Earthquake 20015 Versa 2-in-1 Tiller Cultivator with a 99cc 4-Cycle Viper Engine, 2-in-1 Front Tine Tiller and Cultivator, Removable Side Shields and Outer Tines

Massively impressed for the price. It could use some more power, but it does well enough with what it has. The assembly was fairly easy and straight forward. The bolts that hold the tines to the axle are supposed to use a 15mm wrench, but they're actually like 15.5mm, so I had to use an adjustable wrench. Not a big deal though. No other issues with assembly. It isn't supposed to come with oil in the engine. They provide oil that is supposed to be added after assembly. However, my unit already had oil in the engine, and during shipping, that oil ended up all over the machine. It was everywhere. On everything. So it took a while to get it cleaned up. It still has half of its oil so I topped it up with the oil bottle that was provided. Engine fired right up. Didn't even need to use the choke. 2 pulls and it was running. Getting the drag arm set correctly is critical to keep it from bucking, but it digs very well. Our yard has tons of vines growing through the grass, so I'm stopping every 5 mins or so to untangle the vines from the tines. But that isn't the tillers fault, and to be honest, it still keeps moving even when the tubes are wrapped right with vines. Overall I'm very impressed. Only my first day using it so can't say how long it will last. But so far it's done everything I've asked of it. Update: So after using it for a few days, still pretty impressed with it for the money. It does sort of shake itself apart though, so you've got to keep tightening bolts so they don't fall out. The top two bolts that hold in the transmission cover came out so I had to tape it closed while I finished working. Not a big deal to replace them, but something to keep in mind, so just keep everything tight. I've been keeping a small tool kit with me to torque everything down after every use. I'm not going to remove any stars for that. I think for the price, just needing to tighten stuff every once and a while isn't a big deal. It's due to the soft steel so when you tighten the bolts it compressed the square tube steel. Then as it runs it's being stressed and slighting bending the steel, which allows the bolts to get loose. It probably wouldn't hurt to add larger washers to help spread the compression zone if the bolts a bit better. Still, overall I'm very happy with it. It's been doing a great job with our yard.

I normally do not write product reviews but this tiller is so good I was compelled to share my thoughts. I religously read user reviews before I buy something and it appears all of the objections most people had with this tiller were addressed by the manufacturer. First of all it was very easy to assemble and there were no parts missing. Yes, the clutch lever should be on the bottom, not the top but that was an easy fix. I had originally opted for the larger horsepower Kohler model but it appeared it would not be available for a long period of time. I settled for the 99cc Viper engine and find it has plenty of power. It chewed through my compacted Colorado clay garden soil with little effort. it is also balanced very well so when it hit a hard spot and started to buck a little I found that if you push down on the handle bars it stops and continues to chew though. Also if you lift up on the handle bars slightly in softer soil it will pull itself through. I have raised beds and it was very easy to manuver at the ends. Overall, it did a great job and was a dream to use. I normally rent a 16hp rear tine tiller but I put in raised beds this year so that large unit was not going to work. I wanted to purchase something that woud do the job but easy to operate and affordable. This was money well spent and I recommend it highly.

Works great, assembly sucks, that’s why 4 stars. We are oldsters for a younger person easier. The thing is a monster. Mind you we have hard HARD packed clay we are tearing up. Heavy but drags you along like a flyweight, quickly too. Good size

Assembly - a little fiddly, but not overly, can be done with one person easily. Use a wrench set, no power tools if you are not familiar with setting torsion, you'll crush the handles! Amazing, great value for Money. We had a lot of roots in a newly cleared area for a vegetable patch. It's got plenty of power - yes it nearly ripped my arms from my body as it tore the roots out of the ground, and yes as expected some of them did get wrapped around the tines. However, what would've taken a day to prepare a 20ft by 80ft hard packed grassed area was completed in a couple of hours over 2 days (rest break / allowed some moisture to sink in) - this has become a corn patch. As for our existing vegetable garden, it dug down deep and mixed in last years compost, decomposed roots, chicken poop etc.. very nicely. Typically a days work to turn and dig in was a couple of hours, over two days, after watering a little and allowing it to settle. The ground is so light and fluffy, rich in nutrients ( pitch black ) the vegetables and very happy and weeding is a breeze. No longer digging out roots for packed dirt! Removed the outer two rotors for 'weeding' between rows, had to back-off the gas as to not not 'eat everything' - very quick exercise, worked wonders so not as much round-up needed this year. HINT: when starting off a fresh area, let the Tiller DIG-DOWN a few in inches by holding it in place, this will lighten the stress on your arms with it running away on hard packed dirt. Let it move along at it's own pace, WARNING hold tight if there are roots it will bounce and throw dirt, keep everyone far away. NOTE: keep clogged grass and roots off the rotors, you can tell if its blocking up by listening to the engine working harder, turn-off, tip it back and pull out anything that is wrapped around anything (look close to where the rotors are connected together)

I recently bought some land and created a small patch for planting crops. Initially, I removed all the grass and weeds with a pickaxe, which was a grueling task. However, I recently purchased this machine, and it has made a significant difference. Now, I can complete the same work that took me several days to complete in just a couple of hours.

I searched Craigslist for a good price on a used tiller and found nothing but old worn out junk at a prices close to and even more than this one is new. It arrived in a very small box but was packaged very well. It needs quite a bit of assembly. The instructions are well done and easy to follow and the process is straight forward. I had no issues with part alignment and fitment. It comes with motor oil so all you need is gas. The motor started easily and after a few months its performing as expected. Great machine for the price. Im loving it.

This machine handles easily and performs very well. Great speed control and dices the dirt with ease The cultivator and versatility of switching it, makes the soil ready for planting. It is a bit heavy for a smaller person, and they need to improve on the direction of grips that powers the tines, for smaller hands they are difficult to hold very long.

The Assembly was a nightmare! In the very first step, the bolt was too big for the hole. I read and reread the instructions. I checked the internet for an updated manual- no such luck. I finally called the manufacturer and after waiting on hold for 15 minutes, a recorded message stated “there is no one available to take your call. Try again later. “ and the call was disconnected. I forged ahead and drilled a bigger hole. Step 1 completed. But this was just the beginning. Throughout, the instructions called for the wrong sized hardware and tools. Instructions tell you to tighten bolts that need to be loose for the next step. Bolts are used in the incorrect locations and must be removed and replaced. Believe me, this isn’t something I would normally do, but the instructions are faulty and you are stuck making judgments calls. I have assembled a hundreds of items and IMO I have to say that Earthquake’s instructions and provided hardware are the very worst I have encountered. This should have taken me an hour to assemble but it took close to 4 hours to complete. I sure hope that it operates better than what I have experienced so far.