Einhell Cordless Garden Rotavator 36V Power X-Change, Powerful Soil Cultivator, 30cm Working Width, 20cm Working Depth, Without Battery GE-CR 30 Li Solo Tiller

We've just taken over a new allotment, which has 26 raised beds. After digging over the first one, I realised life was too short, and brought in a power tool. What a wonderful invention - churns through firm soil without issue, any remaining vegetation is brought to the surface for easy raking, and battery lasts a good amount of time. Highly recommended

I would highly recommend this product. I wouldn’t normally post reviews but felt compelled to do so. The product was very straightforward to assemble, I did this on my own and took approximately 15-20mins. I charged the batteries (2x4.0) and inserted them into the body of the product. The batteries took approx 1 hours to charge from empty (this device didn’t ship with batteries so ordered separately). I had previously cleared the ground I wanted to turn over, I strimmed the grass back and cleared any roots etc. I started the machine up and immediately I could see the ground was easily being turned over, I found the machine would work better being pulled back towards me rather propelled forward. The machine is pretty powerful and you do need a little strength to control the direction of the machine (I am 49 and found it fairly easy to manage). One point to note is the machine spikes will get wrapped around with any vines, ivy roots etc. I stopped every 5 minutes or so and easily cleared any overgrowth that had wrapped around the spikes. The two 4.0 batteries lasted for both areas I cleared in the photos. This product is excellent and I highly recommend.

Ok, so realistically this won’t ‘rotavate’ the whole allotment but it does a very good job of it in several steps. It’s battery but last a good 40 non stop (note Einhell batteries are very quick to charge so no waiting for 8 hours - less than an hour in my experience). This machine is light and whilst that’s good I felt it needed some weight to press down into the soil. It worked better on a slight angle cutting into soil. Seems best to manually dig roughly then go over the soil twice when it’s reasonably dry - result it great. I’ve used Einhell for a while but while I cannot testify to longevity their reliability and power are you excellent as well as price when on offer.

Wasn't impressed at first, the machine is so light and looks a bit flimsy, however on using it on my allotment I've changed my mind! It did a great job of knocking some rough dug soil into a good tilth ready for planting, just be aware that it may struggle on heavy land, the soil on my allotment is quite soft, I got just over an hour on the battery charge which was plenty of time to complete the job, so in short a great bit of kit!

I love this thing. Once you get into a routine and work out how to use it without walking over the tilled Earth, it’s easy to use. On hard land it can take a while to break the surface but once you’re in it munches away nicely. Like any tool there is some artistry in using it. Powerful and the batteries (I have two 4A) really last a long time. I’ve worked on five square metres at a time and have only used a single bar. In comparison my strimmer (same manufacturer) can drain a battery in the same time. Can’t wait to use it again once I start clearing this years veg

I purchased it in May and it stopped working after 3 uses (in August). Einhell refused to offer repair service and the return window was already closed. Hope I could find a way to sort it out.

Have a few EinHell products so was attracted to this tiller as I already have batteries. On assembly I thought the security of the two wheels was not up to the usual German standards of design and finish - there's just a small Phillips screw and a washer for each. The axle doesn't stand proud of the wheels - so the screw and washer effectively tighten the wheel onto the axle. Too tight and they won't turn, too loose.....and they fall off. So you will end up having to fashion a fix - I used washers the same diameter as the axle, with a finishing larger washer to get the wheels to be secure, roll and stay on. Apart from that, good product for a battery tiller, it is versatile, light enough and narrow enough to run through boarders fine. Turns over the top soil well enough, will a few passes (backwards & forwards) you can get the soil broken up. SO it's on balance a 3* from me due to the wheel design, 4-5* operationally though. Be warned then - wheels are fixable, but you will have to do that before you start work!

Absolutely brilliant!! It was my first time attempting to cultivate a hard soil and I had no experience. Soil in my dog park is mainly clay and I wanted to sow some grass. There was no way I could dig it up and turn over as the area is huge. This tool has exceeded my expectations million times! It’s very powerful and did an excellent job! Two batteries last longer than my arms too so I’m very very happy in every aspect! It does bounce on the hard soil at first so you need a bit of stamina to use it but it’s worth it!