The Sun Joe TJ604E tiller is a powerful little fellow! I have been using it on a yard with lots of river pebbles and it moves the dirt and pebbles with ease. I have not tried it yet on established turf, but I suspect it will do well there too.
Have had a variety of tillers during my lifetime and was pleasantly surprised by the performance of the Sun Joe. All previous tillers were gas engine powered, both front and rear-tine models. We decides to buy it because there had been some good reviews. I'lm 81 years old and didn;'t think I wanted to "fight" a tiller. Was VERY surprised that the small electric engine could do the tilling. Of course it bounced on an area of smooth baked clay, but so would any other kind. Does a terrific job on most soils and I couldn't be more satisfied at it's performance.
I am very pleased with the Sun Joe TJ604E Tiller. Most reviews state that it can compare with medium weight gas powered ones and it does. Even though the Sun Joe manual says its not intended for hard clay I attacked my hard clay soil in my front lawn (30 X 8 ft.) and after an hour, and some bouncing, I had loosened soil 4 inches deep with no damage to the blades. I then added new, good topsoil and retilled/mixed the new topsoil in with the now loosened clay - it mixed/tilled the soil with ease. I highly recommend the 13.5 AMP tiller level to do never- tilled areas - the lower amp models just won't do the job. This tiller is a workhorse...I was impressed.
I am. 62 year old woman, and I can till up my garden alone with this, I have very hard clay rocky soil, and it is amazing how it digs So happy I bought this for my flowers and my vegetable garden Don't have to worry my husband now
Was very skeptical when i ordered . When tiller arrived was very easy to put together when i used it for 1st time was totally impressed with power and handling.It goes thru soil with ease. I live in Missouri and have a lot of clay and rocks it handled both when it hits rocks it bounces off and throws rocks off to side. I hit a buried tractor bolt and didnt even put a knick in tine Great tool for the money
My 15 yr. old 7 hp Craftsman broke last year and I have been slow about getting it repaired. My wife told me she wanted to plant early this year and I HAD to get the tilling done soon. I looked for something(cheap) to buy time until I could get the Craftsman fixed and ended up with this tiller. I got the garden done so quick SHE decided to double the size and I DID. It has power galore and handled the untilled clay and rock like the BIG boys. A++ for this little powerhouse !!