anybody own a power tiller? either handheld or tractor style

[NMDemDist2]

how do you like it? is it easy to use? do you feel it's worth what you paid for it?

suggestions?

tips?

thanks guys. I think I'm gonna need SOMETHING to help get the land ready on the new acre unless i do a section at a time and if I do that, hopefully I'll be done sometime in the next mmmmm 5 or 6 decades!!!!

[dcfirefighter]

1. Landscaping service discing

I have no idea how much a landscaping service would charge for discing an acre, but it'd be over in less than a day, and deeper than you'd get from a rototiller.

It took me all day with a fairly big rototiller to get the grass off of a ~20x20' patch of my yard. My guess is that your soil is quite a bit sandier than mine, and should go faster.

[NMDemDist2]

2. sandy clay is what I've got

which according to most garden books is a contradiction :shrug:

I'll have to see when I finally get over there (can you tell I'm chomping at the bit?) but DH and I discussed that probably the easiest thing is to rent a tractor once a year until we get all the different spots done

he's holding out for a John Deere riding mower/tiller though......

:rofl:

[Imalittleteapot]

3. We rented a big tiller to prepare

the back yard for grass seed (less than 1/16 acre). It wasn't difficult, it didn't take all day, but it requires strength to push that thing around. For your acre, I would suggest a tractor. Can you rent one? OR hire someone that has big equipment.