ID this tiller; and what's it worth?

[fried1765]

I appreciate all the great comments but I am afraid I am going to pass. (not because of the wife)
Our land here is EXTREMELY rocky. Beyond anything the majority of you own, I am pretty sure.

I'll be 30seconds in and it'll get jammed up with a rock or I'll break a tine.

I have a manual, walk behind older tiller (I forget the brand) and this happens regularly.

I don't want to try to source ancient gears, tines and whatnot on a 50-60yr old tiller. Sometimes a deal is not really a deal once you have to fix stuff. It's not like it's an older Kubota, IH, Deere, Ford, Massey <insert other farm brands here> or whatnot where I bet the aftermarket is still going strong.

I am not scared to get my hands dirty, but sourcing that stuff (then paying for it, to get to Canada) is likely to be a nightmare for me and my wallet.

p.s.- I live in farm country and the tiller has been there a week+ with dozens if not hundreds of farmers and weekend warriors that own a tiny tractor (like me) having seen it and the price has not gone down, nor has it sold.

You have made a WISE choice!
"Farm country"? Annapolis valley?

 

[ve9aa]

No, western New Brunswick (dairy country where I am), on top of a long/high ridgeline. That must be where all of our rocks come from. We have almost zero real "soil" on my property.

Dig down 1-2" and it's 90% rock. I've busted and jammed up my walk-behind more times than I care to count. The only saving grace (I think) is that it's a 5HP Honda driven (can't kill it!) and a belt drive...so that saves me most times.

I do really appreciate the comments, advice, knowledge and info. If it was a "recent" North American (or very popular overseas) brand I would've already bought it.

I just had visions of being 30seconds into a job, jamming it up with a cantaloupe sized rock and snapping a gear (or worse) and then suddenly having a 2nd rear (unwanted) "weight box" for my tractor.