Re: (ET) Tilling

[Kirkvg aol com]

In a message dated 5/23/00 11:54:12 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
darryl econogics com writes:

<<this seems as good a place as any to ask:
 <Did anyone ever build an electric, walk-behind rototiller?
 
 >

Daryl, When I moved out to the country with my folks back in 1970 the 
house 
we bought came with a walk behind tiller with a corded electric motor on 
it. 
The previous owners had 3 different vegetable gardens totaling about 1/4 
acre. While I don't know if that was the only tiller they used. We used it 
on 
about half that much space for a year or two. It worked fine although it 
would not work very well on sod or heavy packed soil. I remember it being 
very quiet compared to the gas one we also used.
The old guy who had built it was a very creative person who built some 
incredible stuff. Unfortunately he passed away about 20 years ago. When 
the 
local electric enthusiast club in the area heard about the tiller they 
came 
out and were all excited about it and asked my dad to donate it to them 
for 
display purposes. That was back in about 1975 and I haven't seen it since. 
Sure wish I had it today. It sure would be nice to avoid the hassles you 
experienced with the i.c.e. type.     Kirk