How to Use a Rotor Tiller on Grass
Anyone with a weedy or bald-patched lawn that needs a total makeover knows the value of using a rotor tiller before laying new grass seed. The gas-powered machine also comes in handy on less ambitious projects like tilling grass to prepare a path for gravel pathways or ornamental slabs of rock. Whatever your purpose, using a rotor tiller on grass makes for an easy task and, hands down, beats moving dirt the old-fashioned backbreaking way with a hoe or spade. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Position your rotor tiller on the grassy area that you want to till. Check to see that the rotors are disengaged before you start. Open the choke and pull the rope to start the tiller.
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Set the depth that you want to turn over soil. Grab the tiller's handles, tilt the tiller back on its wheels slightly and engage the rotors. Gently tilt the tiller forward and let the rotors grind into the grassy area. Use overlapping swaths, similar to the manner in which you mow a lawn.
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Go over the previously tilled area a second time to grind large grass clumps and dirt clods into a fine dirt mixture. Disengage the rotors when your tilling is complete. Close the throttle to turn off the tiller.
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Use a metal rake to level your tilled area.
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Tips & Warnings
Avoid tilling the day or two after a heavy rain. If the ground is too wet and muddy, your tiller will not work effectively. Also consider tilling during the late morning or afternoon after the dew has burned off and soil conditions are at their driest.
Keep hands and feet away from the moving rotors at all times to avoid injury.
