I am looking to get a rototiller but have permanent wrist injury

[Guest]

Should I get front or rear tines?

[Chuck]

Raised bed gardening no tiller required.

[Frank]

Get yourself a BCS.

WELL BALANCED, Differential (makes turning a breeze). Accepts a multitude of attachments.

Very user friendly..

[Peter]

Pay a kid $20 and save the pain.

[Melissa]

Look up no dig gardening. Don't waste your money on an unnecessary tiller. Check out Charles Dowding on YouTube.

[Olex]

No rototiller if your wrist is bad, forget it. Hire someone.

[Brad]

I would say rear because it is better, but neither will be easy on your wrist.

[Daniel]

Rear tine can usually be operated 1 handed. Tinker with the depth gauge to find the easy till and then double till the ground on that setting if it not deep enough on first round.

[Oscar]

The smaller Troybilt, I think it’s a super bronco, has counter rotation and can easily be handled with one hand….

I’ve got a terrible back and a couple different tillers that I can’t use at all but that one is basically just walk along and it does the work.

[Vicky]

I have an electric one, the tines are in the front and it's self propelled. I love it.

I'm not super strong nor big, but I can manage it just fine.

I have arthritis in my fingers and wrists, this one is easy for me.

[John]

If you don't have a established garden, hire someone to do it. Braking new ground is not a easy job and it will beat you up especially your arm's. But if you do it most definitely rear.

Have had both front tine is just ridiculous and extremely punishing.

[Harold]

I agree with whoever said don’t do it. I have a front tine model. If you have nice rich loamy soil, it’s less stressful but if you have rocks, ledge and roots, the rototiller jumps around like a bucking bronco.

Find a neighbor who had one, and ask to try it.

[Andrea]

I have wrist issues and wear braces when doing strenuous tasks. In my garden I invested in a Toro battery operated tiller - light and easy to use.

The only time I have to wrangle it somewhat is if I hit a root, it bounces but is so light weight it’s not stressful on my wrists.

[Mark]

Front tine buck and swerve when you hit a rock. Rear tine are better, but they are typically a bigger machine that requires some upper body strength. You might try to rent one and see if you can manage it before buying one.

Otherwise hire someone for a big job. You may have better luck with a small electric. They are more like large garden weasels than deep tillers.