VonHaus Electric Tiller 1400W – Garden Soil Cultivator/Rotavator – 40cm Cutting Width, 22cm Tilling Depth, 6 Steel Blades, 10m Cable, Brake Button, Tuck Away Wheels, Foldable Frame

I have held off reviewing this garden tiller until I had given it a real test. It was delivered some while ago but circumstances delayed my using it until the last couple of days.The first part of my purchase; ordering, prompt delivery, packaging etc., all 1st class and I would recommend the company's systems for any deliveries in future.As for the product itself. I wanted to dig over an entire established lawn but I am too lazy to do it by hand so was hoping to find a machine to do it for me without breaking my back! Research suggested I might have to pay many hundreds of pounds for a machine robust enough for this task. Even hiring one was going to be £40 per day and I anticipated having to rotovate perhaps three or four times to obtain the required tilth. It was, therefore, with some apprehension that I bought the Von Haus tiller, hoping it would be up to the task.After 15 mins. simple assembly I'm delighted to say this machine is well up to the job! The soil was pretty well compacted and yet the tiller dug in and turned it over with no problems. I hadn't realised how much shale, stones and even house bricks were just under the surface, yet this tiller took everything in its stride. I have achieved a reasonable tilth after only a couple of passes and can now dig in fresh top soil, sand and manure in half the time and with a lot less effort than anticipated.DO read the instructions first. Be prepared for a bit of bouncing around until the tiller digs in. It is a bit hard on the arms, but nothing like using a fork. The gear box does get a little warm after a while so don't over do it. All these things are mentioned in the instructions so there's no surprises there.Overall, I highly recommend this digger for its overall quality, strength, build quality and certainly not least its price.

Used this for breaking down old turf when relaying a lawn. Loosen and lift the turf with a fork, go over with the tiller and all the soil is removed from the side leaving just the grass and roots which is much easier to remove with a rake. Another couple of passes to remove heavy compaction underneath the turf. Made a difficult job very easy. Easy to assemble, no issues using and good value for money. Highly recommended.

We really like this tiller .... it is easy to handle and does a brilliant job ... just one thing that would improve it would be if it had more than 1 speed ... but it works fine as it is, so I can recommend it whole heartedly

Was a bit worried after some of the reviews mentioned that shaft had snapped easily/ seized after little use. Took the gamble and well worth it!As others have said; the 1400W motor is powerful - it's dealt with my heavy clay, stoney, soil like a champion. Avoid completely dry clay if that's your soil; the blades haver a harder time with it.Rocks have presented no problem to it, throwing them up as big as my fist. If you hit large stones, let the tiller "bounce" off the rocks and remove them by hand.For allotments/ small sections; it's perfect.I however wanted to turn over ~100m² garden and the narrow cutting width does make it a time-consuming job depending on how fine tilth/depth you want to achieve.With sustained use the ?transmission? can get very hot - this might explain some failures, keep an eye on temperature and give the unit a rest if it's getting too hot.Great bit of kit.

A great machine. Strong and tough. Went through hard clay soil, small rocks, stones, half bricks, roots etc with no trouble. Turned wasteland into a nice tilled area ready for planting in a lovely friable soil. Only problem was when the drive belt snapped, but that was probably my fault pushing the machine to hard, but replaced with new one and was as good as new. Very pleased with purchase.

I have used domestic Tillers in my large garden for many years This one is by far the best ever ! Its really capable of working my heavy clay soil into a wonderful condition. Its easy to use & performs 100% in every way. The 1400 watts of power put all other machines in the shade, PERFORMING quickly & efficiently. The price for this machine compares very favourable to any other on the market & I did lots of comparisons. Delivery was amazingly quick & the order was top notch ! Its a pleasure to use and a pleasure to deal with a Company so dynamic and organised to serve there customersMany thanks Alan.

If you're reading this and thinking of getting a tiller, this a fantastic unit. I wanted to prepare an area of my garden for raised beds. It's a pity I didn't take a before picture but it was a mess with earth mounds, hard soil, loose vegetation and it coped with everything admirably.It didn't throw a fit every time it hit a stone or a hard mound. Obviously it makes its life easier if you have a reccy for large rocks and clear the long weeds or they'll gum up the blades.I recommend wearing steel-tipped boots and to be ready to exert power to control it over the harder terrain.In short, and excellent buy and I regret not getting it years before.

Great medium workhorse. I've given this industrial use on a new build house site. It'll do brick size stones but not boulders. Carry a garden fork and breaker bar for them. Chomps its way through stoney clay type soil as well as sandy gritty. The tines get covered in greenery which needs clearing every now and then. The tines are easy to remove and straighten in a big vice. As I said, industrial use. I've cleared 400m² so far with this to create a meadow and make holes for trees and trenches for shrub hedges as well as large flower beds in a very stoney site. Unfortunately, the weak point is the wheels. I've always used it with the wheels up but managed to break the mounting somehow. It's not too heavy and fits in a wheelbarrow. You can safely operate the switch with one hand after a couple of practices. I fully expect this to clear the ground for my veg beds and polytunnel. I'm loving my new house.