I used this tiller to spring prep my garden. It cut through the hard soil and left a soft layer 6 inches deep. The wider handles make it easier to use and contol.
I was skeptical about a electric tiller but the reviews were pretty good, so I bought it and tilled my area I wanted to make the garden at and boy did I give that thing a work out. It tilled up a big pile of rocks, little ones and big ones, some were so big it jammed the tiller and had to beat the rocks out of it. It even dug up pieces of brick, I'm very impressed, tines never bent and still works good. Good item! Good deal!
Product tilled the garden very easily and was deep enough(5in) to give me good results. Small roots were no problem and it worked very effortless. Overall a product that does what it should.