people from metro NY just shouldn't till. I had a very steep pie shaped (maybe 50 feet each side at about 45 degree angle)brush area with weed trees and weeds for our neighborhood water drainage on the corner of my property. After removing the brush & trees, I wanted to make the hill a rock garden with rosemary & a large Magnolia at the bottom (it's purple winter-creeper now with Magnolia). I want it done fast & furious, so I go to the home depot and rent the biggest Tiller that they had. I figured that would churn up anything on that hill.
I go up.....no problem. Go across the top....no problem....head down.....I am about 3/4 of the way down and the thing gets stuck. I rev it up and BAM, that freakin thousand pound machine FLIES forward about 10 feet with me holding on. I didn't realize the torque could actually build up enough momentum to fly it forward. Anyway, the machine flies forward & yanks me, too. However, when the machine lands it just THUDS STRAIGHT DOWN and instantly stops. I had let go as quickly as I could, but unfortunately, I continued to go forward until the front of my leg was "tilled" by the blade. It actually shaved my leg & some of my bone. It was about an 6 inch opening of flesh. Oh yeah, if you are going to do something STUPID like this, HAVE A BUDDY AROUND! So I crawl about a hundred yards or so until I get my wife's attention in the house. It's a nice scar, but heeled up OK.
