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Handy Articulated Tiller Cart
When Paul Sieber built his “tiller cart” a couple decades ago, he had no idea how much his son, Del Sieber, would later appreciate it.
    “Dad was an inventive person. He took old things and would find usefulness for them,” Del explains.
    When Paul bought a new tiller, he figured the old tiller would make a handy cart. He removed the tines, replaced them with wheels, and attached the power unit with a bolt to a cart that he made with an axle, angle iron, and plywood.
    “The frame holds the bolt that connects to the tiller, and it articulates. As you turn the tiller, it pivots on the bolt,” Del says, noting the cart is very stable.
    It’s also very handy with a basket and back shelf to haul tools and other items. That’s become important for Del, who has a genetic bone condition.
    “It became a way for me to get around a lot easier,” he says, whether it’s to the mailbox or the garden. He’s used it for about 18 years, and when the old tiller engine died he replaced it with a 5 hp. engine. His wife made it more comfortable with a foam seat covered with vinyl.
    Del doesn’t go fast with it and it has no reverse, but it gets him where he needs to go. Using it also gives him good memories about his dad.
    “I use it more than Dad did,” Del says, and he plans to take good care of it in his memory.
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Del Sieber, 1642B C.R. 500 E., Champaign, Ill. 61822 (ph 217 778-6283; dsieb@juno.com)


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2020 - Volume #44, Issue #5