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It's not monetized so there aren't supposed to be any.

Not really, just whatever interval Google Earth had.

@@timdouglass9831 no easy task since google earth didn't even exist until 2005

@@groth3395 But Google bought satellite data going back into the 70s in some areas, so you can get a lot of history on it.

Honestly, my soil is low on everything except clay and rocks. I keep working compost into it, but it takes a lot and a long time for such a large garden. (just under 3,000 square feet)

It was one of my favorite airports. Very strange to see it go away like that.

@@timdouglass9831 from what I've read, it was really well-functioning at the end, apart from in poor weather. So basically, a new N-S runway would've fixed it?

@@trr9230 IIRC they needed a new and longer runways. Also wanted to move farther out because of noise. But it's been a long time and what I recall isn't entirely reliable.

@@timdouglass9831 anyway it blows my mind that an airport this big and iconic is gone forever. Imagine LaGuardia, Schiphol or Haneda being demolished. Crazy. It's just mind-blowing.

All I have in my notes is "Konstantin Kovalsky theremin 1960". It seems to just have been something I had on my computer that seemed old enough not to generate a copyright violation. Of course now that I've identified it more or less I guess that ship may have sailed.

found it! don't worry it doesn't have a copyright label on it, just looked it up

Maybe they've fixed it? I'd rather have them hard to get out than falling out.

Based on what? My opinion is based on a couple hundred hours of use where it has performed admirably doing all the cultivation on nearly 5,000 sq. ft. of garden every year. Please give a reason for your opinion.

@@timdouglass9831 I went back and watched some more of your video and I be honest I don’t have all day, just get a self propelled tiller, less work and faster, I think that thing was made for a small flower bed, it does have its place

@@markmark8866 Like I said, I use it for cultivation. I rotovate with the tractor then plant. The small tiller lets me keep rows closer together so I can fit more into the space and it's worlds faster and easier than hoeing, which is what I did before getting this. I haven't used my rear-tine tiller in years because it is too wide and forces me to plant more than twice as far apart. The Honda is a very durable and efficient tool in that role.

Honda makes some of the best small engines out there, so I think you are in the very small minority - unless, as happens more that most stores will admit, someone bought one and started it up before realizing it came with no oil in it so they cleaned it and returned it as unused for full credit. The store just puts it back on the shelf and the next guy buys it, puts oil in and runs it like normal, but the bearings and cylinder bore are already trashed from the previous guy. Still have to say it's a great tiller. I have well over 200 hours on mine - maybe more and it is still going strong.

@@timdouglass9831 I found out what caused the engine failure, it was a very lose Spark Plug.

@@lionsdejudah That's an odd one! Never would have guessed.

@@timdouglass9831 Picked up a used fg100 , non running for $25. Replaced$the carb, oil changed, cleaned fuel tank and replaced filter and hoses. Fired right up! Opened up the transmission, cleaned and inspected, some wear on brass gear but after assembly and greasing, works like a champ. I have a 18yo Gx22 weed trimmer and it still runs great. Will keep em running as long as I can.... Love these Hondas!

This will be the 5th year for mine. Still running great despite being *very* hard used.

This is the Willamette valley in Oregon, South of Portland. Most of the soil here isn't quite this hard clay, but there are pockets. I've moved a few miles away from where that was filmed and my soil here is more of a mix of sand, clay and rocks. See my follow-up video on the tiller to see that soil.

It won't really do much of a job on heavy sod, but if your soil is somewhat sandy and the grass not too thick (and cut short) you can chew it up.

That is very cool! Is it used for something or is it just sort of a monument?

@@timdouglass9831 it is now a restaurant called punch bowl social

Cut width is about 10 inches/25 cm and you can remove the outer tines to go down to about 7 inches/18 cm. Digging depth will vary a lot depending on your soil, but in most soil it will dig about 6 inches/15 cm.

I have a tractor with a rotovator that I work the garden up with in the Spring. After that the little Honda does all the cultivating. If I had a smaller property I would probably rent a bigger rear-tine tiller each year to do the initial tilling and then do the rest of the season with the little one.

I paid about $350 for mine a couple years ago.

I paid $350 U.S. for it several years ago.

Yes, although I have to admit that I've never done that, so don't know how well it works that way.

Actually I have to disagree on just about all counts. The tiller works best at full throttle, especially in hard dirt. This was just slightly softer than concrete. With my full body weight (250lbs) I could only put a shovel in about 3 inches. Likewise with the depth bar. Overall I've found it to pretty useless unless your soil is soft and free of rocks. I have a *lot* of time in with this tiller now and most of what I had figured out there in the first day is still true. The depth bar is a nuisance in my garden, because it prevents me from rolling the tiller to change the angle of attack as easily. As for the jumping around, pretty hard to stop that without adding a lot of weight. You trade mass for tine speed to make it dig effectively, but when it hits a rock or particularly hard soil it's going to bounce. In that soil I bounce the rotovator behind the tractor when it hits stuff. You may find things to be different, but I can't agree with your conclusions.

@@timdouglass9831 With the little engine screaming WIDE OPEN and the tiller tangs bouncing I'm more than certain that its a bit abusive, you need more throttle when the tiller tings are DEEP and stirring lots of dirt, in your case its only chipping away at the service which leaves the little engine pretty much free revving and not under any real load, now once you get some dirt piled in around the tiller tangs then the engine isn't free revving. But! Its your tiller, and its for sure your going to run it to suit yo as it should be I tilled yesterday for about two hours in back back yard that was filled in with gravel filled road side ditch dirt about 25 years ago and it was so PACK that nothing much of anything would grown in it, the tiller did what it was supposed to do and did it well at about half throttle, at lest at first until I got some dirt around the tangs. My comment is as much for others as you. For some like me these little tillers are really expensive @ almost $400.00 at the door with tax, so the little screaming engine dancing around with the tangs just chipping the surface makes me cringe in pain for the engine. Mine is brand new and I've had it going pretty hard for the past two days in hard dirt! I don't have ANY garden dirt of any kind. Thanks for the video!

@@mwv8408 Mine is quite a bit older and has probably close to 100 hours on it so I'm not too worried about longevity! Small motors produce power by RPM, and it doesn't hurt them to run at high speed for long periods of time. On that particular soil lower speed did absolutely nothing, it didn't even begin to cut into the soil so I used what worked and it seems to have done fine. As a general rule you wouldn't try to tear up that hard-packed a patch with a tiller like this - and outside of testing for ability I made sure the ground was damp and it was a lot softer - but it did the job, and that was impressive.

@@timdouglass9831 I've been a mechanic for most of the past 40 years. If these engines were govern that would be one thing, but they will over rev in certain conditions, like with mine. Throttle cable vibrated down through the nylon cable ties and started pulling the housing out of the lever housing causing the idle to increase, (shortening cable) so a full pull of the lever over revs the engine (I had to fix the cable on mine). So, unlike 2-cycle engines that produce max torque at a much higher RPM 4-strokes most time produce their torque a lower RPM . And we are coming to the same point! its not about tang rotation speed, nor MAX engine speed, its about enough power to get the job done, or enough throttle to get enough torque to not bog the engine, anymore is wasted and if things gets just a tad off at the throttle cable or the carburetor then it will allow the engine to over rev and become abusive to the engine. I've had weed eaters that do not over rev at full throttle and I run them full throttle, but my current one will over rev (SCREAM) so I apply throttle as needed to get the job done, and when I'm trimming heavy tall weeds the demand for power is greater, I throttle more. I hope my tiller last me the rest of my life, so I don't want to buy another one. Also, I process my on gasoline to remove all the ethanol from it so I only run ethanol free gas in my lawn equipment, which is maybe three gallon a year now. Again, thanks for your video's and sharing your views!

Why not?

Great for incorporating Black Kow, my fave, etc., into the soil much more efficiently. I can already tell my hostas,spurge, coralbells, etc are extra happy.

I think I paid about $350 for it. Overall I think it's competitive price-wise and for me at least an excellent value at the price. There are some cheaper ones but they are 2 cycle motors, which I wanted to avoid.

@@timdouglass9831 Wow, so the $450 it goes for now isn't just pandemic pricing? I have one of these on loan and was shocked when I looked up the price. These baby tillers now cost as much as a "real" tiller used to cost, and you can still buy old used Troy-bilts for low prices.