Just need to know if it will choke out an established yard of grass or will I need to till everything up to get a yard full of this product?
168305
It didn't choke out anything I already had there. It grew in some bare spots, but mostly didn't grow. I think down to bare ground would have worked better.
1731681
Yes it will but it's slow. It will pull grass and weeds out of the ground, roots and all. You will have to stop and rake the stuff out of the way as you move along the area. I have a mantis tiller which really tears up the ground but it doesn't pull the weeds out as well as the B&D.; My battery lasts for about 30 miinutes, but I have 4 batteries so not a problem....
1993316
I see that one person mentions torn up grass. Do others have this problem as well? I have a grass strip from the house to the driveway. Will this do it in?
717586
Hello, I have used this tiller with a troy built weed trimmer in my gardens without any stalling. One of the gardens has a sandy soil and enables the tiller to go about three inches deep. The other garden has a clay base soil and tills somewhat harder but will still go about three inches deep. Going through old sod will be difficult due to the grass wrapping surround the tines causing you to have to stop and remove the grass so that the tiller can contact the soil. My advice would be to spray the area with a grass killer and rake the area before tilling. Mike
715507
It seems like on this one, everything that needs to be metal is metal! I bought mine for weed whacking my back yard and I have only used it once (ran it for about a solid hour). It started easily and never stalled. I had some really tall dead weeds and I was really concerned if the Swisher would be able to chew them all up. I had to push down on the handle to lift up the front of the Swisher to pulverize all the weeds, which it did fine. I was amazed how little build up of weed debris there was. I was also amazed that the whacker strings never broke (I know I hit my cinder block fence many many times. Anyway, it worked fine and I think it will stand up (although my usage will be limited). It seems like on this one, everything that needs to be metal is metal! I bought mine for weed whacking my back yard and I have only used it once (ran it for about a solid hour). It started easily and never stalled. I had some really tall dead weeds and I was really concerned if the Swisher would be able to chew them all up. I had to push down on the handle to lift up the front of the Swisher to pulverize all the weeds, which it did fine. I was amazed how little build up of weed debris there was. I was also amazed that the whacker strings never broke (I know I hit my cinder block fence many... » Read More It seems like on this one, everything that needs to be metal is metal! I bought mine for weed whacking my back yard and I have only used it once (ran it for about a solid hour). It started easily and never stalled. I had some really tall dead weeds and I was really concerned if the Swisher would be able to chew them all up. I had to push down on the handle to lift up the front of the Swisher to pulverize all the weeds, which it did fine. I was amazed how little build up of weed debris there was. I was also amazed that the whacker strings never broke (I know I hit my cinder block fence many many times. Anyway, it worked fine and I think it will stand up (although my usage will be limited). « Show Less
2148456
Ya bro, I have the whole setup. It works perfectly. The quality of the bags and mesh is important, and they hold up to overflowing amounts of grass. The Shute disconnects from the mower in one minute. Worth every penny..
1411631
I created my garden and had to take off the top layer of grass. The cultivator could handle it, I had really tough grass, so it took three times over to clear out the grass but overall it saved my back and a lot of tome if I had to dig it myself. I placed the setting on the lowest possible, that also helped I think. Best of luck,
1985980
It depend on how high you like your grass above ground. This machine will take out moss and grass at the same time.
185485
If all you need to kill is weedy grass, this chemical will do it -- but takes a long time to work. If it's a mix of grass and broadleaf -- AND there's nothing you want to save -- then I'd use Roundup, which will kill everything and then decay in the soil.
576451
This product works very well. However, you do have to take wider turns. The issue is not damage to the machine, it is about damage to your yard. If you turn too sharply, it will take a large chunk out of the grass.
2250468
Not well at all. Dry grass is optimal. Tall standing weeds it has a problem cutting
259246
No. Nothing about this works well. Do not invest in it. The blades do not cut the grass well. Too hard to push. I thought that it could be a good work out.....Not worth the time. I cost over $100 to ship it back.
1474410
I used it last year, and probably wouldn't use it too early in the lifecycle for newly seeded grass. Get your new grass planted and growing for a month or two, then supplement with this.
2176156
I just used mine for the first time, it pulls the dead grass out pretty good, but I don't think it pulls or kills the crab grass out of the lawn.
74512
Yes, as long as you don't try to go too deep in a single pass. Around 2 to 3 inches in depth at a time would be fine. allow the tiller to work at it's own pace and not force it. A good quality 12 or 14 gauge extension cord would help too.
2253559
Well, honestly it depends on the thickness of your grass. It seems to go rather well even at a thicker grass, but you usually would have to adjust the level of the wheels bagger or no bagger etc. This machine does not have a self propelled mechanism, but it starts pretty easily every time. It cuts good, too!
254585
our ground is very hard and , that is one reason we got a tiller to break it up, so far we have had no trouble. before we got the tiller, we had to wet ( soak ) the ground, so I would say this tiller would work fine!