1st is your last about a sickle mower it had better come with a 20 year old to run it.
It will beat you & the equipment to a pulp, it does mow well but you think the spader is slow! Now maybe a sulky and a laptop would make it bearable. But don't forget the engine is in your face while mowing. (my Farris is also)
The Hp to 26" sounds good but a 26" bed is a bit narrow and 2 passes for a larger bed IME is again very taxing to keep all in line. If you do old fashion rectangles with many direction of tillage & then create beds yah. To that end the potato hiller added to the tiller does ok at creating a trench between beds. Ie fast & dirty raised beds. Then composting in the trench is a viable approach.
Again I would look for a machine that is well balanced - my elder one can be adjusted by turning the handles backwards from the work position so the engine & tiller balance with very little work over the wheels. Then moving between gardens is relaxing ?;)>>.
L*L
Markess
From: Allan Balliett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 11:41:32 -0400
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Tillers
Thanks for this good information, Markess.
I'm looking at the 8hp BCS right now. Do you think that it is too
small? Good season's end pricing on it. 26inch tiller: $1700
I don't want to buy one too small, but my only goal is to get a mower
attachment (sickle) for it, beyond tilling.
