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[Closed] Garden Power Tools - Your Rotavator / Tiller recommendations please

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Afternoon all.

I'm on the hunt for a petrol rotavator. The [url= http://www.mowdirect.co.uk/merry-tiller-super-major-cultivator.html ]Merry Tiller Super Major[/url] was looking good for my needs due to its adjustable size but I'm having difficulty finding anywhere that has them in stock.

Can any of the STW gardening types suggest a suitable alternative?

Ta in advance.


 
Posted : 03/04/2014 1:57 pm
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How often are you likely to use it?

I used to rent one for a weekend once a year to do the allotments. Once I'd given it a good till at the beginning of the year any subsequent digging to plant stuff was fine for the rest of the season.

(yes, I know this hasn't answered the question!)


 
Posted : 03/04/2014 2:00 pm
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We are going to be using it a lot. I've already done the cost / benefit analysis of renting v buying and I've sided with buying my own.


 
Posted : 03/04/2014 2:17 pm
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Try freecycle, I posted a wanted ad in the three closest me. Got one for free. It had been in a shed for 10 years, was 25 years old and the owners dad had just passed away and they wanted rid off. But it had a Briggs and Stratton engine. New oil, carb clean, new spark plugs, fresh petrol and started second time. Used for three years and gave it to my sister.


 
Posted : 03/04/2014 3:16 pm
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That tiller looks like a beast, have you used a tiller/Rotavator before?. They can give you a right good workout,what do you plan on using it for? There is a difference between a tiller and Rotavator the later is for breaking virgin/rough ground.

I was advised by a friend in the know to get one with a Honda engine as they start and lots of the others are a right sod to start, so got a Honda f220 off eBay its great easy to lift into the car and has got my 300m2 sorted


 
Posted : 03/04/2014 6:43 pm
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Camon C8s are generally reliable and up to commercial use. Sounds like it's for an allotment society.

Saves a bit of digging for the lazy folks 🙂


 
Posted : 03/04/2014 6:58 pm

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