Roto Tiller
Black and Decker has done it again. This tiller is great for working loose soil. I would not try to use it for starting a new garden or flower bed. You could do it but it would be alot of work and time. But for breaking up the surface for planting new grass seed and working existing flower beds or gardens this is great. There is plenty of power and the battery lasts a long time.
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Outdoor Power Equipment - Dr Roto-Hog
October 1, 2010 --
Since the DR ROTO-HOG is a tow-behind tiller for a riding tractor or ATV, none of its engine's power is wasted on propelling the machine....
Category: Garden Tools
September 10th, 2010 at 9:48 am
I bought this tiller so that I would not have to drag out the big gas-powered tiller just to do a small section at a time. It’s powerful enough to do this and light enough to lift into a small space. It actually does a pretty good job for my purposes.
That said, this thing flings dirt everywhere except upward. It’s really hard to keep dirt out of adjacent mulched or graveled areas. If I lay it down low, I can limit the dirt-flinging to the front and sides.
This machine could really benefit from some better fenders to envelope the front, rear, and sides. Failing that, a lower speed selection might help a bit.
September 11th, 2010 at 10:34 pm
This is a handy little tiller/cultivator–with emphasis on “little”–for small jobs. It’s definitely not designed for large garden plots but is ideal for smaller ones. The tiller was up to the task for sandy and heavier soils, but does gives you a bit of a beating when cultivating the hard clay, though it did break it up after several passes. The handles are a little tall for those shorter than about 5′4″, which makes it awkward to handle but not impossible. I would highly suggest the Sun Joe for the typical homeowner with small or mid-sized flower and vegetable gardens, but leave anything larger for a beefier tiller.
September 13th, 2010 at 10:39 am
WOW!!!! What a tiller. Really does the job.I am very satisfied and please with this product I am surprised as to the performance of this little giant. Works great-highly recommend!!!!!
September 14th, 2010 at 10:19 pm
I live in north Florida and most of my property is sandy loam. This tiller makes short work of tilling my 2000 sq. ft. of garden beds.
I’m disabled (degenertive spondolysis) and as I expanded the veggie beds the tilling became problematic. Not to mention the row weeding. This SunJoe made it all very possible.
With the SunJoe, I could till over most of the 1500 sq.ft. in existance. And the ability to plow in the rabbit and chicken manure was just short of exhillariting.
Gardens with lots of rocks or clay might be too much for this “wee” tiller. But that is not my problem.
I do have a few shoulder bruises from kick back, but… whoo boy, the new expansion is formidiabile.=-
The garden rows will be planted to accomodate the 16″ width so that I can maintain them with the SunJoe. Sure beats hand cultivation.
Can’t wait to work the new “orchard” on the front acre where I want to add 6-8 more fruit trees.
I bought it locally, but would urge anyone serious about sustainability to invest in this tiller.
Faith Carr
Gainesville Florida
September 16th, 2010 at 10:20 am
I was pleasantly surprised it only took installing four screws. I carried it outside, hooked up electric cord and away it went. Seriously impressed with its tilling ability. So far so good….