Market Farming

[Andy Fellenz <artisanfarms AT gmail.com>]

I've been using a 54" Kuhn EL32 for about 10 years now and it has held up well.  I needed to replace some seals this season and usually replace the tines once a year, but other than this it has been pretty troublefree.  We just purchased a well used Kuhn EL60 84" wide tiller that is probably about 20 years old.  My son is going through the EL60 and so far it seems to be in pretty good shape.  He is welding up some cracks in the covers and straightening out the guards and housing where it has been bent up from rock hits and will have it looking good for next season.  In his inspection, he hasn't found any mechanical issues so far,

Based on my experiences, I'd recommend looking at Kuhn brand tillers.

Andy

On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Beth Spaugh <lists AT rhomestead.com> wrote:

Old tiller just really broke.  Yes, the current thinking is to not disturb fungal mats, but reality is in our soil and with our stage of weed control, we sometimes need a tiller. We have moved to a lot of raised beds and the bed shaper needs fairly well disturbed soil to fill well.  I will be looking to move up a 6 foot one (42” was wonderful for our beds, but the wider ones go deeper and I’d like that when I do use it).

 

I’d appreciate suggestions of what to avoid and what has been reliable.  Thank you.

 

Beth Spaugh

Rehoboth Homestead, Peru NY

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