electric tiller question....

[Worth1]

My Neighbor with a PhD killed one of my weed eaters.
He ran straight gas no oil in it.
Glad it was a cheap one.

[encore]

star brite star tron enzyme fuel treatment, works the best. read up on it.

[wildcat62]

I know you asked about electric tillers, but I'll brag on my small Honda 4-stroke while I've got the chance. It is quite the dirt eating machine and easy to start. If I remember correctly it's a Model FG110. One of the best purchases I've made for the farm/garden.

[Cole_Robbie]

Trufuel gets my vote, too, although I actually like the Husqvarna brand a little better.

I think pump gas is a little different for all of us, depending on location. I'm sure in corn state Illinois, mine has the maximum ethanol added to it. In some regions of the country, people have better luck with pump gas, but for me it is the death of 2-cycle engines.

[pmcgrady]

I recently had a stihl chainsaw that wouldn't run... There's a fuel line in the tank with a filter on the end of it, the hose was completely melted from ethanol in the fuel. My husquavarna mini tiller wouldn't start, I couldn't get it to fire, there's like a rotor/magneto that spins producing the spark, it was rusty, took some sandpaper out and polished it up and it fired right up. I left it out in the rain and put it away wet, my fault on that one.

[AlittleSalt]

I have the Earthwise 8.5 Amp 11" tiller. We till our 45'x45' garden with it. We bought it for raised beds, but it works fine for the garden too. It's light and easy to use. It will also quickly climb a fence when you get a little too close.

https://www.amazon.com/Earthwise-11-.../dp/B004H4X6Z6 There's a video too. If their other products work as well as the tiller does - I'd like to give them a try.

[Gardeneer]

Robert, How powerful is that tiller ? And how deep cat it dig ?

For $89 plus ( total $123 ) is a good price. I am kind of gas powered tools. Generally they deliver more power. But then the cheapest gas powered tiller runs close to 300 bucks.
I have sandy loam soil, no rocks, stones, no hard clay. So tiller won't need to work real hard.

[AlittleSalt]

Gardeneer, that's exactly the soil I have in the gardens too. I had always used gas powered tillers too. It has a surprising amount of power - I've never bogged it down with the exception of when I ran into a patch that had a lot of roots. Same would have happened with a gas tiller. I have unwrapped barbed wire from the tines when cleaning it for storage. I didn't know it was there until I cleaned it.

It'll till 8 inches deep easily. I have used it for two years now. I should mention that I use a 100' cord with it. I read reviews from multiple sites before buying it, and so far, it has lived up to the reviews.

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

Gardeneer, that's exactly the soil I have in the gardens too. I had always used gas powered tillers too. It has a surprising amount of power - I've never bogged it down with the exception of when I ran into a patch that had a lot of roots. Same would have happened with a gas tiller. I have unwrapped barbed wire from the tines when cleaning it for storage. I didn't know it was there until I cleaned it.

It'll till 8 inches deep easily. I have used it for two years now. I should mention that I use a 100' cord with it. I read reviews from multiple sites before buying it, and so far, it has lived up to the reviews.

Thanks Robert

I just ordered one from Amazon.
Total cost: $95.84 ( 89.78 + 6.06tx), free shipping,to arrive Jan. 5, 2017.
That is a good price. The other day at Lows they had a tiny cultivator, on clearance for $230.
Like I said, tilling native soil here iis like cutting a piece o cake.
With this one I will try tilling some more lawn/grass .

[Worth1]

It could be a smart car attachment.

Worth

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by Worth1

It could be a smart car attachment.

Worth

Worth , what da ya mean ? ?

[Worth1]

A smart car is small enough to get in and around the garden.
Not need t work.
Just put 5 of the little tillers on the bumper and go to town.

Worth

[Gardeneer]

Originally Posted by Worth1

A smart car is small enough to get in and around the garden.
Not need t work.
Just put 5 of the little tillers on the bumper and go to town.

Worth

Got you .
Lazy gardener's best tool to do cultivating with minimal effort.

But I want to use it as tiller. I will make it work harder and till deeper than 8 inches.
My garden bed is layered with fall leaves, pine straw, wood ash. I want to blend it few times prior to planting. That will be in March.
All the work so far (500 sq-ft) has been done with muscle power using an old worn out shove. I broke the handle once.

[Worth1]

I have gardened in sandy loam too with noting but a hoe.
You will have a killer garden this year leaves or no leaves.

Worth

[greenthumbomaha]

Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

I have the Earthwise 8.5 Amp 11" tiller. We till our 45'x45' garden with it. We bought it for raised beds, but it works fine for the garden too. It's light and easy to use. It will also quickly climb a fence when you get a little too close.

https://www.amazon.com/Earthwise-11-.../dp/B004H4X6Z6 There's a video too. If their other products work as well as the tiller does - I'd like to give them a try.

I have an electric tiller about the same size as Robert's. I use it infrequently and only for very small areas. My raised lasagna bed didn't really mix so I tried it in my 6 inch raised beds filled with Miracle Grow after I added bagged compost and it worked like butter. Its very handy.

I wanted a larger path so I bought a Sun Joe 15 inch to run through my in ground clay bed which I had smothered the grass and dug up by shovel just enough to get the maters in. It was a really wet spring so it is still in the box. Next year it will be fun. I have no idea if it will be powerful enough to cut through any undisturbed grass and actual soil. For that type of project I would hire someone with a proper gas tiller and not make the $$$ and maintenance investment for a once a year use, but that is just me

- Lisa