From: bobnospam@gmail.com   
      
   On 5/29/2023 6:49 AM, Ralph Mowery wrote:   
   > In article , Snag_one@msn.com says...   
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   >>     I've got a Snapper . It's a helluva lot easier on my old body than   
   >> the front tine it replaced . Get one that has separate   
   >> reverse/forward/forward with tiller transmission .   
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   > That is what I thought, it would be a lot easier on the body.  I am in   
   > good health now but 73 years old.  Just do not seem to be able to keep   
   > going for as long as I would like without resting.   
   >   
   > I was looking to get one that had a reverse on it and all so the   
   > reversing rotation of the tines.  My plot is not very big, just about 20   
   > tomato plants and a few squash, cucumbers, and cantalopes.  I am not out   
   > to raise a garden to save money, but just to mainly get fresh tomatoes.   
   > The ones I get at stores around here is not worth carrying home.   
   >   
   > Would be nice to get one that the wheels will turn without the tines   
   > turning.  I was looking at one but the tines turned when the wheels   
   > turned.  I could pull some pins and let the wheels roll without the   
   > engine running.  Did not like that as the garden is down a hill from the   
   > storage shed.   
      
   Mine has neutral, forward, reverse, and till (forward with reverse   
   tines). I can't imagine such a heavy machine without the non tilling   
   modes. That makes adding a snow plow or other such equipment reasonable.   
   In neutral, it rolls easily on flat ground, but you need power for   
   hills, up or steep down.   
      
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