Turn Your Lawn Mower Into A "Rototiller"

His "Tiger Tiller" is a 10-in. wide curved steel tiller blade that bolts onto the original mower blade mount. The tiller blade slants downward on both sides and then curves inward. He sells it online in 2 different sizes, one for push mowers and one for riding mowers.

"It works great for grinding up dirt in small areas and will even cut down through weeds and grass," says Jackson. "I use it a lot in my landscaping business to scuff up small areas before putting down new sod. It makes short work of small jobs that would otherwise require manual digging. And, in most cases your mower has more power than a rototiller which makes the job easier."

"Because of liability, I don't want people to go out and spend hundreds of dollars for a new mower and then stick a Tiger Tiller blade on it. But old push mowers are a dime a dozen and sell cheap. I think Tiger Tiller blades would work great on them." He got the idea for the Tiger Tiller a few years ago when he worked for a lawn and landscaping business. "An employee accidentally installed a lawn mower blade upside down so that the curved part of the blade faced down. It dug up the next yard he cut."

He has contacted several different lawn mower manufacturers to see if they'd help him market the Tiger Tiller. However, none have shown much interest because of warranty and liability issues. "No one wants to ruin an $8,000 riding mower, and I understood that from day one," says Jackson. "But the Tiger Tiller doesn't affect the mower deck's balance at all because it's small and you're just adding a small amount of weight that's center balanced. I've never bent a mower crankshaft. If you get into hard clay, you can adjust. Just raise the mower deck and till more shallow."

If your mower has more than one blade, you could use more than one Tiger Tiller but Jackson doesn't recommend that. "The Tiger Tiller is meant for small jobs, not for tilling the ground before you lay down 10,000 sq. ft. of sod." Both sizes sell for $29.99 plus $7.85 S&H. "We can drill the center mounting hole in the blade anywhere from 1/2 to 3/4-in. diameter," says Jackson who adds that he wants to license the idea.

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