The lost art

Bigbadfrankie · « **on:** June 13, 2008, 21:59 »

who has any experience of motor hoeing

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #1 on:** June 13, 2008, 22:02 »

What's that Frankie :?:

Bigbadfrankie · « **Reply #2 on:** June 13, 2008, 22:16 »

Hi Auntie , motor hoeing was practiced a lot before spraying. Basically it replaced the planet junior. The hoes are pulled by a wheel driven machine.
but its difficult to adjust the hoes to not Berrie the plants

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #3 on:** June 13, 2008, 22:34 »

Oh Frankie, You lost me after "Hi Auntie"

Bigbadfrankie · « **Reply #4 on:** June 13, 2008, 22:36 »

i will post pics and may be a videio

later in the week end

richyrich7 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 13, 2008, 23:02 »

Oh goodie anything with an engine me !!

Bigbadfrankie · « **Reply #6 on:** June 14, 2008, 21:14 »

some pics

General lay out

Shows the hoe arrangement

If you look carefully you can see the raddish between the burried hoes as they lift and kill the weeds

richyrich7 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 14, 2008, 21:50 »

what's the green bits do depth ?

Bigbadfrankie · « **Reply #8 on:** June 15, 2008, 08:02 »

The green bits just break up the soil before the blades. I need to fit a wheel or skid for depth adjustment. Because if I go to deep I burrie the young plants.

dorimower · « **Reply #9 on:** June 15, 2008, 08:09 »

Honda F400... I used to asssemble those as they arrived 2 packed in a wooden crate..in need of assembly..with numbered parts for each packed all around...one of my early YTS employment tasks.

. Standard fit was the wheels as in 2 wheel tractor..and slasher tines (made in UK??)extra..

Apologies for my trivia interlude... :oops:

..back to motor hoeing..

"Dori"

Bigbadfrankie · « **Reply #10 on:** June 15, 2008, 09:34 »

Hi Dori
all info is appreciated. Do you know if they came with a rear rotavator (one on the back as well as slasher tines) :?:

dorimower · « **Reply #11 on:** June 15, 2008, 12:11 »

Hello,
I've never actually seen one in the flesh...but seem to think there was a rear tine tiller attachment in the catalogue....there's an auxillary drive shaft under a black plastic cover on the gearbox side...perhaps that may have some connection with such...

"Dori"

dorimower · « **Reply #12 on:** June 15, 2008, 12:33 »

Just had a rummage through some old catalogues...
....found the following listed from 2nd Oct' 1987.

Honda FM45 rear rotary tiller to suit F400... 17" max width

FM46........................to suit F410D2
FM65................................. F600
FM66................................. F610U
FM85................................. F800S2

"Dori"

shaun · « **Reply #13 on:** June 15, 2008, 21:26 »

great job frankie just make sure you get your spacing bang on

Bigbadfrankie · « **Reply #14 on:** June 15, 2008, 21:40 »

The old seed drill has a marker bar so with a bit of care the rows look nice and even.