Rotavator Nr Northants

[baileysgnasha]

Hi all,

Anyone local have a Rotavator they have that they would lend me for a short period of time so I can try get my back garden sorted for the Spring/summer, I know its a long shot but Ive had a look on ebay and nothing going cheap locally... Worth asking hey!

[Totally Scrambled]

Another option is Hiring one from somewhere like this http://home.btconnect.com/ketteringhire ... pment.html prices don't seem too bad.
Dom

[LittleBrownFrog]

When we hired one to do our back garden, we collected it on the Friday evening, and returned it on the Monday, but were only charged for Saturday - it's hard going if you're not used to it though (and highly entertaining for the neighbours )

[baileysgnasha]

We thought of hiring one but hubby said he would prefer to either throw someone who has one some cash, or buy one second hand from ebay and sell it once we done with it. Just I said to him its worth asking on here first before spending loads of money buying one. Got a few in our ebay watch list at moment that are reasonably cheap and their would be no rush having to hand it back unlike hiring one , Also with hubbys bad back he may take abit of time doing the job and hiring from an outlet could end up costing a fair bit if we need it abit longer.

LBF- Seems your hiring costs was lucky then , and now Im worried about the entertaining the neighbours bit haha

[ChrisG]

In my experience, most hire firms dont charge for the Sunday because you cant return it then even if you want to. They tend to be shut on Sundays. Well, that's how they operate round here anyway.

[Grannyof4]

I 've been trying to sell my powerful electric one on gumtree for a couple of weeks. Fed up with timewasters. I hardly used it as I downsized on my veg areas and built a raised one so not needed.
They are brilliant for a bigger area. My neighbour uses one all the time. They do run away with you though.....

[baileysgnasha]

Shame your not closer Granny!!

[Grannyof4]

Yes it is an hour each way...

[baileysgnasha]

Out of curiosity how much are you looking for ?

[baileysgnasha]

Grrrr... missed a bargain on ebay as was out this evening and added it to watch list and forgot about it!!!

[Grannyof4]

Out of curiosity how much are you looking for ?

£30....it is a bargain.

[baileysgnasha]

I have pm`d you

[Betty]

Rotavators!! Wonderful things. We had one, but for some reason it was called a Cultivator. Out it would come every Spring and my father would tinker with it for a week or so. (He was a very good tinkerer and also a good mechanic). It would finally start, and roar off up a row of the veg bed. And stop. More tinkering and a little cursing later, and another row would be done and so on. By this time, my mother and I would have dug three rows - each.
But that was then and this is now and I am sure they have advanced a little. When they work they are brilliant, but when they don't........................

[baileysgnasha]

That sounds fun Betty lol, My other half is on look out for a fairly powerful petrol one as our ground is quite hard and some of it is clay! I have dug over with a space various parts over the years but now want the lot doing so we can level and grass seed it but finding a local one is hard work and the only local ones are £300-£400 for most working ones.
Think if it comes to it we will have to just hire one and have it done in a day or two or unless we hire for the week, Totally scrambled posted a reasonably priced hire place local to us above.
If that fails or we dont go that route then back out comes the spade and rake and that only spells ..BLISTERS!

[baileysgnasha]

Just won a small honda petrol powered rotavator on ebay for £120 , got to go Nottingham to pick it so another £20 or so fuel but at least we got one. Then its start the job and garden project