Rear Tine Tiller

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What don’t you get with a Craftsman electric mini-cultivator?  How about noise, gass and funes?  Instead you get quiet power to make your garden peaceful again.

With a gas tiller such as mixing and storing fuel,starting the engine and dealing with smoke and noise.

Powerful but lightweight tills even the hardest of soils.  Easy to start and handlle-lifts easily into raised beds.

Just plug in and squeeze the throttle.120 volt double insulated electric motor is quiet, perfect for city and townhouse gardeners.

The 18V Garden Cultivator provides an effortless and quick way to weed and aerate soil. Its upright design and telescoping shaft lessens user fatigue while cultivating, while Counter-oscillating tines prevents weeds from tangling. Tines can be removed easily for use with a single tine for cultivating in tight areas.

This is a factory reconditioned product. Reconditioned generally means that the tool has been returned to the manufacturer, who brings the product back to like new condition. Some products may contain cosmetic blemishes. Includes 18V Rechargeable Garden Cultivator – GC818R, (2) Tines, 18V Battery, Charger

Factory-Reconditioned Black & Decker 18V Rechargeable Garden Cultivator GC818

The Troy-Bilt TB144 26cc 4-Cycle Gas Powered Cultivator/Tiller is a newly designed 2-in-1 machine cultivates your garden AND makes a crisp bed edge. The versatile design means you can convert it quickly from a cultivator to an edger with no tools.

Plus, the Troy-Bilt TB144 is lightweight for easy maneuvering. That’s why it is a favorite of gardeners with small vegetable, flower or herb gardens.

Front bumper and border edger attachment included. 2-year limited warranty. U.S.A.

Troy-Bilt TB144 26cc 4-Cycle Gas Powered Cultivator/Tiller With Edger Attachment Kit

The Mantis 7225-00-02 2-cycle gas powered tiller/cultivator works close to plants without disturbing roots; works great in narrow rows. Tines reverse for shallow cultivating top soil.

Cushioned shock-absorbing grips for comfortable operation. One-piece, die-cast gearbox.

Speed control and shutoff switch. Primer pump for fast, easy starts. Includes free border/edger kit. Includes border edge attachment. U.S.A.

Mantis 7225-00-02 2-Cycle Gas Powered Tiller/Cultivator (CARB Compliant)

An electric tiller is a great convenience for the occasional gardener.  Having no gas cans to lug around is a great feature in itself.  But an electric garden tiller also has some drawbacks.  Let’s look at the pros and cons before you shop!

When it comes to pros and cons for these garden cultivators, let’s look at the cons first; really there are only only two.

• Lighter-duty:  These tillers aren’t meant for challenging soils.
• Less tilling time:  Since they are electrically powered, they operate for shorter periods at a time.

So those are the cons; now let’s look at the flip side — the pros.

• Lighter weight:  Since these aren’t “monster tillers” they are easier on your back.  Not to mention easier to get to and from the garden with it!
• Smaller footprint:  If you’re looking to till a narrow space, these are great; as small as 9 inches wide.
• Variable speeds:  Many can be adjusted from light tilling to digging.

These kinds of garden cultivators are excellent for a weekend gardener who has a small plot of soil.  For example, if you want to till a flower bed in preparation for planting, that has already been dug up.

One thing you need to consider; some of the electric garden tillers are not cordless. This means that if the tiller isn’t cordless, you need to carefully consider how far your garden is away from an available electrical outlet.

Now there aren’t a ton of electric tillers out there on the market, but there are some nice selections available. The Mantis tiller is probably the best-known of the electric garden cultivators, but don’t write off the others before you take a look and compare features (and prices).

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A Poulan rear tine tiller is an excellent choice for the gardener who has a plot of land and visions of a garden…but the soil is compacted and you can barely get a shovel in it!  That’s when you need the power of a Poulan Pro tiller.

What makes Poulan a tiller to consider?  First off, it has quality parts, like a Briggs & Stratton engine — reliability is their name!

Next, it’s a hearty tiller, able to crank through all kinds of soil — even clay.  These tillers have multi-depth cultivating capabilities, so you can choose how deep to till.

So, what other features are present in this rear tine tiller?  Well, the Poulan Pro has both forward and reverse transmission (which comes in handy at times!) as well as counter-rotating tines.  The cultivating width is 17 inches, which is a nice swath to till at once.

One rather nice feature is that this tiller, for its characteristics and quality, is less expensive than some of the other top-name rototillers out there.  No, it’s not cheap, but if you’re gardening budget can only stretch so far, this may be a good garden tiller to take a closer look at.

Poulan Rear Tine Tiller

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Rear tine tillers are definitely worth looking into, if you’re looking to buy a garden cultivator.  They tend to be able to take on the hard jobs of the garden, more so than some of the front-tine cultivators.

And although rear tine garden tillers can be used in any size garden, they may be “overkill” if you have just a tiny plot.  Unless, of course, your soil could double as concrete!

Rear Tine Tillers

What exactly are rear-tine tillers?  First off, know that cultivators some in three main styles:

• Rear Tine:  As you move foreward, the tine blades are behind the wheels.
• Front Tine:  As you move forward, the tines are in front of the wheels.
• Wheel-less:  These types of cultivators are light, so they have no wheels.

In general, the wheel-less tillers are best suited to loamy or sandy soils, and small garden plots (say, 100 square feet).

For a rear tine tiller, by having the wheels up in front of the tines, the tires can grab onto the un-tilled soil and pull forwards a little bit easier.  They also tend to be heartier machines.

Front tine tillers are well suited for medium-sized gardens, with soil that is somewhat compacted (just not quite to concrete status).  They are heavier-duty than the wheel-less cultivators, but a bit less developed compared to rear tine tillers.

Tiller Categories

Here are some of the tillers (both rear and front time) you can find on this site.  You can click on the links below, or you can also find them in the “Categories” section on the right sidebar.

Rear Tine Tillers, Including Tow-Behind

• Husqvarna
• Poulan
• Troy-Bilt
• Other

Front Tine Tillers & Electric

• Mantis
• Electric
• Other

Probably the leader of the pack are Troy-Bilt tillers, which have an excellent reputation as workhorses.  Still, BCS and Husqvarna are also great choices, usually just larger; it all depends on your own personal needs.

If you’re looking for lightweight and/or electric, Mantis is the most popular in this category.

There are plenty more tillers, as well!   So feel free to wander around and shop for the tiller cultivator that’s best for you and your garden.