Exactly why I bought these. The turnbuckles were always coming loose and my implement would bang back and forth.
I have a small gas powered push type tiller that is almost impossible to start and impossible to hold onto when it gets going. This PTO powered tiller should be hands down better than what I've been using. My neighbor already asked to borrow it. lolCongratulations! You may not use it a lot, but it sure is wicked fast compared to using a hand-operated or hand-steered motorized tiller. You can really cover some ground with one of those 5-footers. Depending on the job (how big your garden is), it may take longer to hook it up then clean & remove it than it does to do the tilling!
And speaking of transmission oil, I'm quite sure the "every 250 hours" is overkill; on mine it's been about 400 hours, but also over 5 years....
I had one of those once, gave it away when I bought my Troy-Bilt. Yes, it takes longer to till, but it practically runs itself. Plus I use it all season to till between the rows. I have a neighbor coming over this year to do the first tilling. I would really like to have a tiller for the tractor but like I said, I can't justify the expense for something that will be used less than 1 hour a year.
That thing is a new arrival for me. My neighbor is off to a nursing home, so his son said come take what you want...I took that and a rake lol.
It actually does a good job at cultivating, I used to use it between the rows to keep the weeds down. Don't try to grip the handles tight, just let it pull against your fingers. I liken it to running a buffer, if you try to over-control it and force it where you want it to go, it will just rip itself out of your hands.
