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Alternatively, the term "power tiller" or "rotary tiller" as is understood in Asia and elsewhere is the rubber- or iron-wheeled, self-propelled machines of 5–18 hp (3.7–13.4 kW) usually powered by heavy-duty single-cylinder diesel engines (and many Asian countries historically have had to pay a high luxury tax on petrol/gasoline).
Core lawn aerator attachment on a conventional front-tine garden tiller A lawn aerator is a garden tool designed to create holes in the soil in order to help lawn grasses grow. [ 1 ] In compacted lawns, aeration improves soil drainage and encourages worms , microfauna and microflora which require oxygen .
The number of tines on tools varies widely – a pitchfork may have just two, a garden fork may have four, and a rake or harrow many. Tines may be blunt, such as those on a fork used as an eating utensil; or sharp, as on a pitchfork; or even barbed, as on a trident. The terms tine and prong are synonymous. A tooth of a comb is a tine.
In 2006, MTD began building lawn equipment under the fmc brand for sale in Europe. In 2007, MTD began building the low-end lawn and garden tractors for its otherwise competitor, Toro. In 2008, MTD began having a third-party company (located in China) manufacture a new line of engines for the Craftsman 2008 line of snowthrowers.
According to J. Hall (1970), [39] in Ontario at least, the most widely used site preparation technique was post-harvest mechanical scarification by equipment front-mounted on a bulldozer (blade, rake, V-plow, or teeth), or dragged behind a tractor (Imsett or S.F.I. scarifier, or rolling chopper). Drag type units designed and constructed by ...
A tiller is a shoot that arises from the base of a grass plant. The term refers to all shoots that grow after the initial parent shoot grows from a seed. [1] [2] Tillers are segmented, each segment possessing its own two-part leaf. They are involved in vegetative propagation and, in some cases, also seed production.
Tiller blocked by two lines Stern compartment containing the tiller of Swedish 17th century warship Vasa.. A tiller or till is a lever used to steer a vehicle. The mechanism is primarily used in watercraft, where it is attached to an outboard motor, rudder post or stock to provide leverage in the form of torque for the helmsman to turn the rudder.
Joseph Henry Tiller (December 7, 1942 – September 30, 2017) was an American football offensive lineman and coach. He served as the head coach of the Calgary Stampeders as an interim head coach in 1976 , University of Wyoming from 1991 to 1996 , and Purdue University from 1997 to 2008 , with a career record of 126–92–1 (.578).