This does exactly as it's listed. It's not the best of quality with a lot of plastic as it's main supports but it does till the land pretty well. Took about 3 - 4 passes for me to do a 30in x 50ft bed and about 2 - 3 hours of labor to do it. It definitely tilled up the grass well and made it easy for me to rake the dead grass up and out of the bed and not taking much dirt with it. Will be going at it again with a couple more beds and will update this review if this till breaks within 2 years of me using it. I bought a cheap one to get the job done and if I can get two seasons out of this till I will be extremely happy for the price I paid, 90$. I would recommend this till to anyone wanting an electric rototiler tiller that is both lightweight and compact. It wasn't much effort for me to maintain the till I in the path and it took a solid hour before my hands starting hurting from the vibrations.

This is an amazing product. I'm almost 80, and I bought it because it is getting tougher for me to do heavy cultivating by hand.

The Sun Joe Cultivator does a wonderful job in existing gardens. I used it in beds where we have had established annuals, and it cuts through them like a hot knife through butter.

A couple of weeks ago, we decided to convert a patch of lawn about 12' x 12' into a wildflower garden. I started with the Sun Joe, but when I dug down about three inches, I hit a layer of compacted clay and stone. The Sun Joe was having trouble penetrating it, so I used a pick to break the layer up into big chunks. I put about 6 inches of leaf mold over the whole area, then I went to work with the Sun Joe. It ate through the stony clay and thoroughly mixed the leaf mold. It only took about 20 minutes to make the plot ready for planting, and even though it jammed on a couple of rocks, the Sun Joe didn't even overheat.

I think this is going to be one of the best garden investments I have ever made.

I can't speak for longevity, I've only used it one season- however I can attest they're fairly tough- I used it on some very rocky ground, and occasionally brought up rocks and broken brick as large as my fist- several times I managed to jam it, and simply whacked the offending rock out of the tines with a hammer, and kept on trucking. Only once did I manage to kick the thermal safety- YES, it has a thermal safety that will protect it from overheating. After a cool down, it was good to go again. And you have to run it awfully hard to kick the thermal. In short, for the one season I've used it, I shamelessly abused the daylights out of it, and it kept on running. I'm satisfied. The handle assembly was a bit chintzy, the fit and finish of the middle braces could be a little better, but only a minor inconvenience. Overall I'd recommend it- I used it above and beyond its intended level of duty, with no breakdown. Keep in mind this is really meant for casual tilling, and it's not a very heavy unit, so on hard or rocky ground, it does quite a bit of dancing around, and you have to go over hard ground more than once. But it can be done, and for only the occasional tilling job, it was a good value for me. The motor and gear box are plenty powerful for its size, and it takes a respectable amount of abuse.

Honestly: I Love this tiller; works as good or better than any gas tiller I've owned before including front and rear tine tillers and 2 Mantis tillers. I would have given it 5 stars except it has 1 major safety problem. After using it in most of a 50x60' garden, I can't shut it off by releasing the green on-button anymore. I have to 'flick' it on the edge to disconnect and shut motor off. Very hard to control or support it to do that. I will contact company about this and update this review.
Its great in rocky, grassy, & rooted, soil. Actually flings most rocks just off to the side. Only bound up a couple times when it caught a rock too big to pass between tines and tine cover (~3 1/2 x 6 inch rocks) tines are perfectly distanced otherwise. My rocks are iron-ore type rocks moderately easy to remove with a ping hammer. It would be nice if you could remove the tines like a Mantis to make it easier though. Same for stringy roots and vines. I use a small loppers to snip and clean out between tines and axle area. Motor is very strong and holds up way better than expected. And Quiet compared to gas engine type. Doubt I will go back to gas.

I purchased this several years ago--I'm horrible at always leaving reviews. But--I can say now after 4 years of use that this little tiller has held up just fine for me! Unlike gas motors that need a supply of gas, need to be choked, cleaned out, winterized and often just plain old don't start--this little electric tiller will work as long as you have power! The downside is of course that you have a cord attached, but I have a 50' outdoor extension cord so it goes anywhere I need it to. Never tried it on a generator. I bought a used Mantis from our local lawn and garden sales and it was back to them more than I had it for 3 months, and then I just insisted they take it back. It rarely started easily, but this one does! This small tiller is not intended for breaking fresh sod into a garden planting ready state. It works great for fluffing up an existing garden bed in the spring, tilling between rows, and I especially use it for turning shredded leaves and compost into my vegetable deep beds. It's not real light weight, but I'm a retired lady and can easily move it in and out of the beds and storage. I've been VERY happy with it.

Nothing has broken or cracked on it and it just runs like a champ. It would be nice to have a speed control on it as it turns pretty fast, but for what I do it works great. My soil is heavily amended sandy soil with some rocks, but it would work equally well on already cultivated loam. Heavy clay soil probably would not be as easy with it, but I'm not saying it wouldn't work in it at all. Large rocks would be a problem, but then they stop my large rototiller too.

The only issue I've ever had with it from day one--and it's only because I have very short fingers, small hands and a lot of arthritis in them--is that the safety button that has to be pushed in and held while pushing the lever to make it turn is hard for me. I've been using equipment for years and have no children around so I just taped the safety button down and only have to work the start lever, but that's just my personal choice. I don't think anyone else with larger hands would have an issue.