I was skeptical about buying an electric tiller, but most of the reviews were very good and the price was right so I said what the heck. It worked better than I expected. It dug in deep, and was easy to handle.
Worked well the 1st day - Switch broke 2nd time used. There seems to be a consistent switch problem across the line. Next door neighbor had the same problem. Customer service recommended return for replacement instead of supplying a replacement switch.
Response from snowjoe.comBy Snow Joe, Snowjoe Customer Service, September 20, 2022
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I will not buy another gas engine for tilling anything closer than 100 ft. for electrical source. This is an excellent product. It exceeded my expectations.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] One bought one it is great . I am 78 years old and got to bad shoulder's that is why i gat a cord one . It does a great job .love it.
The tiller/cultivator is exactly that. Boy does this little guy chew up the ground. Used to prep yard for new sod and was so easy to use and fast to do its job only took 4 hours to cultivate over 4,000 sq. ft. Made leveling the soil an easy rake and provided a well-aerated soil for healthy base for the sod. One of the best buys I've ever made.
This 13.5 AMP unit is a really strong workhorse. Keep in mind that the TJ604E is a 13.5 AMP unit. It won't work well with a medium duty extension cord that is rated at 10 AMPS max. It won't get the power it needs from a 10 AMP rated cord and could wear out the motor or cause the 100 AMP cord to over heat and catch fire
We bought a 100 foot 15 AMP rated extension cord and the cord supplies all the power this unit needs.
My 5'6" wife loves using it. I do suggest buying a pair of good ear mufflers to protect from the sound. The unit digs deep, about eight inches, both going forward and backwards. We have used it only on previously planted gardens. We haven't used it to tear up grass. I think it would tear up grass but obviously and simply take a while longer than existing gardens. Just put it together as the instructions say and it'll work fine.
This TJ604E is a real work horse.My petite gardener wife used it to till our flower and vegetable gardens that we previously turned over annually with shovels. She loved this tiller. It digs down quite deep if you use that setting. We have not used to dig up grass, so I can't speak to that. Keep in mind that it draws 13.5 amps. You will burn up the engine if you use a standard extension cord rated for 10 amps max. I had read some reviews on similar tillers and people complained of the engine burning up. I believe they used a standard garden 10 amp max extension cord. When that happens, the tillers engine cannot the juice it needs to run properly and the engine burns up or your cord could catch fire. I bought a 100 foot cord rated for 15 amps. Not cheap but worth it. The tiller works fine with the proper power cord. I highly recommend this product. It works just as good as the commercial tillers I had years past rented from local stores. PS. She did use it to till and destroy some ivy and found out two months later that we had just spread the ivy around the garden.