is very dry right now before the rain season, i take it that it is a must that I need to wet first for easier tilling?

[@saraa9843]

Sorry silly question from a beginner: I want to level my back garden, do you think I can use this machine to remove the grass and loosen up the soil before planting grass seeds?

[@Elddreki]

Yes, you very well can.

[@dobson777a]

I just finished assembling my roto tiller and wondered how you move it due to the forward and reverse only transmission. Thanks for the tip on removing the tire lock rings. Would it have been too hard to add a neutral transmission setting?

[@OzPablo1]

thanks for the vid - about to rent one to till my entire front and back yard and garden. Great to get a sense of whats involved.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yeah, that's a good to rent a machine because it's not something you tend to use constantly. I hope it goes well! Cheers :)

[@TheSumoDrew]

Did you rent or buy it? I just bought 10 acres in the lockyer valley. Self sufficiency is my goal too.

[@molamaq1615]

It's a great video. I would like to offer myself to translate it to Spanish so i could share it in my country. Of course, we'll give the credits to you and link it to your blog. All i need is the original video and we'll do the rest.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yeah, she's hard work by hand :) Cheers

[@Laflamablanca969]

Where did you get this tiller from Mark?

[@CubaanSuara12345]

Hi, Can you show me how did you make the furrors please. Thanks.

[@CubaanSuara12345]

Thanks a lot. I thought it was made using rotary hoe. May I know what is the different between tiller blade and hoe blade please.

[@CubaanSuara12345]

Thanks....

[@christasflowersandveggies]

Just bought one and great video. 👍

[@jimquantic]

Thank you. If I may ask, what do you do to handle roots that are too large? Is there a second piece of equipment besides hand tools to A, go deeper than a tiller and B, handle the larger roots? thanks

[@Selfsufficientme]

To handle larger roots you'd probably have to go to larger machinery such as a small digger. Generally, the small DIY diggers don't require a licence and can be hired for reasonable daily rates. Personally, I would go through the plot with the larger machine first and remove the roots and then use the tiller once it's cleared. :)

[@jimquantic]

Thanks. I did think of that, but decided to go the other way around. START with the tiller, after all the tiller must be used, but the stump grinder or other may/may not be needed. So if the tiller, plus pick and so forth clears everything, you are done. But if you start with the grinder you still will need, after to go get the tiller. If I was SURE I will need both, then it would not matter much what I got first.

[@volumedown1]

If I total weed killed my lawn then just sent this over would it mash the turf up enough to level?

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yes no problem it's a powerful machine. Maybe hire one? Cheers :)

[@takuya7523]

Your soil is so black. What did you put in it?

[@1TigerAce]

Nice video. What's the name of the music?

[@Selfsufficientme]

1TigerAce Thanks! The music is Always There by Josquin des Pres :)

[@Selfsufficientme]

LOL no you shouldn't lose a foot hopefully but still be careful, cheers :)

[@Selfsufficientme]

You're way way too kind, I try ok ... :) Cheers

[@MrTech190]

I could totally use one of these right about now. Im sweating my butt off raking and hoing a 4' by 10' section so I can lay cedar mulch down later lol

[@dandidaagon7362]

how much if i order then delivery in the philippines?

[@Selfsufficientme]

dan didaagon I don't know sorry, you would need to check with the seller.

[@dandidaagon7362]

ok.thanks

[@maxgrundy7865]

Could he make a post mortem seem more interesting than this molaeis! I want to know do I how in a straight line, go up and down, why is he going diagnily.

[@UnitedPebbles]

You cannot till well if you plant it in boxes.

[@Dorfnase]

Nice mashine, but it seem to be weak! Greetings from germany! :)

[@TF856]

You must have very low expectations. I think it looks like a muddy mess. But that machine will never be as good as a Howard Gem.(by far the best walk behind tiller ever made and no longer manufactured) But you should always rototill in a straight line, not in circles or zig zags. And for your finish pass you should never leave tire tracks or footprints. It should be smooth and straight and pretty when you're finished.

[@какафыывафы]

Every the ad says it is!

[@franklinarguedas6518]

Tell them the price son.

[@matthewcoker9031]

I quite like the idea of no till Gardening but worried by the fact that it requires the use of chemical herbicides or massive deployment of labour (read expensive) to control weeds. I wonder if there is a happy middle ground to address this nasty trade off i.e. pulverise the soil with mechanical devices thus making it vulnerable to erosion and nutrient depletion or destroy the ecosystem and introduce potentially harmful chemicals into the food chain with the use of weed killers in untilled ground

[@ericgonzalez3057]

This music is hilarious!!!

[@ureasmith3049]

It looks like my simplicity tiler.

[@spiffcats]

i used one like this, just a bit bigger. A word of advice, dont use this on grass. it will excelerate like a jack rabbit.

[@spiffcats]

***** yes, yes it is. Cheers.

[@noraeldridge7453]

Use eye protection!

[@jacobmcbride1011]

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