Craftsman 120V Electric Mini Tiller Reviews

I recently purchased this due to I wanted a tiller/cultivator for my raised garden beds. I needed something not overly huge to work in the beds and between them. This tool is efficient and easy to use. I had no problems working it on ground that has never been tilled before. I even used it the day after we had an inch and a half of rain fall. This tough built tiller did the work and then some. I love that it is easy to lift and move around and not a heavy machine. I enjoy that there is no fumes or loud noise to deal with like the gas tillers. Another perk is there is no need to buy fuel...

Well, I'm old schooled. If it's not powered by gas or diesel don't waste your time or money on it - or so I thought. I hadn't been in my garden area for a couple of years. Crab grass and weeds ruled it. I thought I'd try this electric cultivator because gas and petroleum based fuels make me nauseated as I'm moving up in years. Clawing the whole area is just something I am not physically able to do anymore. I still have full command of my senses though. Okay, I started to doubt that cause I bought this thing. But hey, it did the job! Yes it moves a little slower, but at my age that's a good thing....

For small garden plots, this is the perfect tool. It easily saves hours of labor with a shovel to break up and mix the dirt. 
Starts every time, and you never have to worry about gas going bad after storing it for a season, just plug it in and go. 

There are only a few drawbacks, the first is that since it is lightweight, it doesn't bite into compacted dirt as well, and takes longer to till than its gasoline counterpart. Also, because of this, I would only suggest this for smaller plots.

After reading reviews on this item I was afraid that the job size that I had intended for it would be too large. I was greatly surprised at the power this little guy had. I did a 1000sqf yard with ease. I would agree that it works much better going backwards. It tends to dig deeper and more precise that way.

No problem with this small, tough cultivator itself. BUT like all cultivators, its tines wear out. Replacement cost, including tax and shipping, come to $140, an unconscionable markup when a new cultivator is $190.

I'll buy a Craftsman appliance again when Sears prices its parts more realistically.

The Craftsman Electric Mini Cultivator is great for small established gardens.  It gets into the dirt well and breaks up previously cultivated soil.  There is no fighting to start the cultivator like once or twice a year gas tillers.  The cord is of some issue but if you have used electric tools before you make do.

The cultivator is light weight so it is bouncy on the hard soil.  It would not work well breaking in a new garden area.  But the weight is also a positive for the fact that you can pull it back to an area if it bounces away. 

The Craftsman Electric Mini Cultivator is easy to clean...

I am a very petite woman and needed something to help me loosen the soil.  My ground is very firm because of pine trees.  I have had them removed and decided to plant shrubbery and bought this to facilitate that process.  I had nightmares about it "running away" with me.  LOL!  To my surprise, it is very easy to use and it did the job for me in record time.  I buy all electric lawn equipment because the gasoline powered are too heavy for me.  This is just perfect.  I highly recommend it! 

We have owned this machine for 19 hours and have already enlisted approximately 3 hours of highly productive service from it.  The limitations of motor amperage and resultant horsepower is easiy offset by the convenience of plug-in electric operation.  We have 1/2 acre of urban property with considerable garden space in both periphery closest to the house and the outermost garden areas that boarder the property line.  This machine is such a pleasure to use, it is easy to get "mission creep" and continue turning soil far outside of the original goals.

Those having depth problems need to remember - RAISE the wheels UP so the geometry favors contact of the tines with the ground. All tillers have vine and root wrap up problems. Get the Mantis Tine Cleaner Tool which works on a pull-. to- you- stroke principle, or cut the wrap up with an Asparagus Knife - basically a stubby serrated knife on an 18" handle and then push the vines off with a Dandelion popper. For final clean up before storage, use an old paint brush worn down to a nub with short bristles and then  use it to oil the tines with 3 in 1 Oil as suggested. A garden hatchett, on it's...

We bought this to help with our daughter's homes' disastrous curb appeal! What a difference when we were done! Nicely mulched perrenial garden and a walkway bordered by beautifully tilled soil! All without disturbing the neighbors with the noise of starting and stopping a gas/oil tiller! They came over to investigate the lack of noise and we must have sent 8 people to Sears to check out this little demon!

Checked this out last week online and at the store and bought it. It worked fine. It

has got some "aggies" and you can "bury" it and it it will "chug-a-lug" fine. just let it

come up for air now and then to cool off. If a stone jams in the tines, use a small

hammer and a PUNCH to send it flying. Just don't beat on the tines. should last a

long time with care. I ran machines all my life and found out years ago that they are

only as good as what is running them and this unit will work fine for a lot of people.

Great for small areas and if you check out TROY CORP.s models you might see

the same identical...

My wife wanted a roto-tiller to do the flower beds.  She didn't want a gas model.  I was sceptical whether an electric would work well enough.  We bought this model at Sears and it has worked great.  She used it around her shrubs and trees.   The small size allows you to get into tight places.  It easily removed the weeds and tilled the soil down about 4-6".  Afterward, I used it between rows raspberry bushes.  Although I hadn't weeded since last year, it did a good job there, too.  The tines did get tangled with grass and weeds.  (All roto-tillers can.)  I easily removed the spring...

I don't normally leave reviews on items but I felt compelled to one on this great little tiller. I'm doing a land scaping project on my home and been using this tiller. I looked at gas powered tillers the same size in various makes and desided to go electric because I didn't want have to worry about  maintenance issues that go along with gas powered equipment. This little tiller gets in real tight areas around my house and has plenty of power to break up sod and and hard soil and even will dig up stones the size of a soft ball. It bounces around a little when digging on hard surfaces but it's...