New mini tractor – Busted!
Here is the mini tractor we just picked up, for taking care of the larger plots. Sunroot farmie Sara Monial can be seen, her face filled with glee as she falls in-love-at-first-sight with this potentially useful machine.
Twenty feet into the bed, the tractor stopped tilling. What was the issue? The drive-train broke!
Close-up of where it broke off.
Close-up of what it broke off of.
This appeared when it broke. Is that some kind of seal, or gasket? We don’t know yet. We also don’t know if the person who sold this to us knew about this issue, or if it just happened. In other words, was it an accident, or were we … shafted? 
Sunroot Gardens is offering a full share of produce and staple crops in exchange for small engine work like this. We also have two Troybilt “Horse” tillers, and a 1958 Massey Ferguson tractor, plus gas powered weed wackers and the like.
A full share of produce would be twice-weekly pick-ups starting in late June and going through Samhain (Halloween). This repair person would also get in on the staple crops we are growing this year, which will include millet, buckwheat, flour corn, soup beans, flax, and more. Our goal is to be able to provide a complete diet, if one so chose, by the Autumn harvests.
If you are interested in this type of work, contact Farmer K at 503.686.5557 or email sunrootCSA(AT)riseup(DOT)net.