Woman starts rototiller on pavement - GIF

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Mar 4, 2023, 10:27 AM
Altair

Woman starts rototiller on pavement - GIF

Woman starts rototiller on pavement.

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https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...027#post217642
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...166#post211114
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...640#post118133
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...217#post211259
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...486#post189362
Mar 4, 2023, 04:29 PM
mccwho

WOW, so much can be said!
But just .... WOW!
Mar 4, 2023, 04:49 PM
IntheGroove

She's fortunate to still have her feet...
Mar 4, 2023, 06:32 PM
tlnixon

I've never had a rototiller that took off like that. Normally there is a clutch arrangement and hand controls. That's crazy!
Mar 4, 2023, 06:43 PM
IntheGroove

And it has electric start...
Mar 4, 2023, 09:20 PM
WmRMeyers

Quote:

Originally Posted by IntheGroove

She's fortunate to still have her feet...

I believe I'd have just run away from it. Gutsy but not too bright!

Bill in OKC
Mar 4, 2023, 10:03 PM
Frank S

My Toro roto tiller has electric start now, but the engine is a Husky snowblower engine that came with a 120volt starter mounted on it. plug in an extension cord push the button and Wala no pulling on the rope. Mine won't run away from me though because it has clutch for the tines and forward and reverse for the wheels.
Mar 4, 2023, 10:45 PM
Toolmaker51

But you guys know how to operate the machine; look how she pans storefront area beforehand, I believe she was trying to steal it. Also bet it was her motorbike that got thrashed by the tiller. Who shops wearing a helmet?
Mar 5, 2023, 11:34 AM
JoeVanGeaux

Ha!, it looks like "The Rise of the Machines" is closer to home than we thought.
Mar 5, 2023, 02:47 PM
old kodger

And one more time, "there aint no vaccine for stupid"
Mar 5, 2023, 04:40 PM
Frank S

Quote:

Originally Posted by old kodger

And one more time, "there aint no vaccine for stupid"

No but at least there are Darwin awards for the stupidest of them.
Mar 5, 2023, 07:41 PM
old kodger

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frank S

No but at least there are Darwin awards for the stupidest of them.

Unfortunately not awarded often enough, and in any case the highest of them is posthumous.
Mar 6, 2023, 09:48 PM
mccwho

That thing looks like it went after her after she tried to top it from eating the motorbike. It got angry and went after her.
Sort of reminds me of that old B movie Maximum Overdrive. LOL
Mar 8, 2023, 02:27 PM
Elizabeth Greene

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frank S

My Toro roto tiller has electric start now, but the engine is a Husky snowblower engine that came with a 120volt starter mounted on it. plug in an extension cord push the button and Wala no pulling on the rope. Mine won't run away from me though because it has clutch for the tines and forward and reverse for the wheels.

I saw a tiktok where someone started a mower with a cordless drill turning the big bolt on the fan. It works and I hole-sawed the fan shroud on my tiller so I can do it with the cover on. It's amazing. The only pull rope I have left is on my chainsaw and I wish it was electric start. :)
Mar 8, 2023, 02:33 PM
tlnixon

Elizabeth,
Chainsaws can be a pain in the rear. I always thought the perfect deal would be a decent portable generator and good heavy duty electric chainsaw.. Less weight and messing with the engine.
Mar 8, 2023, 02:40 PM
Elizabeth Greene

Quote:

Originally Posted by tlnixon

Elizabeth,
Chainsaws can be a pain in the rear. I always thought the perfect deal would be a decent portable generator and good heavy duty electric chainsaw.. Less weight and messing with the engine.

I talked to a tree trimmer that uses a cordless electric saw for limbing and topping. He swears by it. I was shocked by that, but apparently the 40 Volt Lithium jobs are no joke.
Mar 8, 2023, 03:59 PM
Toolmaker51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elizabeth Greene

I talked to a tree trimmer that uses a cordless electric saw for limbing and topping. He swears by it. I was shocked by that, but apparently the 40 Volt Lithium jobs are no joke.

The plus for 40v battery saws and pruners, you're not climbing with a saw running.
Restarting while aloft? Lol, tell us who's your insurance carrier...
Jan 27, 2025, 12:25 PM
Philip Davies

Quote:

Originally Posted by IntheGroove

She's fortunate to still have her feet...

For sure, she’s gashed at least one shin!
Jan 27, 2025, 02:44 PM
tlnixon

electric Start

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elizabeth Greene

I saw a tiktok where someone started a mower with a cordless drill turning the big bolt on the fan. It works and I hole-sawed the fan shroud on my tiller so I can do it with the cover on. It's amazing. The only pull rope I have left is on my chainsaw and I wish it was electric start. :)

My Dad owned a garage when I was very young. He had an old manual Brake riveter that stood on a stand bolted to the floor.

He also had a 1/3-1/2 hp electric motor mounted to the roveter and kept a long belt to start lawnmowers and garden tractors. In those days there were no recoil starters.