Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought this tiller after reading the positive reviews on Amazon and other sites. Despite what others had to say, I didn't expect too much from this unit. I've owned big rear-tined gas powered tillers and a smaller 2-stroke tiller in years past. No way did I believe that an electric unit could impress me--not so!!! This machine is a BEAST. I tilled up a hundred square feet of rock-hard ground that is a clay and river cobble mixture to a depth of six to eight inches in short order. The Sun Joe just tossed out 4-inch stones like nothing, and the unit contentedly dug down into the soil if I didn't keep it moving. Sure, the big roto-tiller could work faster, but there was no way I could get such a machine into areas around the house to do the work that the Sun Joe did so gracefully. I have since gone on to remove a couple hundred square feet of sod with the Sun Joe. Despite hitting many large rocks, sprinkler pipes and concrete curbing, the tines show no signs of damage or bending. The machine is rather light, so it does have a tendency to bounce a bit while it's tossing stones or cutting sprinkler pipes. I quickly learned how to "dance" with the Sun Joe and hold on so as to stabilize the machine and reduce any unexpected jumping or bucking. I've only had the machine for a couple of weeks, but it's already earned its purchase price in my mind. I wish I had purchased one a long time ago!!!