Sun Joe TJW24C 24-Volt Cordless Telescoping Cultivator/Weeder

Bought this for my wife for her garden she loves it

I was looking for something to use to turn over some bare areas in my yard so I could plant some grass seed. After reading the reviews on this and considering there isn't much more out there like it I decided to go ahead and order it. When I received it, the blade was bent at the hub. I had to remove it and used a hammer to flatten it out. Not a big deal but could have been packed better. I tried it in several areas of my yard and was impressed with how well it performed in areas that were moist and soft. It turned the ground over and did a nice job. As far as its performance in the dryer areas, that's a different story. I had to press down hard to get it to bite into the ground. Even though it did break up some of the dirt it really didn't want to dig in. This isn't made for that type of work. I had to go back to my old way of using a shovel to break the ground loose. Overall, for use in a flower bed or small garden this will work great. If you're wanting to break dry hard ground than this is not the tool for you.

While I would certainly not attempt to use this as a tiller, it works well as a cultivator. The compact size makes it perfect for cultivating between plants in the garden. Having a single tine allows me to get close to the plant, and the lightweight nature allows for good control so there's no damage. It is also great for mixing the soil when top dressing plants. It's far easier to use than my corded tiller for cultivating.The build quality is pretty lightweight. It can handle the occasional small rock, but I wouldn't bet on it being able to survive hitting a large rock. The same for hard soil -- it does not have anywhere close to the heft or power to last long or do a good job. I would have preferred a design where the tine rotates slower and with more torque (or even an adjustable tine speed) but you can't have everything.The length is fine when fully extended so I don't have to stoop when using it (I'm 6 foot 2). A bit longer would have been nice, but it's fine as-is. The tine has been holding up fine and, since there's only one of them, it's a breeze to clean out any clumps or windings.It's way easier on my back than using a hoe, far more nimble than even a compact tiller, and the battery life has been very good. I can't speak to the longevity of it as of yet, but so far it's been a 4.5 star performer for the purposes I use it for.

It's a thumbs down for me. While it was easy to assemble and get started it didn't want to dig the ground for me, it just kind of hopped around on top of it. I tried moving the handle to the side so I could get a little more leverage to push it into the ground and still it bounced. I'll have to find another way to get the weeds out of my flower bed.

I have had a sun Joe rotatiller for over 20 yrs that keeps going. I bought this so I could turn over or amend soil in garden pots because the head is smaller and it’s not too heavy. I also have above ground containers for vegetables and this saves wear and tear on your hands for turning the soil for aeration which I keep after the growing season. It breaks up roots distributes fertilizer. Soil is so expensive and this saves me soil money for my flower pots. Charge lasts sever hours and the rotor is easy to clean.

Tiller one: Five star: single tine: Not going to be a garden tiller, but works well for me in sandy loam. Fits well in tight spots to clear out crab grass and Bermuda. It does plug fairly easy with long roots. Keeping a pair of fine point pruning shears makes cleaning out pretty quick. works well for building dikes around bushes and flowers and light cultivating.Tiller two: One star: I liked the one with one set of tines for hard to fit spots, so I decided to buy another one that was a little wider with two blades. The item was poorly packaged with items just stuck in bags. The thing came apart in my hands while I was examining. I had to remove all screws and put it back together. Two of the screws were stripped and I had to put thread lock on, in hopes it will be ok.. The tines were packed separate and when I tried to put them on the head, The pins are bent and would not go in, had to use a vise to straighten and a nail punch to get the pins in. A nice concept with the pins as would make easier to get weeds out of tines, but don't think I'm brave enough to remove the pins. All together the putting it together took about two hours. I will admit I bought this as "used like new' my mistake. There was some signs of wear but that was expected. Now that its all together it seems like it may work ok, will update if not up to par.NOTE: Both tillers are slow RPM.s and do not dig hard. I'm fortunate to have sandy soil and works ok, but I doubt these would do much good in anything else unless its already been tilled with a large unit. I would say this is more of a maintenance tiller to control weeds and grass after a big tiller has broken the soil.

Perfect to make little 'trenches' for poor mans irrigation. Running 1/2” poly line all over with zones sprinklers timed right for the areas saves thousands vs digging up the yard, but still left with hundreds of feet of black pipe to cover along the perimeter. Thought about slowly transitioning to flostline depth real irrigation, then stumbled on this gem. Couldn't recommend as a replacement for a tiller, not designed for that. But the narrow width and electric motor torque is perfect for a couple inch tiny trench for irrigation, landscape border, etc. Hit a rock and it's so light it'll just bounce out. For the price, worth it and worth tucking away for another project later