Hey Rick! Howadoing?
Long time no hear! 'preciate the links but, with the 2 I have plus a REALLY big potato fork, I think I'm good for now, um , wait,........NO I'm good.
Farmer Dill;
Sir if you have the oomph to handle a garden fork then trust me, a broardfork will be like bliss. All you need is a good sense of balance and a rather firm grip, just so's ya don't fall on your keister. place the tines where you want them then lift and stab down hard, stand on the tool hold onto the handles and rock. When you're in all the way, hold onto the tops of the handle with your feet still on the bar and squat like a kid who holds onto your leg to keep you from moving, as you feel it give, adjust your balance, and there you are! If it won't come back at you, then push your bottom out and away from the fork this does the trick for me, but I'm going a good 220.
Honestly, you could do that acre in half the time and it'll cost you half the sweat. I actually put down my compost AND perlite before then go at it then wet it down. The top dressing and water fill in the cracks and breaks in the soil then I just come back with my fork hoe, and voila!
