2013 - Volume #37, Issue #5, Page #27
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State-Of-The-Art Cordless Tiller
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The Tillie tiller is powered by a high torque, hub-driven electric motor located directly inside the blade hub mechanism. The battery pack mounts just above the blades and between a pair of 52-in. long wooden handles. A thumb throttle mounts on top of the handles.
“There’s no choke, no fuel cans, and no extension cords,” says Attig. “It’s priced higher than other battery-powered tillers on the market, but it’s built to last.
“Most conventional electric and battery-powered rototillers have simply taken the gas motor off and replaced it with an electric motor. They still have a transmission, which results in some loss of power. Our rototiller has no transmission, and because the motor is down low, the tool is more stable and easier to use. It also has a lot more torque, so you can operate the blade more slowly and still have full control whereas most other battery-powered rototillers have to run at full throttle in order to do any digging.
“It probably isn’t the best tool to break fallow ground, but once you’ve got the ground broken down this tiller has an extraordinary range of uses. By tilting the tiller to one side you can walk the machine back and forth and use it to do everything from digging furrows to hilling and making raised beds.”
The tiller is available with two battery options: a 24-volt, 10.5 Ah sealed lead acid power supply that sells for $895 plus S&H; and a 24-volt, 20 Ah lithium battery upgrade that sells for $1,095 plus S&H.
The company also offers a new electric-operated wheel hoe with the same battery options. The Solus is equipped with a 12-in. wide sharp steel stirrup and is designed to accept other brands of attachments. It sells for the same price as the tiller.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Carts & Tools, 280 N.W. 1st St., Corvallis, Ore. 97330 (ph 855 476-9834; info@cartsandtools.com; www.Cartsandtools.com).
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