George your rotavator

[roiphil]

what make did you say it was and where did you get it from does it rotavate ground that has not been dug over before as some just bounce of the surface and not dig in

[ideasguy]

Its buried in another thread Phil. Here's the link to the "announcement" after I made the purchase.
Scroll down through this topic:
http://www.flowergenie.co.uk/ideas/forum/index.php/topic,1944.0.html
Theres a link to a site which sells "the Gorilla". I bought it from a local supplier.

RE:

from does it rotavate ground that has not been dug over before

Yip
Mind you, it would be best to wait until the ground is not rock solid as in summer.
Not long to wait for us in rainy ol' Ireland!

RE:

as some just bounce of the surface and not dig in

You have to hold on to it or you'll do the bouncing

[roiphil]

thanks i just couldnt find the link i knew it was somewhere here, looking for a powerfull machine 3 ft wide would be nice

[ideasguy]

I took the outer tines off, Phil. Easier to negotiate entry to some parts of the garden.
Even then, it doesn't take long to rotavate a vegetable patch!

[roiphil]

looking for something where i can just rotavate 1 row the row needs to be 2 ft wide for ease and centre of the rows 4ft apart, i am thinking a god powerfull rotavator preferbly with wheels on that drive aswell is ideal and you know the cheapest place to buy from at times is the UK

the 2 pics attached i rotavated with a tractor then i went over with a smaller machine





if anyone is interested here is my xmas tree blog this page is to the 2 pics above,
http://limerickxmastreecentre.blogspot.ie/2013_07_01_archive.html

[ideasguy]

The "Gorilla" has one transport wheel Phil, at the front. You lift the machine and push it like a wheelbarriow to the workplace.
Its not as good as a wheelbarrow wheel, so it would be difficult to transport over loose soil etc.
You lower it for wheeling to the job, then raise it out of the way for operation.
Mine is 60cm (2ft) wide with the outer tines removed.
It has a reverse gear - absolutely essential when you are using such a big heavy rotavator. At the end of a row I can either do a 3 point turn to rotavate the other direction (good for use in your field) or put in reverse and get to the start of the row (OK if short rows).

Hope this helps!