Earthway 6500W High Wheel Garden Cultivator with 24-Inch Steel Wheel and Wood Handle

Earthway 6500W High Wheel Garden Cultivator with 24-Inch Steel Wheel and Wood Handle.This cultivator is a manual tool that requires very little maintenance, and maximizes garden productivity. It can easily go down and create rows for tilling, planting and weeding. It's NOT TOO LONG to use on shorter rows and turns easily compared to the longer handled Glaser Wheel Hoe ($383.00). I began using this design 34 years ago and it out performs a gas powered tiller in small plots.The unit ships flat (unassembled), contains all hardware for assembly and include 1 Reversible Plow, a half-furrow plow, and a cultivator tine (5 tines).The Earthway 6500 models can be ordered in either tubular steel (6500) or hardwood handles (6500W). The hardwood handles are very sturdy. The hardwood unit is sturdier than the tubular steel model. It feels more solid, all accessories mount in a 3 inch slot in a frame section just behind the wheel.The items that ship with the cultivator are good quality and sturdy. The very best accessory for this unit is the "slicing hoe" - it is a huge time and back saver. The slicing hoe can cut weeds in forward or reverse operation, cutting the weeds just below the surface of the soil. I can cut down young alfalfa plants, Johnson grass, puncture weeds, and hemlock, with care I can get weeds directly next to my row vegetables. As of this writing Amazon does not carry the slicing hoe so here is the link to the best source (this is a must have tool) [...] $18.99 - shipping was the most reasonable. The Earthway slicing hoe doesn't come loose, or slide around, which makes it easier to control the hoe without harming any friendly plants. Try the cultivator, then put the slicing hoe on - you will love it! The hardwood unit is superior to the tubular steel.I would give this tool 6 stars, but Earthway needs to include the slicing hoe - it is the most important accessory.I recommend the use of Loctite during assembly

I finally broke down and ordered one of these and got it in early summer after the weeks were already firmly established in the garden. It is work to use the cultivator, and just as with a hoe, you can work hard or hardly work. I am very pleased with my purchase. I only use the cultivator, since I would have to work too hard to use this for plowing the ground. I put the seed furror attachment on to lay out some rows, but found that I could do this task just as fast and with more precision with a hoe. I am going to get the hoe attachment for Christmas, hopefully. Althought some things could be better with the tool, this was the first year in a long time that there were few weeds in the garden. I would recommend the purchase of this tool.

We own two of these and have had them for 3 years. When it arrived, It took me a little bit to figure it out, the instructions weren't very clear. It arrived with three attachments, the plow, the cultivator, and the potato hiller. I almost never use any of those attachments. My favorite attachment, the slicing hoe, didn't come with it. I ordered that seperately for about $30. I am giving them four stars because of that. If I hadn't found that, this would not have been very useful to us. But when it came, we loved it so much that we bought another one! We have 8 acres, and my 7 and 9 year old boys love pushing these things through the rows, weeding our gardens (with the slicing hoe attachment). They are light, have adjustable height, and are very durable. They can get really close to your plants without damaging them. I even get against fences by putting it at an angle. The only inconvenient part is that to get in corners, but we are able to stand outside the fence and reach over and still use it to weed in the corners. If you get this with the cutting hoe attachment, I really really recommend it.A few other notes-- the handles aren't finished, but for me that is a good thing. I react to most commercial types of fresh stain, varnish and paint. I just soaked the handles in linseed/flax oil and it was good to go.over time and VERY hard use, a few bolts have fallen out, but they are so easy to replace. I think it cost us a dollor or two at ace for a few nuts and boltsthese are not really meant to use in ground that has never been tilled, just for weeding an established garden. Having said that, I've gotten through some pretty thick weeds with them with the cutting hoe attachment.

This cultivator is very well made and is easy to assemble. I love using it - besides getting my garden free of weeds I am also working out my arms, legs and stomach. Using it reminds me of when I was a kid and this was what we used. If you are thinking of buying one of these cultivators, just go for it!

I ordered the wood handled model, but got the metal one instead. It is very thin tubing which would bend easily if I tried to use it. Made in China. I did not even assemble it, I returned it immediately.

My back, knees, elbows and anything else that can hurt, will get to take a break this year and many to come. No, the 6500W High Wheel Cultivator doesn't come with a fancy one-pull start gas engine and large nobby tires! It is a replica of how it used to be in the old-en days! But it WORKS great, fast, requires no food, gas, or oil. I never spend time changing the air filter, sparkplug or oil. I just tote this light-weight wonder to the garden and say good bye to the weeds, and to the aches and pains the the used to be. I love my 6500W High Wheel Cultivator and the price wasn't bad for what it does.