ECHO TC-210

Advantages: To the depth of a shovel bayonet, he grinds the earth into fluff. Light. One-handed and easily folded in the trunk. Compared to most motoblocks and cultivators (whose weight is rarely less than 50 kg), it seems like a toy. Resourceful. It is convenient to harrow in hard-to-reach places. Assembled from the box easily. The design has inch (and not the usual metric) nuts and bolts, which may indicate a state origin. You can, they say, buy a hiller for him.

Disadvantages: These are not disadvantages, but nevertheless: sometimes the stones get stuck in the harrows (approx. 5-8 cm). We put a large screwdriver in our pocket to pick them out. large roots can also cause a stop. If the earth is without stones, then this is not a problem. For the cultivation of virgin land and untreated soil, it is not enough for his element to grind turf. Although you can adapt. But sorry for the engine. I will describe starting a cold engine below. After an hour of work out of habit, signs of vibration sickness appear in the fingertips. The high-speed noise of the two-stroke presses on the ears - we use hearing protection (this is what the instruction also calls for).

Comment: Starting a cold engine: you have to get used to it. Not everyone succeeds right away. We pump up gasoline. The throttle valve is in the open position. Push the throttle handle halfway and pull the starter without releasing it. Do not forget that the gasoline tool does not like any running-in and warm-ups at idle. We run in for two tanks of gasoline. The difference between the running-in mode in operation is a smooth change in speed and the gasoline-oil mixture is not 50 to 1, but 40 to 1. We also let the gearbox and engine cool down periodically. well, and probably not run in virgin soil. We worked out half a tank-15 minutes break. Well, service according to the regulations, of course. It is described in the instructions. By the way, EHOV's guarantee for 5 years is a separate number! Read on the site, you will understand. And so the impressions are very positive ...

Advantages: 1.Weight, weight and more weight! Really carried with one hand! 2. The handle is collapsible, therefore it is easier to transport. 3.Fuel consumption pleased. 4. The engine is quite quiet for a 2 stroke. 5. Maneuverable.

Disadvantages: 1. The price tag on it is heavily lifted, for October 2015 - 24500r minimum - this does not fit into any gate. I managed to get a share for 19136r, it is still tolerable. As an option, there is also Huter gmc 1.8 it is from 12000r, the same variation on the mantis theme only from the Chinese. 2. The carburetor setting from the factory is not correct. The idle screw does not affect idle at all. 3. The leg is poorly fixed in the tilted position, sometimes it folds spontaneously and the cultivator falls. Not critical, but nevertheless they could have put a stronger spring or some kind of stopper. 4. There is no reverse, it is certainly light and it is not a problem to transfer it, but nevertheless.

Comment: For those who have a hard start: Set up idle and you will be happy.Adjustable with screw "L", the spring-loaded idle screw has no effect on idle, although the instruction says otherwise. In short, screw "L" clockwise - to lower the speed, counterclockwise - to increase, we achieve smooth idling and so as not to stall when pressing the gas. Twist very carefully, a little bit. With a cold one, we start it like this: The choke lever up - pull the starter until the engine grabs and immediately stalls (usually with 2-3 jerks) - the choke lever down - pull the starter and the engine starts. It plows perfectly, the ground is fluffy, weeds are chopped up and on the surface - heavy cultivators cannot do that. Compared to a heavy cultivator, it's just super, you don't get tired at all. On stones and where virgin soil sometimes jumps, but this is a consequence of the light weight and in general not very annoying, since it is easy to keep it in place. ZY Naturally, it is not for plowing weeds on virgin soil in large volumes. But after all, you raise the virgin soil once, and you need to loosen and plow the processed one constantly, with the last echo it does an excellent job, however, they can also raise the virgin soil and it is an order of magnitude easier than with a shovel.

Advantages: 1. Lightweight 2. Easily fits into even the trunk of a sedan 3. Ideal for a woman. Since it is physically impossible for us to lift a hefty colossus. 4. Plows down. Weeds on the surface

Disadvantages: We need to get used to the plant. But if you do everything right, then it will work out all the time. If the land has not been cultivated for a long time, the roots are your big problem. We'll have to constantly pick them out and stones from the cutters. Again, this is a one-time suffering. Noisy and terribly vibrating machine. But that's okay, again.

Comment: I decided to write a review, because this year this miracle just helped me out 100%. The task is to raise the virgin soil in the country, where there is a lot of wheatgrass and no one dug for 10-15 years. The earth is loamy, which significantly complicates the work. In the spring, they hired a healthy cultivator - he did not even dig into our land. And considering that we were all refused, we had to invent something ourselves. We do this: we mow the grass to the very root (who has a trimer - they know how to do it) or chop it with a hoe (this is much longer). Further, if there has been no rain for a long time, we drain to the state of a swamp. It is possible and less, but digging will be more difficult, vibration disease of the palms and fingers is provided. Let's stand. It can take several hours, it can take several days. Depends on the weather. While it is standing, we pick the ground with a pitchfork. Do not overturn! The stones will dry up, then you will not do anything. They just drove in a pitchfork, raised it a little and threw it. Do it pretty quickly. And then the cultivator enters the battle. First, we plow in one direction, shallow. The main thing is to break the top layer. And then we plow the same area in the perpendicular direction. Here the cultivator should go to the full depth of the cutters. Then all that remains is to pick up a rake, level the area and choose the grass. It seems too complicated. But digging with your hands is many times longer and harder. But in general, where it was already dug up a year ago - it goes like clockwork. One penetration is enough. Worked great on cultivating under bushes and trees in the spring. As for the launch, I can add only one thing to the previous comments - so that it starts up well and quickly, I remove the air filter. As soon as I started up, I wind it back and work.

Advantages: lightweight, well bites and cultivates soil, especially sandy loam, comfortable

Disadvantages: who recently started using such a technique, you need to adapt both when starting up and at work

Comment: I have been using it for less than a month, I bought this assistant for my dacha.The spouse is just delighted, it is convenient to work in small areas, where you cannot crawl except with a hoe or some kind of manual hoe. And this cultivator works great in small spaces. We work for them in strawberries, in raspberries, in general, where there is a place for a shrub, we process trunks in the garden. Before that, all such work had to be done by hand. The earth really becomes like fluff, recycles so well. It also pulls out weeds well, it remains only to collect them from the surface. The only thing is someone who has never worked with such a technique before, you need to adapt when starting (the process has already been described above, I will not repeat it), and when working, the cultivator also jumps sometimes, be prepared.