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A detailed buying guide: how to choose a tiller, cultivator, scarifier and earth auger.
This section covers petrol tillers and walk-behind tractors for loosening and cultivating soil, preparing seedbeds and removing weeds, and, with attachments, for ploughing, digging potatoes and hauling loads. The internal-combustion engine provides autonomy and enough power for gardens, vegetable plots and farmland with no mains supply. Tillers suit small and medium plots, while heavy walk-behind tractors suit large areas and farms. For a general overview, see what motor tools and engine-powered equipment are and how to choose them.
A tiller is driven by its tines and is intended only for loosening soil, while a walk-behind tractor has wheels, a gearbox and can take attachments such as a plough, potato digger, trailer or mower. Choose by plot size and the jobs you plan. See how to choose self-propelled and seasonal engine-powered grounds equipment.
Light tillers have 2.5–5 hp (about 2–3.5 kW) engines, mid-size ones 5–7 hp, and walk-behind tractors 6–15 hp (4.5–11 kW). Most use a four-stroke engine with separate oil, which is quieter and longer-lasting, while small tillers may be two-stroke. See differences between two-stroke, four-stroke and diesel engines and engine displacement, power, torque and RPM: how to compare engine-powered equipment.
Tillers usually work a width of 30–85 cm and walk-behind tractors up to 100–135 cm, at a depth of 15–30 cm. Adjustable width (with removable tine sections) lets you work between narrow rows, and a depth bar keeps the depth even.
Simple tillers have one forward speed, while walk-behind tractors have 1–3 forward gears and reverse, which matters for turning a heavy machine. A gear reducer is more durable than a chain reducer, and a belt drive softens shocks. For drivetrain parts: how to choose drivetrain parts: gears, shafts, bearings, clutches and belts.
Most models have a manual recoil starter, while heavy walk-behind tractors may have an electric starter with a battery. Automatic decompression and convenient choke control make cold starts easier.
A four-stroke engine runs on straight petrol, with oil in the crankcase that must be checked and changed regularly. The gearbox has its own transmission oil, and a 1–6 l tank determines continuous run time. More details: fuel, engine oil and two-stroke mix: how to choose and use them correctly.
Tillers weigh 25–60 kg and walk-behind tractors 70–150 kg or more: a heavy machine digs better into hard soil, a light one is more manoeuvrable. Height- and side-adjustable handlebars, a folding design and a transport wheel make work and transport easier. On vibration: what is vibration level.
Wear sturdy closed footwear and hearing protection, keep clear of rotating tines and stop the engine before cleaning. Change the oil, clean the air filter and check the spark plug every season, and drain the fuel for winter. Read how to safely use internal-combustion-engine tools and equipment, how to choose hearing protection, how to choose safety footwear and protective rubber boots, how to maintain and store motor tools and engine-powered equipment and how to choose spare parts for gasoline and diesel engines.
At ToolsArmenia you can compare petrol tillers and walk-behind tractors by engine power, working width and depth, gears, attachments and weight and choose the right model for your plot.
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