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Just got this sweet old Howard running and had to try it out......

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:sidelaugh I would say it was a bit over kill !!! :00000060:

That tiller looks to be built like a tank
thst looks real cool ! you think it's a little hard on the tulip bulbs :)
MAN!!! Does that look like the worlds toughest tiller or WHAT!!!!!!!!!
you might need a bigger garden for that beast :sidelaugh
That tiller is a monster! :eek:mg:

The thing looks like a tank. I don't know that I would have enough bulk to even operate it.

I thought the Troy Bilt Horse was a beast. The Horse is a Mantis compared to that Sherman.

Great looking machine!
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Ah yes.... the Howard.... AKA.... the predecessor of the Mantis we know and love today.:bannana:
Us 'cousins' up here in Massachusetts, tend to play, make and use BIG stuff. Why buy 'machines' made from plastic, when REAL MACHINES ARE MADE OF METAL, and are operated by REAL men.

Nice garden Linric...what ya planting?
Man ! what a beast of a machine ! :thanku: for the pics :fing32:
That is one awesome tiller!
I saw a whole heard of them at a tractor show maybe 3 years ago. There were 5 or 6 in a row all running and all had straight pipes w/ no mufflers. They nake quite a sound!!! Awesome machines!
Is that one of those twin cyl Wisconsons on there??
Wow! Now THAT'S a tiller!
Maybe.... But you might be able to get a scut in there :goodl:
Thanks for all the replies, it really is quite a machine. I'm not certain but I believe the engine is a Howard Twin, split crankcase, Wico mag and runs mint. 3 forward and 1 reverse, Hi and Low rotor speed, locking diff. all of it....this thing was built to work all day every day. Heres a few more pics:

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The more that I look at that machine, the more I am impressed with it. That thing is built so heavily, that in my opinion, could be considered industrial grade by today's standards.

If I had the opportunity to get one, I really think that I would have to strongly consider it just for the novelty of it, and of course to play with it at many opportunities.

Great machine!
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I operated on many years ago and I'm not a big guy. i was amazed how easy they are to run. I hit a good size tree root and you had to get in there and really man handle it, other than that the drive does most of the work. just big and clumsey, gots some power.
The more that I look at that machine, the more I am impressed with it. That thing is built so heavily, that in my opinion, could be considered industrial grade by today's standards.

If I had the opportunity to get one, I really think that I would have to strongly consider it just for the novelty of it, and of course to play with it at many opportunities.

Great machine!
I have no idea where you might find one but if you do...buy it. Just a really cool, well built, well engineered peice of equipment. Last tiller you'd ever have to buy I can assure you...Rick
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hey i think that tiller just might have what it takes to till my garden theres not many tillers that can even scratch the hard ohio clay i have to deal with heck the dirt in my yard is so hard and bumpy not even a 700 pound lawn roller will help already tried it once and burried the craftsman up to the axles i figured the ground needed to be softened up by the rain first but it must have got a little too soft lol even then all the roller did was hop over the bumps rather than smooth them out for that matter i think the clay might have dented the roller rather than the other way arround lmao
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