Evening all
A few weeks ago I bought a new Ozito tiller from bunnings. In my defense, it was marked down from almost 300 (apparently) to $49. Figured it was too good to pass up.
I was thinking last night about aerating the lawn (predominantly Buffalo front, couch rear lawn) later in the year in the spring. In my mind I thought of converting the tiller to an aerator. I can see people have converted large 4 stroke tiller to carry the corer spoons, however I don't know if the little 52cc engine (or the centrifugal clutch) will like that much.
I have also seen the little Honda FG110 having the option of straight teeth tines (like a sharp cog) to aerate. I think this is probably better - although it doesn't physically remove the soil, it will at least get some air room in.
Does anyone know of suppliers of these straight teeth tines, or would it probably be easier to get some steel plate (same thickness as existing tines), mark and angle grind teeth out of it, plus drill the mounting holes. It only spins at a a couple hundred rpm so balancing shouldn't be a major issue. Edit, just watched a video and they spin faster than I thought
What do you reckon?
Last edited by Tyler; 05/02/20 02:54 AM.
