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Front Tined Tiller
The front tine tiller typically has forward rotating tines located in front of the machine, the engine sits above or slightly behind the tines to provide weight. Rear mounted wheels make it easy to push the machine from one place to another. When operating the tiller, muscle power is required to tip the tines into the soil to operate the machine and to hold back on the machine to control tilling depth as well as controlling the propulsion of the machine. During the tilling process, the forward rotating tines will tend to pull the machine forward. Leverage is needed for control, but new gardeners are sometimes scared away with the experience of having the tiller run away with them. Virgin ground (untilled) is more difficult to till with a front tine model, because the tines tend to skip over the ground, as opposed to penetrating the ground as desired. This type of tiller is more difficult to handle with rocky soil, as the tines grab hard obstacles, they tend to jump, or jerk the machine forward. Because of this, front tined tillers tend to require a little more strength to guide the machine through your plot. For those with experience, operating this type of tiller has been compared to handling a large floor polisher such as those used in schools and hospitals. In general, the front tined tiller is less complicated and somewhat cheaper than the rear tined tiller, something to consider, as most people don't use a tiller every day. They are also shorter and more maneuverable, and good for small to medium garden plots, or gardens with many tight corners. The font tined tiller may not make as strait a pass as the heavier rear tine tiller, which is more up to the user. Probably its biggest drawback it that it tends to be more difficult to use, and also something to consider in making your choice for the perfect garden tiller. |
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This intel was contributed by Chuck
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May, 2012
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