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Mar 28, 2016 12:27 PM CST
Name: Dillard Haley
Augusta Georgia (Zone 8a)
Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Avid Green Pages Reviewer Garden Ideas: Master Level
Looks like a well built tool. I have one of the high wheel old timers. My father bought it used at a farm auction in 1917. The handles are about the only parts that ever wear out. Solved that by putting metal handles on it 1955. Wheel hoes are very versatile tools. I use the turn plow ( wing cultivator shovel is a good sub when they wear out) most often. May switch to a small shovel for laying off rows. Rarely use the 5 tooth cultivator as attested by the fact that it is still usable after a 100 years. That turn plow tho is great for listing and laying by and I plant a lot of small vegetables like beets carrots etc on lists. I have listers for the Farmall 100, But I no longer plant sufficient quantity to justify setting them up. It is also great for hilling pototoes and any other crop that needs dirt thrown to the plant. A bit of advice tho. They work with little effort if you use them like a hoe. Push forward engaging the soil, pull it back step forward and take another bite.Trying to push it for continuos furrow wil wear you to a frazzle. Rocking action like you would with a gooseneck or stirrup hoe.

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