EGO Power+CTA9500 9.5-inch Cultivator Attachment for EGO 56-Volt Lithium-ion Multi Head System

Notice this is a cultivator, not a tiller! I now know there is a difference...When I used this more as a tiller, it got the job done on my very compacted soil, but it was a ton of work for ~400 sq ft. After 3-4 hours, I'd turned over the top 3-5" of soil in a fairly large flower bed. In the most compacted areas, I resorted to using a shovel to loosen up the soil which helped. Using a 7.5Ah battery, I got through about 250 sq ft of tough soil before it died. You'll need a few breaks to get through that much anyway, so battery life is great and not a concern.The next day I felt like I got hit by a train. Super exhausting carrying the heavy cultivator+multihead and trying to force the cultivator down into the ground when it wants to dance along the surface. And that's speaking as a 6'4 fairly strong guy.After tilling, I incorporated more than 4 yards of compost into that 400 sq ft. Using the cultivator for what it was really meant to do was considerably easier. You can drag the multihead and let the cultivator sort of naturally sink to the bottom of the soft stuff and mix it together. While the cultivator claims a ~8.5" max cultivation depth, I did cheat and take off the guard to let the cultivator get all the way down into the 8-9" of material.In retrospect, I wish I'd rented a tiller for the flower bed. I probably would have been done in less than an hour. But this cultivator did get the job done with a workout, it faired better when mixing soft soil, and it did fine roughing up another ~120 sq ft patch of dirt that wasn't so compacted. I also think this will help seed grass on some bare patches later this year where I'll just want to rough up the top half inch or so of soil.

Very Impressed. I am a disabled vet in my 70's and last year prepping my raised beds was slightly more than just an effort - I needed a better way. - and saw this. It works fantastic ! The soil in the beds is a lot lighter than the flowerbeds., so it cuts through and turns it with ease. One battery has already turned eight beds., and still has half a charge left. [ I already had the power head unit.] I haven't used it on any other soil around the place - but for my raised vegetable beds it really made my prep-work very easy. Note: A little heavy, but the shoulder strap helps a lot. I highly recommend this cultivator / power head unit.

I have many EGO attachments for the Power Head, and this one was a huge game changer. The area in this picture is 16x30 where we're putting raised planters. I didn't snap a picture before building the frame and laying the weed fabric, but this attachment helped me clear the grass and about 2-3" of dirt to get to a clean base to lay the gravel base. I am in the northeast, where you dig with a pick. This would have been absolutely miserable without this attachment.The tool easily attaches to the Power Head. As some others have said, the battery lasts a REALLY long time with this. I was using a 2.5AH and probably tilled for 2 hours straight on a charge. This had no issue digging through the turf. It took time, but it was much easier than trying to dig it out by hand.I also used it to dig a 6" deep trench about 30' long to run the plumbing lines up to the side of the house. I removed the two outer tines so I was working with a slimmer tiller. It dug in and made trenching so easy. Don't get me wrong - this is a bit heavy and it's hard, sweaty work, but it was 10x better than manually digging.I have been extremely impressed with so many of the EGO tools and attachments. If you regularly turn ground for a garden or have needs to do minor trenching, this tool makes it so much easier.

This well built cultivator works great on low speed for small plots of soft soil. Despite its appreciable weight, you won't be breaking-up dried clay or hard pan soils with this. Lacking an adjustable depth drag, expect a shoulder workout holding this back as it tries to skip across the plot, even in soft soil. But it is does go down 4 inches churning weeds, scat, and additives back into the soil. Great for raised beds, flower borders, vegetable gardens and even compost piles. Don't even dream of using this for reseeding a lawn!

I purchased this about a month ago and have edged at least 50 trees with lots of rocks, and an enormous flower bed full of ivy and old stumps. This has been worth it for the job it has already done, and it still runs great. On the medium-sized Ego battery it runs nearly forever. I'm in decent shape and my arms get tired before the battery runs out. I'm used to the blower or mower running out of battery within 15 - 20 minutes, but this tiller runs for seemingly several hours before I have to switch to another. I'm not sure I've ever used the mower battery (about 6 pounds) with this and ran out of battery. Due to the weight, I use the medium-sized batteries and change after more than an hour of work. This will bring up rocks easily. I am super surprised at how well it works in tough soil and the fact that it isn't using a lot of the battery is a mystery. I've owned 2 gas tillers, one that had counter-rotating tines that was a walk-behind mammoth machine, and I prefer this battery handheld one over that. Of course it doesn't get as deep as the trench-depth Husqvarna, but it blows away the other gas-powered walk-in-front machine I got from Lowes or Home Depot last year that lasted only 1 season. I'd give this more stars if I could. Definitely one of the best products I've bought recently. For perspective, I'm working in an area requiring about 250 bags of mulch. If you have time and stamina and want the convenience of electric and handheld, then this is perfect. I won't be going back to gas.