I know they are not everyone's cup of tea, but with over 300 sq.mtrs of vegetable garden to virgin dig I thought I would treat myself to a rotovator. I hired one from a local tool hire place and wasn't impressed as it just scratched the surface.
I was looking in E-bay the other day and saw and advert for a Maxtra ML-GR001, buy new. I decided to go for it as it said the RRP was £1599 and it was on sale for £340 including delivery, looked like a bargain. It came in a crate and had to be built up, the instructions are very clear and easy to follow (although being a mechanical engineer might have helped), also it was delivered in 2 days from placing the order.
This morning, it being a nice sunny dry day, although not warm, here in the north east of Scotland I decided to give it a test run.
To say I'm impressed is an understatement, what a great peice of kit, the depth is adjustable and if you work through the area gradually dropping the cutters it easily works through the ground to give a fine deep tilth.
The plan is to use it to turn the surface of our paddocks and to regrass for the ponies. I'm sure this will manage it easily.
Best buy I've made since we moved in last August.
John.