Turn Your Lawn Mower Into A

2013 - Volume #37, Issue #5, Page #18

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Turn Your Lawn Mower Into A "Rototiller"

You can convert an old riding mower or push mower into a low-cost “rototiller” with this new attachment invented by Craig Jackson of Tampa, Fla.
  His “Tiger Tiller” is a 10-in. wide curved steel tiller blade that bolts onto the original mower blade mount. The tiller blade slants downward on both sides and then curves inward.
  He sells it online in 2 different sizes, one for push mowers and one for riding mowers.
  “It works great for grinding up dirt in small areas and will even cut down through weeds and grass,” says Jackson. “I use it a lot in my landscaping business to scuff up small areas before putting down new sod. It makes short work of small jobs that would otherwise require manual digging. And, in most cases your mower has more power than a rototiller which makes the job easier.”
  “Because of liability, I don’t want people to go out and spend hundreds of dollars for a new mower and then stick a Tiger Tiller blade on it. But old push mowers are a dime a dozen and sell cheap. I think Tiger Tiller blades would work great on them.”
  He got the idea for the Tiger Tiller a few years ago when he worked for a lawn and landscaping business. “An employee accidentally installed a lawn mower blade upside down so that the curved part of the blade faced down. It dug up the next yard he cut.”
   He has contacted several different lawn mower manufacturers to see if they’d help him market the Tiger Tiller. However, none have shown much interest because of warranty and liability issues.
  “No one wants to ruin an $8,000 riding mower, and I understood that from day one,” says Jackson. “But the Tiger Tiller doesn’t affect the mower deck’s balance at all because it’s small and you’re just adding a small amount of weight that’s center balanced. I’ve never bent a mower crankshaft. If you get into hard clay, you can adjust. Just raise the mower deck and till more shallow.”
  If your mower has more than one blade, you could use more than one Tiger Tiller but Jackson doesn’t recommend that. “The Tiger Tiller is meant for small jobs, not for tilling the ground before you lay down 10,000 sq. ft. of sod.”
  Both sizes sell for $29.99 plus $7.85 S&H. “We can drill the center mounting hole in the blade anywhere from 1/2 to 3/4-in. diameter,” says Jackson who adds that he wants to license the idea.
  You can watch the Tiger Tiller in action on Jackson’s website.
  Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Craig Jackson, 9324 N. Highland Ave., Tampa, Fla. 33612 (ph 813 361-0490; craigjac2@hotmail.com; tillerz.com/).

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Turn Your Lawn Mower Into A Rototiller FARM HOME Lawn Mowers 31h 38 You can convert an old riding mower or push mower into a low-cost “rototiller” with this new attachment invented by Craig Jackson of Tampa Fla His “Tiger Tiller” is a 10-in wide curved steel tiller blade that bolts onto the original mower blade mount The tiller blade slants downward on both sides and then curves inward He sells it online in 2 different sizes one for push mowers and one for riding mowers “It works great for grinding up dirt in small areas and will even cut down through weeds and grass ” says Jackson “I use it a lot in my landscaping business to scuff up small areas before putting down new sod It makes short work of small jobs that would otherwise require manual digging And in most cases your mower has more power than a rototiller which makes the job easier ” “Because of liability I don’t want people to go out and spend hundreds of dollars for a new mower and then stick a Tiger Tiller blade on it But old push mowers are a dime a dozen and sell cheap I think Tiger Tiller blades would work great on them ” He got the idea for the Tiger Tiller a few years ago when he worked for a lawn and landscaping business “An employee accidentally installed a lawn mower blade upside down so that the curved part of the blade faced down It dug up the next yard he cut ” He has contacted several different lawn mower manufacturers to see if they’d help him market the Tiger Tiller However none have shown much interest because of warranty and liability issues “No one wants to ruin an $8 000 riding mower and I understood that from day one ” says Jackson “But the Tiger Tiller doesn’t affect the mower deck’s balance at all because it’s small and you’re just adding a small amount of weight that’s center balanced I’ve never bent a mower crankshaft If you get into hard clay you can adjust Just raise the mower deck and till more shallow ” If your mower has more than one blade you could use more than one Tiger Tiller but Jackson doesn’t recommend that “The Tiger Tiller is meant for small jobs not for tilling the ground before you lay down 10 000 sq ft of sod ” Both sizes sell for $29 99 plus $7 85 S&H “We can drill the center mounting hole in the blade anywhere from 1/2 to 3/4-in diameter ” says Jackson who adds that he wants to license the idea You can watch the Tiger Tiller in action on Jackson’s website Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Craig Jackson 9324 N Highland Ave Tampa Fla 33612 ph 813 361-0490; craigjac2@hotmail com; tillerz com/

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