NETTA Electric 1500W Tiller with 6 Blades, Safety Guard and 2-Way Safety Switch, Height-Adjustable Transport Wheels - 40cm Cutting Width, 20cm Cutting Depth

Update: Customer Services did respond to my email offering a free repair service on return of the item. One star added on.Bounced over stones and sticks without issue. Kept going even after when tangled up with buried wire, which had brought it to a halt. A couple of tines had to be hammered back into shape after that.Two issues:1 - Roots and grass tangle. This is probably unavoidable to a point, but the gap near the drive-shaft where the axle is exposed tangles much faster and tighter than the rest of the tine bodies (one on each side of the drive shaft). It takes a few seconds to clear the rest of the tine but minutes to clear the middle parts. If the drive-shaft met flush with tine bodies on the axle, this might not happen.2 - Customer service didn't reply to my online form on their website or a question asked via Amazon (though I had to cheat and fill out the Request Invoice question as Amazon lock the options down - too much, I think. The only option is to return the item). It looked like it was smoking, but it was a false alarm as I'd hit some buried ash. To confirm - so far after a few hours use (mostly untangling) - it's still working well.In summary, this saves a lot of hard work breaking up the top few inches of soil compared with using a hand fork. It's tough, though I've only used it in the last week. If you have a patch heavily covered with nettles and brambles you wmight spend 30 seconds tilling, and 3-4 minutes unplugging and untangling before going again. I'd still recommend this, though. Easy to put together and use, effective and good value.

I am preparing ground for a veg patch. The ground is clay soil and had weeds growing on it, some was lawn.. I used a pick axe to break the surface which was like concrete even though we had rain recently. The underside broke up reasonably well but was hard work by hand. I purchased the Netta Tiller with 1500w motor which arrived on Bank holiday Thursday rather than the following Saturday so which was great because they forecast rain all day Sunday. (And I get to play with it earlier 😁 ). When the box arrived it felt very light and was concerned that it was going to be cheap and flimsy. Far from it, after about 5 mins assembly it felt very ridged.Today I got to play with it, by that I mean doing some serious gardening in case the wife reads this!Wow, it is brilliant. Still hard work to start with as it powered through the lumpy ground. Slowly things got easier as the ground broke up into a fine tilth. I was surprised just how powerful it was and how easily it tackled the ground. Once the ground was broken up, care has to be taken if you pause in one place (i.e. To move the mains lead) as you could end up digging to Australia.If I had to criticise it there are two points I found:1, The screws that how the handle together are presumably intended to be slacked off to fold the handle. However, they have to be fully undone in order to fold the handle. If the screws had been 5 mm longer, the thumb nut could have stayed on the end of the thread. Not really a big problem, but would have been easier.2, The safety button on the power lever has to be operated with your other hand. That means that when you turn it on, you have only one hand on the handle. Again, not a big problem but it would have been nice to be able to start it with both hands holding the beast when it starts.Overall, a brilliant piece of kit. Appears to be well made, works well and a great aid.When you let go if the trigger, the motor stops immediately so really safe.

This tiller is excellent value for money. You can expect to pay plenty more for a similarly spec'd machine anywhere else online (I know - I looked everywhere!). This tiller did the job for me, however, it does require firm handling to avoid it 'running away' from you. For best results, you pull the tiller toward you as you walk backwards. It's quite a workout and you will need to be fairly strong to handle this machine - especially if the ground is firm. After a short time of use, I did find myself feeling quite achy the next day, particularly in the lower back area. However, considering the results I got from it, it was worth it!

Having used petrol rotovators and tillers, from Howard Gems to tiny Fly-mo machines, I know what a difference a good machine can make to the work of veg gardening or preparing ground for a lawn. My current petrol rotovator had carb problems and I was spending more time searching for parts than doing the gardening. I was reticent about buying this even though it has the 1500w motor, the most powerful one on offer for this type, but was amazed to find out how easy it was to use and how well it did the job of breaking old ground that had sat idle for decades. It threw out old bricks and stones and even defied the best efforts of old stock fencing wire that got caught in the tines. It managed to dig at least four inches deep on the first run and would have been even deeper if I had had the time to go over the ground again. It is light to manouevre and instantly controllable if you need to stop; unlike the petrol ones. It does buck a bit in use but just keep the tines out of the earth when starting, lower them gently into the ground and lean back . holding on to the handle, letting the machine do the work. To move forward just push the machine slightly and it will grab another swathe of ground to bite into. Makes a really fine tilth out of any soil, is very low maintenance and takes up very little storage space. The Netta one was also the absolute best price on the market too.