sunday morning with howard

shaun · « **on:** April 15, 2007, 20:37 »

1st pass

2nd pass

take 5 and have a can of strongbow

level with the rake and job done

then next week one more blast over with the howard and the giant onions will be planted (weather permitting)

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #1 on:** April 15, 2007, 20:54 »

Lovely plot Shaun. I can see why you need a rotavator. IT'S A BIG PLOT !

richyrich7 · « **Reply #2 on:** April 15, 2007, 22:15 »

Very nice Shaun ! Must get one of them next lovely job

shaun · « **Reply #3 on:** April 16, 2007, 19:34 »

thanks guys,
they do a great job richy no holding on for your life at all,i got that one given me,bit of tinkering and £40 for a head gasket and points and it was going

when i earth my spuds up in a week or 2 i will post a pic

richyrich7 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 16, 2007, 21:02 »

Be good to see some pics Shaun, green with envy now :mrgreen:

Love my little flymo but now I wanna bigga one

Bigbadfrankie · « **Reply #5 on:** April 16, 2007, 21:28 »

Nice great Howard

. Are you going to use it on yer taties? I would like to see the video of that.
I recon i have cracked the method for mine but i have to wait a bit longer yet to find out. Only a few are up.

shaun · « **Reply #6 on:** April 16, 2007, 22:21 »

yes frankie i will go between the rows with it and rake the loose soil up by hand,i'm still working on getting the ridger,I have 4 rows of earlies that need earthing up soon and have spaced them 2' apart so it should fit down there (fingers crossed)

Bigbadfrankie · « **Reply #7 on:** April 16, 2007, 22:43 »

I thought you were going to get the ridger gizmo for the depth skid?

shaun · « **Reply #8 on:** April 17, 2007, 17:57 »

well frankie that one on e-bay went for £60 and would have meant a trip to kent so that one was out of the question,i'm still looking for one or failing that i will have a go at making it,now my welding skills are very limited,so i was thinking about making one out of timber

mkhenry · « **Reply #9 on:** April 18, 2007, 00:41 »

My dream is a rotorvater for my little plot. But if I had one like Shauns by the time I got it started I would need to cut the engine because I would be into next doors garden.I have been trying to pick a small one up from Ebay but they all seem to go for silly money.My veg plot although so small is still to big for me to dig so I will keep looking.I hope my soil will one day look half as good as yours Shaun. I am quite jealous or is it envious. :roll:

Gwiz · « **Reply #10 on:** April 22, 2007, 06:47 »

coo, shiny, orange........

leeky · « **Reply #11 on:** April 22, 2007, 17:20 »

wow. mean machine. that rake is not to be sniffed at either.

shaun · « **Reply #12 on:** April 22, 2007, 22:36 »

ahh the rake is a very important tool,theres rakes and theres rakes.

shaun · « **Reply #13 on:** May 07, 2007, 19:22 »

a bit late but heres how I do it until frankie makes me a ridger

you have to get the timing and spacing right or else you will destroy your spuds

all rotavated to the left and a tractor done the ones on the right a week or 2 ago

all done and dusted time for a lie down now

richyrich7 · « **Reply #14 on:** May 07, 2007, 20:40 »

Wow ! you grow more spuds than me ! what a fab job do you use the howard to loosen the soil and then rake up or does it manage to do it for you ?
Seen a ridger for my DM on ebay might be worth making one.

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sunday morning with howard

Gwiz