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Post by amylou on Mar 31, 2015 22:57:50 GMT
I just got in from using my new electric rototiller that my husband bought me a couple weeks
ago. It's an Earthwise with an 11" tilling width. Light as a feather. I had my doubts but it has
plenty of power and did a great job. No more pulling and pulling and pulling...
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Post by wally on Apr 1, 2015 0:43:03 GMT
on another site that I used to be active on I posted how great the one I got was. Mine also was a earthwise, model TC70001. I garden in 3x12 raised beds and I love my new toy.. IIRC there was over 1600 positive reviews on amazon.. I got mine at the local minards for 134.00.
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Post by mollymckee on Apr 1, 2015 16:45:33 GMT
What type of soil do you have?
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Post by wally on Apr 1, 2015 22:56:45 GMT
Nothing special, I took the tractor to the field and got dirt, around here we call it river bottom, the city folks around here call it top soil. Beds have been in use for 15 years and always have had deep mulch when planted and each fall when the chicken house is cleaned that is overwintered. I turned the beds by hand for a long time and about 3or4 years ago quit turning over and went to "no till". The machine we had took very little time to turn the beds in to soil that you can bury your hand in.
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Post by amylou on Apr 3, 2015 14:02:31 GMT
We are in Texas so it's pretty sandy.
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Post by daylilydude on Apr 4, 2015 17:53:31 GMT
Here is a pic of my lil beast... my main garden is only 17' x 17' so it's not too bad... yet   This is what it can do in about 3 hours of hanging on...  |
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Post by manygoatsnmore on Apr 5, 2015 5:29:10 GMT
I have an electric Mantis tiller that works pretty well on loose soil. Not so great on sod, though. I think I need to sharpen the tines again. My sandy, rocky soil really does a number on tiller tines and shovel edges. One of the reasons I am converting more and more of the garden to raised beds.
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Post by horseyrider on Apr 8, 2015 20:16:24 GMT
Do these electric tillers use batteries or cords? I'd love to do electric, but the cords kind of scare me. I can so easily see myself wrapping it up in the tines.  I assume these are primarily for cultivating? |
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Post by paquebot on Apr 8, 2015 22:50:16 GMT
Mantis electric is powered with a cord. It is for both tilling and cultivating. Electric one would work great in my home gardens but would need a lot of cord to be useful in a large community garden complex. One would get used to a cord very quickly. Neighbor has had an electric mower for at least 20 years and has yet to run over the the cord.
Martin
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Post by manygoatsnmore on Apr 9, 2015 5:54:27 GMT
I've chewed up extension cords using an electric mower and an electric chainsaw, but never with the Mantis. I'm really hard on extension cords....
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