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Read articles →This video follows a B2601 owner trailering his tractor three miles to till a neighbor's small garden, the central theme is actually the economics of side-work: how much prep time a simple job really takes versus what you can realistically charge. The tilling itself takes about 30 minutes on a 12x14 garden with cow manure and straw mixed in. Best for B2601 owners curious about doing paid tractor work locally.
An owner-operator on a 33-acre New Jersey farm sharing casual, candid impressions from personal experience, not a dealership or sponsored channel.
About thirty minutes to till a garden roughly twelve to fourteen by twenty feet, going back and forth five or six times.
The transcript does not give a dollar figure, but suggests charging at least a one hour minimum since prep, loading, and travel time add up before the job even starts.
The straw did not fully break up because it was not completely dry, but it did get mixed into the soil along with the cow manure.
