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iv'e been thinking about getting a tiller and was wondering if anyone as used an electric type and if so are they any good ? there seems to be a lot for sale on ebay but that could be because there not up to expectations ! I want it to use on the alotment to turn the soil after cropping and getting beds sorted ,it doesn't need to be heavyduty as everythings been dug before ! I was thinking electric because there cheaper and lighter and iv'e got a genney allready ! so any thoughts and recomendations please ? atb Dal
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Aldi had some on sale I think - perhaps you could take advantage of them or Argos and get one to give it a try ? Then if you don't like it you could get your money back. -
My thoughts would be
1) how heavy use would it get (if it's just turning over the top few inches of sandy soil, it's very different to ripping deep into wet clay
2)do you have power to site? (re-read - you've got a genny - what power? I have a genny used to racing, and we ran my parents' shredder off it - it only just managed it with some jiggery-pokery with the on-button - check starting power).
Obviously, an electric one with a cable will be lighter than a petrol one, but you've still got the noise of the generator (and faff of getting generator there and back/security), and you will be turning fuel into electric power into rotational power, so there's an extra layer of loss - so you'll get less fule economy.
I wonder if they turn up on ebay as they aren't as often needed as you'd think.
The secretary of our place (who has three *immaculate* plots) has a hand-powered push-along thing for that sort of thing, so that might be an alternative. (admittedly, we have access to big petrol-powered ones for heavy work).Comment
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I have one I got from Lidl about 5 years ago and it's great. I haven't used it this year yet but hope to this weekend. I use it down to about 8 inches in depth.
The only thing to watch for it make sure you scrape all the grass off the surface first. Long coutch grass etc. will jam the mechanism quite quickly if not.Comment
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Have a look at the Garden Weasel UK for a hand tiller, Wolf also do a tiller attachment if you already have one of their handles.Comment
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Just the tyre warmers and (more importantly) the kettle...Originally posted by Derbydal View Post
What Veggie Chicken said about the hand things. They don't look very much, but the Secretary's plots are immaculate, so I don't think he'd waste time with something that doesn't work...
Re genny load - I'm not sure how you work it out (do you still have the spec sheets etc? - I've lost them for my cheapie lidl one). It was enough to drive the stated power of the shredded, but couldn't easily cope with the starting load.Comment
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I suspect the hand thing may well be a wheel hoe. I have a twin wheeled one manufactured by an American outfit "Planet Jr" but there are others by "Jalo" and there may well be other makes. There are different tools available for them from ploughs to ridging tools to hoes and also rotating thingies to work the soil to a fine tilth. Have a looksee on Fleabay and search under wheel hoe and the manufacturers names.
My pal has a Jalo with a plough attachment and I have borrowed it on occasion to set up my tattie drills and to furrow the drills up as the spuds grow. I had already gone over the ground with my petrol merrytiller. The Jalo would have been useless imho on its ownComment
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I have a Lidl electric till. Works great when used to turn over pre- dug soil. I was successful in using it to break up ‘virgin’ soil, ie un-dug lawn after the carpet had been removed. It was hard wort hanging on, but it did the job. That was at my old place and connected to the mains. No problems when I used it with my gentry down the potty last month. Then again the Genny was brought to power my shredder as it has 2.7 kw outpost and the tiller is round 700 w.
Last edited by Dead Dogs; 13-04-2018, 10:31 PM.Sometimes you just have to scratch that itch and get dirt under your finger nails.Comment
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^^^Predictive text??
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Would that be "landed gentry" VC, given that we are discussing soil???Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post^^^Predictive text??
Bought one from Lidl recently and reckon it would only work on previously worked soil..
in fairness they do call it a cultivator not a rotavatorI dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives....
...utterly nutterly
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It would be if they were down the potty.Originally posted by Tripmeup View Post
Dead dogs, i wish you hadn't edited your post - it tickled me as it was.
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VC, it would have been funny if it was intentional. I will however be calling the generator Benny from now on.Sometimes you just have to scratch that itch and get dirt under your finger nails.Comment
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I've also been looking and because I have Solar Panels was thinking of the Mantis Cordless.
I also have an Emma (Punts all spare electricity to immersion if not using it before export what you can't use), was thinking I could see if it could be charged by solar only
https://mantis.uk.com/product/batter...ltivator-3458/
You'd be 1st on the block with one of these (Pre-Order).
But I think these are might be too light for new beds and stones
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thanks for the input and replys ,I think i'll get one latter in the summer when the price may go down,I was talking to a fellow plot holder today and he told me I could use his rotavater so i'll have time to look round and sort one! atb Dal.Comment
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