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As the name suggests the hiller was used to automate the hilling of growing potatoes. If you have several acres of potatoes this could be an important savings in labour. You can see from the image the centre disk that allows the farmer to set the width of the blades so that the loose soil would be pushed both ways onto the plants on either side.

The large adjusting bar at the front of the hiller is used to adjust the depth of the cut into the soil. In general use the rows would be first cultivated in order to loosen the soil and then the hiller would be used.