Style: 16-Inch, 13.5-Amp Corded, Black
I really needed a garden tiller and chose this one after reading multiple reviews on various websites. It’s awesome! I had never used a tiller before and it’s very simple to use. I chose the 16” tiller. My husband totally made fun of me for buying an electric tiller until he used it. It’s powerful an
d did a great job in our heavy clay soil. Once I got the hang if it, I was able to easily till parts of a large flower garden that were overgrown with weeds and I actually enjoyed it! So much easier than digging weeds out by hand!
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Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2024 by Monica
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[Update] Still Better Than Expected, Capable Alternative To Gas, But Poor Build Quality & Design
Style: 16-Inch, 13.5-Amp Corded, Grey
[Update] So the tiller finally failed completely with just 20 sqft left of 1200 sqft. From my perspective, and given the cost to rent a comparable tiller, this is still a win, so I purchased another one and won't change my rating. I did a postmortem to find the exact cause of the failure, expecting t
o find the worm gear or worm drive was fully stripped. While the worm gear was badly worn, it was still fully functional and woud have lasted quite a while longer. The worm drive, made of stainless steel, looked brand new, not even a scratch. As it turned out the failure was caused by a cheap deep groove ball bearing (6200RS type) above the gear that's being incorrectly used to absorb far too much stress for its design, there should be a pair of bearings both above and below the mating point to manage the stresses involved with tilling through packed clay and large rocks. Additionally, the gearbox is not as fully sealed as they might believe, I found dirt and small bits of rock in the gear oil. Disappointing design choices, for less than a dollar more per unit they could have made the gearbox much more capable. Still, for the price, I got a lot more use than I expected and can restore this one at some point in the future. Still consider it a solid buy. So heres the deal, ive been using a mantis for quite a while, and ive been fortunate that it hasnt needed significant repairs like most have, just usual maintenance. Recently i decided to lay sod on a 1200 sq.ft. parcel of land on my property that is about half flat and half sloped to 15°. We're nestled into the Santa Monica mountains and this parcel has been untouched for nearly a decade, with full sunlight, getting baked daily. The soil below 3" is clay/loam and below 5" is mostly clay - hard, essentially rock-like clay, with lots of large rocks, some the size of watermelons. All of which is to say that it is not a hospitable environment for a non-industrial tiller. Because I wanted to be able to work this project late into the evenings, I decided to try an electric tiller that was much quieter than it's gas counterparts. My expectations for this 13.5A tiller were not that high, having read, in numerous places, that it wasn't the equal of its gas powered counterparts. Now, I can't speak to it's longevity, nor can I speak to the quality of this company's customer service, but I've been using it for the past four days for about 5 hours a day, so I can speak to it's ability. For less than a third of the price of a Mantis, this tiller is, without equivocation, it's equal - with regard to churning our rock hard soil, potentially superior. If you are like me and had reservations about it's power, lose them. This tiller has chopped it's way through the worst of it, kicking out stones the size of cantaloupes without skipping a beat. It does struggle with the hardest of clay pockets, but the Mantis did as well. The higher rotational speed I expected to result in lower torque, again, I was wrong. If anything, the higher speed means I have to be more cautious with this tiller because it digs much faster than the Mantis in loamy soil. Bottom line, this tiller works and it works well with the worst soil I could throw at it. Couple additional notes. The cord is an issue, not a big one, but one you have to get used to. There are many simple solutions to this, something as simple as a long bungee cord attached to the power cable would work. I've chosen to work it forward, in small chunks, rather than in reverse, which always keeps the cord behind me, and, while on the topic of cords, make sure to size your extension cord for the required amperage of your tiller. Second, I recommend hose clamps be placed where the segments of the handle are put together with J-bolts, keeps it from coming loose while it bounces around - and because of its higher speed, it does bounce quite a bit, so be prepared for that. Last, I think the manufacturer should look into ways to firmly decouple the tiller from the handle to reduce transmitted vibrations to the user. It's possible, but would require some rework, I partially achieved this on the Mantis with strategically placed sorbothane, but it wasn't the best solution, makes it much easier on the arms and hands. So that's it. Great tiller, all the benefits of electric power, with the strength of similarly sized gas powered tillers. Anyone who tells you different either hasn't used it, or works for a competitor. I'll update when the project is completed if anything alters my current view.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2019 by Elliot Palmer
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Excellent yard tool. Much better than some other Chinese Junk.
Style: 16-Inch, 13.5-Amp Corded, Grey
Did a great job on my vegetable garden. Only took about 30 minutes to do a double pass on 300 sq. ft. space. Three days later added compost and tilled it in for another 30 minutes. Compare that with 2 days of shovel work. At 78 years old, I could use a break from the shovel. Now I am ready to plant.
------------- Very quick and easy to assemble and so far, seems to be of good build quality. Also good value at a moderate cost.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024 by Richard Campbell
Style: 18-Inch, 14-Amp Corded
The media could not be loaded. It's small, just what I ordered. Got here in a timely manner. And it does dig. It is amazing. It does bounce when it hits a root but it will tear it up. Easy to clean. Not real heavy. Feels like a toy unless it's running then it's a big bad machine
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2024 by Placeholder
Style: 16-Inch, 13.5-Amp Corded, Grey
Bought this for my 20' x 30' garden. This tiller made easy work cultivating last years leaves, into the soil. Very strong. Light and easy to use.Got me close to 9 inches of nicely turned soil.
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2024 by Andrew
Style: 16-Inch, 13.5-Amp Corded, Black
It worked really well on our Wyoming dirt/clay ground. The ground had never been tilled in the 32 years I've lived here. So I'm really happy with the purchase and how easy it was to set up. As the reviews said and suggested to check for roots was good advise.
Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2024 by Sam
Style: 16-Inch, 13.5-Amp Corded, Grey
I have a 40yr old gas troy built. Does a great job, but heavy. So I figured I would give this tiller a shot. Well I was surprised on how well it worked. Yes needed a few more passes of my 25' x 30 ' garden but it was worth the purchase
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024 by Glenn
Style: 16-Inch, 13.5-Amp Corded, Black
A great compact, light weight electric tiller. Very powerful and super convenient not to hassle with gasoline and oil.
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2024 by jane mozer
