CULTIVATORS/TILLERS

Are you in the market for a Tiller or Cultivator but don’t know what is the correct unit for your application? Put simply, a garden tiller is designed to break up hard, compact soil into loose, broken-up dirt that can then be used for planting. There are two different types of garden tillers available: front-tine, or rear-tine tillers. What makes them different? If you have a small to medium-sized garden or pot, and the ground you need to break is firm, but not completely solid, a front-tine tiller might be the most suitable unit. As the wheels are behind the 'tines' on front-tine tillers, they are easier to maneuver in more compact areas, whether you're pushing, turning or reversing, and they make breaking fairly hard ground and loosening soil easy. When you need more power to break up very hard or rocky ground over a larger area, a rear-tine tiller will be your ideal choice. They are larger, tougher and more powerful than front-tine tillers, and although they are heavier and more difficult to maneuver their weight provides an advantage when you need to loosen very hard ground in a large garden or plot, or smaller piece of land. The purpose of a cultivator serves to mix up soil that is already loose and stir in compost or fertilizer so that it is ready for planting. Garden cultivators aren't suitable for breaking up firm ground but they can make your loose soil even finer, so that your garden or plot will look better than ever.