One 1+ acre field tilled!!! This time it only took 4 hours to do the whole thing!
Previous years, every time the tiller picked up a rock it meant at least an hour crawling in the dirt with a hammer and chisel to dislodge it. Once it was jammed in enough I had to get a masonry bit for my drill and drill the rock into smaller pieces! I think it took 2 months between the rain and the rocks to till my field last year, and there were parts I never got to.
But over the winter my dad added a reverse lever to the tiller, that I could reach from the tractor seat. Whenever it picked up a rock, I could pull that lever and the rock was spit back out. What a difference that made!!! I got more done in one day than I did last year in 2 months! The potato patch is now ready to be mulched and planted. The rest of the field has another tilling to be done in a week or so, after the seeds I uncovered get a chance to sprout.
My new seeder attachment arrived in the mail, too. I only bought the bean plate, because each plate is $40. But still, that means I can plant a much bigger bean patch this year, with a lot less work.
Yay! You’re getting there, Girlfriend!
It’s wonderful when you can find a solution to a time-consuming problem! Your Dad ROCKS! :)