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The Troy-Bilt TB154E 6.5 Amp Electric Front Tine Forward Rotating Tiller/Cultivator is simple to start - just push a button - and lightweight for improved ease of use. For over 60 years, Troy-Bilt has been working with gardening experts and lawn care enthusiasts to design, build and continually improve our products. They are proud to make the top-quality tillers, mowers, tractors and yard tools that demanding homeowner's like you are looking for. Troy-Bilt lawn and garden equipment is designed to last a lifetime. Troy-Bilt offers a complete selection of premium quality outdoor power equipment, including garden tillers, lawn mowers, and riding mowers. Every Troy-Bilt machine, from the smallest cultivator to the largest tractor, is built to last, for a lifetime of lawn and garden care. Get all the benefits of our standard push cultivator for soil preparation and bed maintenance with the ease of an electric motor.
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137 of 141 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome For the Size and Money,
By fulluvit "fulluvit" (Bentonville, ar United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Troy-Bilt TB154E 9-Inch 6.5-Amp Electric Garden Cultivator/Tiller (Lawn & Patio)
I bought this machine last year with the money from my government stimulus check. Technically, it is called a cultivator, not a tiller, so I didn't know what to expect out of it power-wise. I was intent on putting in a decent-sized garden, but the only place in my yard that was getting good sun was also the spot where my lawn grew the thickest. I mowed the lawn and then went to work on it with the cultivator. With the narrow width, it naturally took me a good bit of time to till up approximately 16' x 32' plot of thick lawn, but I took my time and this machine did it in a day. I gave it a second tilling at a cross angle. I did have some grass come back in the garden, but this year I don't expect any of it to still be there.With the success I had on the garden spot, I went ahead and dug up huge stretches of my yard and built planters. These spots equaled the size of the garden spot. Then, in about three stages, I gradually tilled up my entire back yard (where grass would no longer grow due to shade) and planted it all in clover. This year I added more garden space by tilling up another chunk of lawn approximately 8' x 32'. I have tilled it twice, but will hit it one more time to make sure I've gotten all the grass killed this year. I've also-re-tilled last years garden area which I had over-wintered in clover. One thing that had concerned me was the instructions to remove the tines after each use and clean them. This turned out to be an extremely easy task, as they are held in place with ring pins and slide right off the axle. The tines are extremely tough on this machine. I've jammed large rocks in them and also bounced it off the edge of my concrete driveway. It just keeps chugging away with a minimum of care. Troy-Bilt makes a more expensive gas model, but I looked at them in the store and the tines appear to be exactly the same. This model is quiet and you never have to mess with oil and gas. Get a heavy-duty extension cord (or two)--the heavier the gauge the better to get full power to the machine.
73 of 74 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great tiller, BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!!!,
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This review is from: Troy-Bilt TB154E 9-Inch 6.5-Amp Electric Garden Cultivator/Tiller (Lawn & Patio)
like other people I picked this up at Lowes for 200$ to help cleanup our yard, we have a decent size patch of our yard that that is plain old dirt. Nothing but good ole hard packed clay, were talking hard to break with a shovel type of clay. This seams to be a concern of people, how well it works on hard clay, well obviously you won't be breaking through in one go nor two possibly not three, but you will. Perhaps this is a fault of this cultivator because it's rather light but by breaking the surface with a shovel first helps immensely.Once you get through the hard stuff, or if you don't have a hard layer of clay this little guy will dig and dig and dig all day long, literally. just yesterday I used this cultivator for 6-7 hours with breaks for raking. I've used it for hours straight with the tines completely buried in turn it slows down but still has enough power to break up the larger chunks. using this has pretty much transformed our yard from nasty hard packed clay to a much softer easier to work with dirt. BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!! This Cultivator is not made by Troy Bilt, but rather MTD. 2 reasons: 1) Home depot sells the EXACT same machine, it's a yard machine by MTD, right down to the bolt patterns, plug, handles, and trigger mechanism. 2) It's also the EXACT same machine sears sells under the Craftsman brand, right down to the bolt patterns, plug, handles, and trigger mechanism, but not the wheels. The salesman at Sears confirmed that their cultivator was made by MTD. While This might be a bad thing to some, it solved my only issue with this machine: the lack of attachments. While Troy Bilt, nor MTD make attachments Craftsman does, and since this is the exact same machine they fit perfectly. Craftsman makes 2 attachments, a de-thatcher and an edger. BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE!!! If you buy two or more edgers you can use just the tines and use as a lawn slit aerator!!! And both attachments work wonderful, so not only is this a cultivator but but it's also a de-thatcher, an edger and a slit aerator. I am one happy camper, and so is my yard especially my lawn. [...] Slit Aerator: buy 2 or 4 edgers only install tines and no wheels.
54 of 59 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Not Made Overseas!!!,
This review is from: Troy-Bilt TB154E 9-Inch 6.5-Amp Electric Garden Cultivator/Tiller (Lawn & Patio)
I purchased the Troy-Bilt TB154 for several reasons, although Ryobi has a similarly priced tiller/cultivator with a motor that is about twice the size.First, I was looking for a small electric tiller without all of the headaches of maintaining a gas-powered tiller. Second, the only real storage I have is in the garage (the smaller the better), and most importantly, Troy-Bilt is still manufactured in the United States (with some manufacturing done in Canada). I am a huge advocate for buying American made to keep jobs in this country. I purchased the TB154 at a local Lowe's store for around $200. Seems a little overpriced for a small electric machine, but hopefully I am getting what I paid for. Anyway, after unpacking the tiller from the box and packaging, assembly was relatively simple. All that needs to be done is to attach the handle to the tiller using two bolts with large wing-nuts (no tools required). After that, you're all set. This is a new garden so I did a lot of shoveling, to break up the dirt, and grass removal beforehand (not intending on using a tiller). Using the tiller to break up the dirt would have been much easier and I found out that the tiller does a pretty good job of this without all of the shoveling. The TB154 has plenty of power and speed. It did an excellent job with really loosening up the dirt and getting the depth that I need for gardening (about six inches or so). I do not have a lot of hours on the tiller, but it has proven very reliable so far. Reliability is of huge importance for me so we will see after a few (8 to 10) hours of use. Smaller rocks are no problem. The tiller kicks them out of the dirt and to the top where they can be removed. There were several bigger rocks (4 to 5 inches) that I did not try this with because of not wanting to take the risk of breaking the tines, although it may have worked just fine. The tiller is very lightweight, but still digs very well, so it does not take a lot of "man handling" or intense arm and back workouts like some of the bigger gas-powered tillers. So far, overall I would rate this as a 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. Rating: 9 (on a scale of 1 to 10) Pros: * American made (possibly Canada) but not made overseas * easy to assemble (no tools required) * small and lightweight * breaks up and loosens the dirt very well * easy to remove tines for cleaning or replacement * low maintenance * plenty of power to get the job done * adjustable depth Cons: * no variable speed (although I do not know if other electric tillers have this feature) * seems a little pricey at $200 * store where I purchased did not have replacement tines Unknown: * overall reliability (excellent so far, but have only used for about two hours)
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