Sounds wonderful Harry, I wish you many happy years of tilling with it. I know what you mean about pretty, and you do hate to get it dirty. Congrats on the new job too. Jane >Well, my new tiller (a Christmas present from my in-laws) arrived >yesterday. It's a Sears Craftsman 5.5 HP (ooohh! and extra 1.2 >HP! More power!!) front-tine (you knew it would be) tiller. And this >sounds kinda goofy, but it's a really pretty tiller! It's got a dark, >almost >forest green tine shield, with the black engine block sitting atop that, >and red oil and gas caps - the color combination is that of one of >my favorite plaid flannel shirts. I almost hate to get this thing dirty, >but it's been 3 months since I tilled anything (my neighbor borrowed >my old tiller and killed it), and I just got that itch to till. > >Harry > >Knowledge is that area of ignorance that we arrange and classify. >Ambrose Bierce