Don't have that new of a model. Mine about 6 years old and it works good for very small areas and only for surface cultivation/weeding. Like Rodney said is is NOT a tiller and its claim of 7 3/4" depth is very mis-leading. It might go 5" deep IF you push down really hard and are only tilling pure peat. ;)

Dave

PS: oh and it works best, at least for me, if you pull it backward rather than trying to push it.

Thanks Rodney and Dave! I think I am going to order it. It's half price even a re-manufactured one is $170. I think it will cut down on my hoeing. And if I don't like it HD will always take them back with a full refund!

OK I've got one on the way. It will be a while, 3 or 4 months, before I can use it. If I remember I will get back with you and let you know what I think.

Thanks again guys!

Forgot - If you have rocky soil like I do just turn the outside tines inside out. Still cultivates ok but that keeps the rock from jamming the blades.

Dave

I see a lot of reviews for tillers, culitivators, and lawn tractors. A lot of the bad reviews I often read are from ignorant people. When I got my D105 John Deere tractor I read several reviews of how it stalls and doesnt cut the grass. One of them said it didnt cut their 1 foot high grass and I swear that one of them said it stalled every 3 feet......because it wouldnt cut their 3 feet high grass!!!! Im thinking they shouldve bought a.......hay mower?? lol

OK, I got it Friday. Easy to assemble, no tools. I tried it out on a small grassy spot in the back yard where I plan to plant another blueberry bush soon. The garden is too wet to mess with.

I was pretty impressed. It took a few minutes to get familiar with, but it tore out the grass and dug down pretty deep about 8" after several passes without stalling. Much better than my experience with my neighbors small Troy-bilt tiller a few years ago.

He brought it over one day for me to try because he thought that maybe he was doing something wrong. I couldn't get good results from it either.

If it lasts I think it was a good investment. The full test will come in a few months when I use it in my garden!

So, how did the cultivator work for you? I would assume that by now it would have gotten a decent amount of use.

Rodney

Hi Rodney, I got very sick shortly after I got it. So it hasn't even been used. It's still in my out building, I only plugged it in to make sure it ran.

I didn't have a garden at all this year.

I am slowly recovering now and have just recently been able to start exercising. It's very minimal, but I'm increasing my exercise routines daily. It's helping.

When I get more of my strength back, I plan to just try it out by stirring up some dirt. It is too late to plant anything this year, but I want to see how well it digs.

Gardening was/is therapy for me.

Maybe try a fall garden? 1 or 2 plants... then plan for next year, make notes.

Hoping for a full and healthy recovery.

Gardening was therapy for me also. But I have to get more strength and flexibility back first.

Not knowing what the problem is I am going to suggest finding a local YMCA or someplace that has water therapy or a place to exercise in water, it helps with balance, flexibility, and you can't fall over. Of course just swimming also helps esp. overwinter when folks in the northern climates don't get out much to even walk and stiffen right up.

Damn, sorry to hear that. Having to deal with a sickness or injury can derail your plans for months. I found that out myself last year. Hope you get well soon.

Rodney

Thanks for caring and the suggestions!

My closest Y or anything that has water therapy or a public pool is over 30 miles away,. I live way out in the boonies! My address doesn't even show up right on GPS!

I'm walking on my tread mill, and doing light exercise with dumbbells and using my "rubber band" machine. Those have helped me to get my balance back, gain some flexibility, and I'm building some strength. I had lost almost all of my muscle. But I'm getting there!

It's too hot and humid outside to do much after the sun comes up, I still can't breath good, so I have to stay inside most of the time. We are breaking heat records daily here. 90 plus degrees at this time of year! We should be in the 70's

I had a chest cold in early March, or so I thought, and the Dr. did too. He gave me a round of antibiotics and it didn't go away. By late April and another round of antibiotics, I could hardly breath, and I was sleeping less than 2 hours a night.

After being diagnosed wrong several times and given 2 very wrong medicines. I had allergic reactions to them, that was another setback.

It was found that I have an enlarged heart. With congestive heart failure, it is causing fluid to build in my lungs.

My legs and body had swollen so bad that they put me in the hospital for a week. I had gained over 45 pounds of fluid!

I am finally able to sleep 6 or 7 hours a night without sleeping pills. For about a week now. Knock on wood!

I'm feeling 10 times better than I did a week ago! If I sleep good a few more day's and keep recovering I may be able to carry the tiller out to the garden and try it!

It is supposed to cool into the low 80's by mid week! Fall weather! Well almost!

I finally tried it out Thursday. I put it in my garden cart to get it out there.

It dug pretty good except in spots with tall weeds, they got tangled in the tines. After cleaning out the weeds I went back over the same spot. It made a decent little bed.

I sowed some mustard on it, just for an experiment. It's way too late, but I (or the deer) might get some.

<but I (or the deer) might get some.> Certainly.

To me gardening is one huge experiment, so enjoy.

Nice to hear you're back up and about. I'm sure you'll have a decent crop of mustard soon. Even if it doesn't get fully mature it'll still taste good. :)

Rodney

After 3 trips to the hospital, last one in March, I'm back in the garden, barely.

I'm not liking the wheels on it. To roll it you have to tilt it way over, too low for me to pull and very easy to tip over. I'm thinking about heating the bracket that the wheels attach to and bending it.

I plan to do that later today when it cools down some outside. I'll let Y'all know.