Tiller 13.5AMP Rototiller for Garden Corded Electric Tiller Garden Electric Cultivator 8Inch Depth 16Inch Width Tiller for Garden Yard

The reasons for my ordering this tiller was the weight was listed at 30 lbs, heavier than the other competing models, so I translated this to a likely larger motor and the price was equally competitive. I have always used gas powered tillers, which are usually quite heavy and do a terrific job, but are much better suited for when I was a young strong man and not an old man like now. I have also found a gas powered tiller attachment for a powerhead, to be lightweight and works surprisingly well, when the motor starts. Using this electric tiller was a first for me. Since it's electric the motor at either works or it doesn't with little effort to find out. This this tiller was easy to put together in about 15 minutes out of the box. It rolls easily on its lightweight plastic wheels, but The tiller is light enough to pick up and move. Across cross bar about halfway down the handle would provide a handle grip to carry the tiller, would have been a good addition, but I will add something in the future. The electric motor is unbelievably powerful, so much so you need to discover the technique to handling this tiller or just hang on because when it digs in it will take you for a ride. I found the best way to start out is with the wheels down to hold downward pressure on the handles which raises the contact point of the tines to the top surface so when gradually lowered they don't dig in immediately. This loosens up the top layer of soi, then you can progressively deepen the tilling action. Roots and grass do pose a problem as the tiller will cut through the small stuff, but the debris tends to get wound around the tines. I keep a sharp razor knife and small hand pruner handy to cut and remove the build up of grass and roots. As far as the action of this tiller it does a beautiful job of breaking up the soil. By making several passes it can till down as deep as you wish. When first starting if the ground is hard it can have a tendency to bounce as it tries to dig through. In a short period of time it will dig through even the black clay soil we have. It works great tilling in lime or mulch. Like any electric motor put under stress, giving it a break to cool down will definitely extend its life. That advice goes for an old man also. In the Texas heat I work for a few minutes then take a break and rehydrate. So far I'm really pleased with this tiller, it's a new purchase so I cannot comment on its longevity.

This is a wonderful tiller for an electric one. My last little tiller was gas powered, and it had the same problems I've seen others here write about the carburetor. After winter storage, it was about impossible to get it to start. When it worked, I could get down to 2 feet with it after doubling down. All the way to my hard pan in Houston (which is really only 18 inches). This one can probably do that, but I just tried it out for starts, and it went down over 6 inches easily. I only started with about a 10 by 5 foot area. I tilled the whole thing 6 inches deep in about 10 minutes. Before this came in the mail, I turned over the area next to it, about the same size, with a shovel -- the old fashioned way of brute force. That took me almost an hour. So, 10 minutes compared to an hour. Not bad.Installation instructions are completely useless. The most egregious thing is pictures with numbers for the parts. However, none of the parts have any labels on them.The first problem I had was attaching the U-shaped handle to the bottom of the tiller. It's not really clear how exactly to insert the U-shaped fastener to the pipe. Maybe I was over-thinking it, which I am very guilty of many times, and after finally getting it right, I think that I did in fact over-think this thing at first. It is a pretty simple fit. You just connect the U-shaped connector into the inside of the handle and screw the handle down. Pretty simple. I should have seen that, but they should have had a better manual. I could write them a good manual better than that one.The other problem I had was attaching the wheel section. I attached it underneath, which looked normal. Then, when I went out to till, it did not go down more than an inch. My wife helped me, and it turns out that instead of attaching it to the underside, I needed to attach it to the outside. This thing is not friendly for ratchets or any other thing except for simple pliers. This wheel assembly is attached with just two simple bolts and nuts, but getting to them is really hard with a ratchet. I finally tightened them with various pliers.Once I fixed this wheel assembly, it worked fine. Like I said, it went down to at least 6 inches, but I am sure that I can go down deeper with this tiller.Great product.

Very easy to put together. Worked well, simply plug in, engage safety latch and go. For the price it worked very well in my small garden area. My neighbor even borrowed it and loved it. For all those reasons I gave 5 stars. HOWEVER, in the description it references having a safety mechanism, that it will shut off if you hit a rock, branch, etc. which is NOT true. The only way this shuts off is if you release the safety trigger. I found out the hard way. When using I hit a branch and the machine actually jumped upright in a twisting motion flying into some shrubs next to my garden area, cutting into the shrubs. For that reason I would not let an un-experienced person use the tiller. Initially I was going to return for that reason but none of the other tillers in this price range mentioned having an auto-stop feature so I just chalked it up to being a description error by the seller.

Aside from having to be careful about keeping the cord out of the way, this corded electric roto-tiller is a beast. I had to loosen up a large area of new topsoil before seeding grass. I had spread the topsoil last fall, and it compacted and hardened over the winter. There were also some areas of turf which needed to be ground up.The machine worked flawlessly, and just kept working, for hours over several days. Jammed up with a rock now and then, but the motor did not burn out. I kept thinking, “this thing won’t make it through the end of this project,” but it did, and is still in very good condition. It works best by pulling it backwards, walking backwards.The only reason I marked it down from 5 to 4 stars is because of the attention needed and necessity to keep the cord out of the way, compared to gasoline or cordless models.