Style: MC43 43cc
Pattern Name: Cultivator
Easy to assemble. Started right up once I figured out there was an on/off switch. It worked great to do light tilling where I had tilled with my Troy Bilt tiller. I will now use it in my garden to till between the rows.
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2024 by jmw
Style: MC440 40cc
Pattern Name: Mini Cultivator
I have now owned my Earthquake MC440 tiller for one year and have only good things to say about it. I've owned a number of small cultivators that were all 2 stroke and without a doubt the torque of this machine is far superior. I have a very small area for plants but it's too large for an old guy to
use a shovel and fork so I use this to prepare all my garden areas. It has worked very well and performed better than I expected. I read a number of reviews prior to my purchase and a common theme seemed to be the tiller was hard to start especially when it had been stored for a while. When not in use I always keep it laying down as suggested in the owner's manual and it has always started with 2-4 pulls on the rope. Last fall when I put it away for the winter I drained the fuel tank and ran the carburetor dry. This spring I pulled it out and refilled the tank and gas immediate began leaking at a pretty good rate. It seems the flange that the fuel lines run through had shrunk and the fuel lines became brittle so if the gas level was near the level of the flange gas would leak out. Even with this issue the engine started with 3 pulls. I called customer service and explained the situation and they sent me a new fuel line assembly at no charge. I put it back together tonight, filled the tank and started it up with 3 pulls. I'm very impressed with how well everything has worked, so I feel a five star rating is justified.
...
show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2022 by D. Hoopes
-
-
-
-
-
First impressions, I personally am pretty happy with it...
Style: MC440 40cc
Pattern Name: Mini Cultivator
TLDR: - airbox and choke lever arrived broke (made of hard brittle plastic) - good weight, light enough to make it easy to carry around, heavy enough that it doesn't feel like a toy - besides the airbox looks well engineered and decent quality - came with oil (engine is empty make sure you fill it, e
ven though the filler stick will come out oily, there is nothing in there!) - the blades rattle and emit a loud ring/ping if you don't have them touching the ground, they are not solidly fixed but held in by some pins I think. Again no big deal but it did catch my attention enough to mention. Put the blades into the ground or on something and they will not ping. - i'd give it 3.5 star if I could simply because the airbox issue shouldn't be a thing, however I am thus far, far more pleased with it than I am disappointed so I'll round it up. Details: I've used this for one day, multiple times throughout the day. Unboxing, the airbox cracked first time I looked at it (joke, it arrived broke). The choke button was snapped off and the airbox itself is cracked. It looks like a hard and brittle plastic (the airbox and the choke toggle). This seems like this is probably a common issue that the company should fix or at least alert customers to and offer replacements. I'm handy and confident I can fix the crack in a few minutes time so not too big of a deal to me but this shouldn't happen. -1 star off from the start. Even with the cracked airbox and no choke, it pulls and starts easy, I let it warm up a little extra time before using it. Also sometimes while using it I could tell the airbox was getting bent/tweaked/twisted a bit and allowing more air into the crack and bogging down. Using it: It feels good to use and ran strong. It had plenty of power and never bogged out besides the airbox issues. I was chewing into semi-moist grass yard. In some more compact areas the blades created a slick/smooth packed soil once it got down a few inches and once it got like that it was hard to get the blades to dig into it.
...
show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2022 by don
-
-
-
-
-
Perfect size for my small garden area.
Style: MC440 40cc
Pattern Name: Mini Cultivator
I bought this tiller to work a few small areas I recently started growing in. It works extremely well for the size. It has more enough power to get the job done for my little spaces.
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024 by Bigwrench
-
-
-
-
-
Have two of these cultivators and both have died.
Style: MC440 40cc
Pattern Name: Mini Cultivator
I have two of these. One was used a bit and fuel was left in it during the off-season. So the lines rotted away as well as the priming bulb becoming hard plastic and cracking. And just now, the one that I have used 1 time and did not leave fuel in at all for 3 years, and was stored indoors has leaks
in the fuel delivery lines and tank. Pure cheap plastic junk and very disappointing. Update to the review. The cultivator leaking fuel that has been in storage for 3 years is dead. The engine is seized up and recoil is broken from trying to pull start. The engine has oil in it and it is still seized and won’t turn over. The rings are probably rusted to the cylinder walls. On the other unit that was used about a dozen times and maybe 4 full tanks of gas run through it. The fuel lines were replaced and priming bulb replaced. It does not want to stay running. Using non-ethanol fuel as well. Has a weak spark and the carburetor seems to be clogged. Probably clogged with plastic bits of the OEM plastic fuel lines. End of the day, go with a Mantis and spend the money for a cultivator with a good reputation that will last. I am disappointed in a $250 power equipment. One was used a bit and the other not used much and just stored in a climate controlled non-damp basement. Both are dead.
...
show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2024 by Ryan P Davis
Style: MC440 40cc
Pattern Name: Mini Cultivator
easy to assemble about10 minutes, started second pull. and worked better than i imagined for my gardens... i am not a fan of writing a review and after reading some before purchasing i was a bit hesitant. it's a powerful little tool and i am impressed and happy with my purchase
Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2024 by John Seymour John Seymour
Style: MC440 40cc
Pattern Name: Mini Cultivator
Bought this machine to replace my wife's electric cultivator, as she loves to garden everyday in the spring/summer. She was not impressed and felt is was way under powered and hardly made dent in her garden dirt. Since this is gasoline powered, there is no return, will sell it.
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2023 by Phil
Style: MC43 43cc
Pattern Name: Cultivator
Just what we needed, works great for the small garden we have
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2024 by GDavis
