Scotts Outdoor Power Tools TC70135SS Garden Tiller, 16-Inch, 13.5-Amp, Green

This is a great tool for flower / vegetable gardens! The 20V system is very powerful for cultivating the soil. Now if you have tall grass and or weeds you will be spending time removing them from the blades.

I have had a small elc16 inch older one, but this new 20 inch is more stable and does not bounce around as much. It was actually much easier to use than the smaller one and much faster getting the job done. I am a 125 lb over 60 year old female and it was not too hard on me using it for hours, but I am used to farm work. It has a lot of power for an electric and so light weight. I am well pleased, it did a fast good job on my very large garden area, I just wish the tines were a little bigger for getting the deeper roots. Thank you, I am very happy with it and it always starts, not having to mess with dirty gas and oil, and not spending half my time pulling and pulling trying to start.

I bought this because the price was right ($145) and renting them from Home Depot had become too much of a hassle. This Scott model is an exact duplicate of a very popular model from China that usually sells for about $180 under a couple of different brand names. Assembly is not too bad. Just look carefully at the drawings. Once assembled, it did a very good job turning over the soil to a depth of 5 or 6 inches. It was not quite as deep as the Mantis that I used previously, but good enough. At 11 inches wide, it could be used as a cultivator to get rid of leaves, if you're careful. All in all a good purchase for me, as a 78-year-old who loves to garden.

Initial testing review, April 2023: Build quality such as steel handle thickness and fit are better than expected. Tines depth is a little smaller than expected. Compared to long tine gas tillers the Scotts rotation speed is much faster. The result is it kicks out rocks and roots pretty fast. Also the dirt gets thrown around more. The depth of effective tilling is roughly 4-6 inches. If dirt is pulled away using the tiller it may go to 8 inches. It doesn't like being buried and bogs down. It works great to mix and cut up leaves and clippings in the 4-6 inch range. As is always the case with electric, cord management is a challenge. With rock and root free soil, it's very fast due to the fast rotation speed. I wouldn't use it in soil with lots of rocks and roots. It gets pretty jumpy with anything it can't break up or cut. No tiller does well with hard materials but this one reacts badly. This tiller worked well for my needs. Roughly 2+ inches of leaves, grass, and compost bin materials were quickly mixed into the top 6-8 inches with a few passes. One 12-2 50 ft cord was used. To the main panel maybe 100 ft max. No over heating issues were observed. I wish Scotts would make optional longer inner tiller tines to be used with 2 tines. Deep tilling is rarely needed but it's nice to get organics deep once a year or so.

Bought this to address spots in the yard - I have a full sized tiller, but it's too heavy duty for just scratching up the surface for planting grass on bald spots. This little tiller works perfectly for that. Might be ok for a flower bed or (very) small garden. Doesn't go very deep of course. All in all it does the job that I wanted and works fine. Battery lasted longer than I needed it for, but I don't know the length of time it will go until it runs out.

Assembled the tiller only to find that it wouldn't start. Ok, slightly frustrated. Checked the power cord and outlet. All working. Next, I take the power assembly apart to find the 5 cent piece of plastic that serves as a plunger to make starting connection is broken. Searched the manufacturer website for replacement part. Nothing. Called the Scott's customer service number. After much searching for the model number, I'm told this tiller is actually made by American Lawn Mower and I'm given their number. At this point, I've lost hours of my life to this process and the weeds in my garden are mocking me. I call American Lawn Mower and told they can't do anything over the phone but I can submit a claim on their website. All lovely people but grrrrr. The actual process to submit a claim online is easy enough with a copy of receipt. I received a comparable Earthwise battery powered tiller within a week. That's the only positive part of my experience and thus one star. The Earthwise tiller is smaller and less powerful than Scott's (American Lawn Mower) tiller but gets the job done. Battery lasts about 15 minutes. I have a large garden area and ordered the corded tiller to avoid frequent battery charges. Another positive is that it arrived broken and didn't happen a few months later after the manufacturer's warranty had expired. Definitely would not purchase again.

i love this tiller....its super light but it still gets at it really well...tills up rocks up to about soft ball size fairly well...helps if you presoak any ground that is really hardened before tilling it....no gas required and it goes every time you pull the trigger...anyone can control it easily cuz it's not a 200 pound gas guzzling beast...and it is light enough to hang it on a wall no problem...can't do that with a gas powered tiller...is it what you want to till 20 acres every year?...no...does it easily till half a back yard every year?...so far it does...get one...you'll love it ...and it is very reasonably priced

Overall for the price it's not bad, better than pulling weeds all day. My three drawbacks were this A. Not enough torque on the tiller even in soft ground. B. Needs a bigger battery. It died after tilling my 10 x 12 garden. C. You will constantly need to clean out the head. Pro's were it was easy to assemble and it is light.