My parents have been running a little Mantis tiller for several years now (taking time to re-fill the fuel tank, of course). They have no problems with it, it's light and easy to use. I have a Ryobi trimmer that accepts attachments, and one attachment I have is a little cultivator. It's OK, but not as good as the Mantis. _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus