Sun Joe TJ601E Tiller Joe 9-Amp Electric Garden Tiller/Cultivator

by Snow Joe

Product Features

• Powerful 9-amp motor
• 6-Steel blade tines
• 18-Inch cultivating width with up to a 7-inch cultivating depth
• Folding handle for less storage space
• Wheels for easy portability

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 40.2 x 36.5 x 20.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 34 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B004X5K9S6
• Item model number: TJ601E
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #711 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)
  • #2 in Patio, Lawn & Garden > Mowers & Outdoor Power > Outdoor Power Tools > Tillers

Product Description

The Sun Joe Tiller Joe allows you to quickly and easily loosen dirt for effective planting. With a 9-amp motor and 6-steel blades, it cuts through the roughest terrain.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best tiller for the money!, June 22, 2011

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E. Mezhiritskaya (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sun Joe TJ601E Tiller Joe 9-Amp Electric Garden Tiller/Cultivator (Lawn & Patio)

Before I bought this tiller, I went to several brick and mortar stores such as Lowe's and Home Depot to look at electric tillers. I was specifically looking for electric tillers, because I do not want the hassle of working with gasoline. Compared to the tillers in those stores, and even the tillers on Amazon, this tiller has the best bang for your buck.

PROs: 1. Very wide tilling width. I used to have a Ryobi tiller whose tilling width was 1/2 to 2/3 of the tilling width of this tiller. Width does matter! I was able to complete a tilling job over the weekend in much less time with this tiller.
2. High tine clearance means any rocks in the soil do not get stuck as easily. My Ryobi tiller had very low clearance, which meant that every few minutes a rock would get stuck in the tines, and all work would stop. Not so with this tiller. It just spits the rocks out.
3. Electric- may be a pro or con depending on how you look at it.
4. Powerful- this tiller made easy work of tilling through crabgrass. I didn't even have to remove the grass before I started tilling.

CONs:
1. Tilling depth is only 7 inches, which is not all that great, but I knew this when I bought the tiller

Summary: All in all, this is a great tiller for your money! If this thing breaks down some years from now, I would not hesitate to get it all over again!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Little Joe Works!, July 17, 2011

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W. Harris - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sun Joe TJ601E Tiller Joe 9-Amp Electric Garden Tiller/Cultivator (Lawn & Patio)

I was skeptical that an electric tiller/cultivator would cut the soil the way this does. It is amazing. The tiller chugs through packed soil and tosses rocks away with ease. I tilled a 4-foot wide by 70-foot long area in very short order. The machine jammed only once, on a buried brick. I worked the brick out of the tines, and it was ready for more. Plenty of rocks encountered and spit out, no damage to the tiller. This is going to be one of my favorite tools for awhile.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great tiller, does that it's supposed to, October 28, 2011

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K. Lee (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sun Joe TJ601E Tiller Joe 9-Amp Electric Garden Tiller/Cultivator (Lawn & Patio)

My husband and I were looking into putting down new sod in the backyard, which meant tilling up the existing hard-packed dirt with dead grass that had been baking in the San Diego sun all summer.

He went to all the usual hardware stores and almost rented one of their tillers, but found that after paying the rental fee, gas, and then renting a truck to transport the monsters they had, it was barely more $ to buy a tiller that was delivered to our doorstep for free (LOVE Prime) and that we'd then have on-hand for any future jobs that might arise.

Based on other people's feedback, we allotted ourselves about 3 hours for him to till the backyard. It took 20 minutes! Assembly was very quick and easy, and not having to mess with gasoline was wonderful. The tiller is light enough that you can carry it wherever you need to go, but tears through hard dirt and dead grass like nobody's business.

Even if it was only for one job, I would still buy this tiller. Even better, it's now sitting in the garage ready to tackle any other patches of dirt or lawn we might decide to re-sod.