Yes, I have used a Barreto tiller MANY times. (along with every other tiller known ...) Barreto is a hydraulic tiller (i.e. not chain or belt). It is truly the best piece of garden equipment you will ever use. The only downside is they are REALLY expensive. I think they run between 4 and 5 thousand dollars. But, believe it or not, if you need it they are worth the extra dollars. The power and ease of use is truly remarkable. There is a reason virtually every rental yard and landscape contractor (on the West Coast)has gone to Barreto - they simply run and run and run. If you need one buy it - you will not be sorry. The other brands are really not comparable. The only other negative I can think of is the weight - these are heavy duty professional machines - you cannot transport it in your car! They are around 600 lbs. and they are big and bulky. Otherwise they are awesome - but do not take my word for it - rent one and see. You will never bend over to pull rootlets out of the tines again - you cannot stop the tines on this machine! I hope that helps!

Laura, Sod cutters work very well in certain types of soil. You have to be very strong to use one...it is much more a task for a gentleman than for a lady. This is the kind of job that when we do it, DH runs the sodcutter and I help. The sod also is very heavy to handle after it is cut. One way to enlist help in removing the sod is to offer it on Craigslist or Freecycle, and state clearly that whoever wants the sod has to be there while y'all are cutting it so they can load it up and take it away that day. Usually people will knock themselves out to get free grass sod. If you want to see one in operation, there are videos online...likely on YouTube as well as on the websites of sodcutter manufacturers and rental companies. When checking into renting one, find out what type they have...there are some that are very, very large and heavy and others that are a bit more lightweight. The more lightweight ones work fine in sandy or loamy soil but you may need a more heavy duty one in thicker, denser soil that has a heavy clay content. Plan for a long, difficult day when you're cutting and removing sod, and depending on the type of soil you have, it can take longer than you think it will. Sodcutters are the best way to remove bermuda grass if you have soil that isn't so dense or rocky that the cutter cannot penetrate it to the proper depth. They're sort of like a big saw on wheels and they cut through the soil/grass sod at whatever depth you set. You have to be careful you don't set the depth too low with clay soil, or the sod/clay is too heavy to lift. Some stolons or roots may be left behind, and bermuda can sprout from seed that blows in from elsewhere, but a sodcutter is still the best way to remove bermuda. This is the perfect time of year to use a sodcutter because the soil is nice and moist. I'd never try to use a sodcutter with very dry soil, especially very dry clay soil. I have some beds I want to enlarge and am thinking of renting a sod cutter to do it during the next week or two. Dawn

Hydrogen peroxide works on fairly fresh stains but you still need to test on an inconspicuous area. DH has a beautiful white terry cloth robe that the kids gave him for father's day and he managed to get some blood on it. He used hydrogen peroxide which took out the blood stain but it also yellowed the robe. I've never had that happen before. The robe was 100% cotton and the label tag said not to use a chlorine bleach. I've had positive experiences with Clorox totally Spotless Feminine Stain Remover. I hate the name and wrote them a letter complaining about it but the product does work. According to the label it contains Hydrogen Peroxide, Nonionic Surfactant. I have no idea why it should work any better that plain hydrogen peroxide but it has even removed some older blood stains.

i have had nothing but issues with this product! i have had the company i purchased the product from come out, months with no answers, finally got a company rep out to review the product in my house....still no answers back from the manufacturer! my house humidity is around 32%-37% totally within canadian home builder standards, not to mention the product is sold as 100% water proof?? how is that possible when they are concerned about humidity that has been proven by the rep not to exceed industry specs??