Product Information
Description
The Eckman 2-stroke petrol cultivator makes easy work of preparing soil for vegetable gardens, flower beds or lawn laying - saving you from hours of back-breaking digging.
The Eckman petrol tiller has a powerful 42.7cc / 1.6HP low maintenance engine which helps break up and turn over soil up to 20cm deep by 25cm wide in a single pass, quickly and effortlessly.
The more passes you make over the ground with the Eckman cultivator the finer and more aerated the soil becomes and of course you can use it to mix in garden compost and feed. Being petrol-powered there’s no potentially dangerous trailing power leads or restriction on where you can work.
Also available: Electric Start version - all the same great features as PTC1 but includes automatic self-charging electric starting system.
Features
- 42.7cc / 1.6 HP low maintenance engine
- Single speed air-cooled 2-stroke (mix 25:1) single cylinder engine with recoil starter
- 4x revolving tines, each with 6 angled teeth
- Digs 20cm deep x 25cm wide (8” x 9 ¾”) in single pass
- 1200ml tank - gives approx 1hr continuous use when full
- Hand-operated throttle with safety ON/OFF switch
- Lightweight - weighs only 15kg
- Can be moved using it's wheels
- Wheels also act as tilling depth adjusters
- Robust 2.5cm (1”) tubular steel frame
- Basic maintenance tools supplied
- Latest CE / EU11 emissions tested and approved
FAQs
Q: Can I download instructions for this product?
A: Yes, you can download a PDF copy of the instructions for this product by
clicking here
Q: Is there a customer service phone number I can call for assistance?
A: The Eckman Customer Service number is 0871 590 5911
Q: Is this machine self-propelled or do I have to push it?
A: In fact it’s self-propelled. When the revolving tines dig into the ground, this has the effect of pushing the machine forwards. Pulling back against the forwards motion will have the effect of the tines digging deeper into the ground.
Q: What do the wheels at the back do?
A: They have three purposes – to help transport the machine; to help stabilise the machine when tilling; to act as a tilling depth adjustment.
Q: You say this machine is low maintenance. Can you explain?
A: Apart from keeping the machine clean, checking all nuts and bolts are secure, and removing any debris that may have got stuck in between the tines ( specially when working in clay soils), the main thing is to keep the air filter clean as this is the most common cause of engine misfire and bad running if left to become dirty. Removing the air filter is simple and well explained in the operations manual. Once removed, there’s a small sponge filter inside and again, cleaning it only takes a moment or two and is explained in the manual. A check and clean if necessary after every 10 hours of use should be fine.
Q: Is any assembly involved before I can use the machine and will I need any special tools?
A: The tiller comes fully assembled with the exception of the handlebars and wheel assembly, both of which take just a few moments. No special tools are required.
Q: If for some reason I break one of the tines, can it be replaced?
A: Yes. Replacing the tines is quite straight forward and covered in the instructions. Tines should be replaced as a set of four so that the wear is even. They are available from Eckman Spares / Eckman Customer Services on 0871 590 5917.
Customer Reviews
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| Easy to set up. Works well. |
| Brian Radmall, Reydon |
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| Looks well made & is great value for money compared to similar products. Perhaps should have purchased later as warranty running out waiting for season to use the machine. |
| Roland Taylor, Milton Keynes |
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Excellent lightweight tiller for occasional use. I did the equivalent of several days digging in my veg plot in 2 hours.Ojective in avoiding recurrent back problems achieved! Defective oil sealupon commissionig marred otherwise excellent economical product
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| Clive Marshall, Woodbridge |
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| good lightweight machine easy for a woman to use, wheels could be slightly biggar if transporting by hand to site of use |
| margaret bellamy, Bideford |
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| Exellent piece of equipment,turned over my allotment in 3/4 hour would have taken all day by hand. |
| Morag Evans, Keswick |
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| david stevens, Worcester |
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| Easy to put together- light to handle when using- noisy if using for full hour- tines do not dig deep enough to take place of manual digging but will break up soil for sowing thereafter |
| Michael Barrett, Liverpool |
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Great product, it's really going to save my back!
Prompt delivery and great price. Would definately recommend. |
| Benedetto La Monica, St. Albans |
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| Errol Whitworth, Chelmsford |
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Received on a timely basis and well within stated guidelines. The oil plastic bottle container for the gear box was not affixed correctly and leaking into the delivery box.I needed to buy extra gear box oil.
Otherwise the product was very good as a tiller.
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| michael skingley, bromley |
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| product up and running great machine |
| cyril murray, Elgin |
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| Really easy to build up and to use. instructions were fairly adequate. Priming the first fuel through was a litle frustrating....seemed to take some time. 15 - 20 tugs on the starter and I was away.The machine seemed to throw up quite a bit of soil but overall the whole thing was very good for the price. Would recommend to friends. |
| Chris Thomas, Billingham |
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| Great product - 5 hours digging has turned into 20 minutes cultivating - Good value too! |
| Simon Leigh, Bath |
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| excellant product and very quick delivery,very pleased thanks |
| brian read, near lewes |
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| Geoffrey Ellis, Dartford |
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| great machine, great price, great service so far, impressed told loads |
| jeff wright, blairgowrie |
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| Great tool, easy to use and does the job. |
| Nicola Wilding, South Croydon |
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| gave this product to my son. From what he told me it is good value for money. |
| john dew, Uxbridge |
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| Good value for money, it seems to work well as long as the ground isn`t too compacted, but it is only a small cultivator. |
| steve strickland, Rugby |
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| Value for money definately, |
| J Thompson, Newcastle upon Tyne |
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| Excellent - easy to use, light to handle and fulfils the expectations! |
| Carroll George, Sidmouth |
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| very good ,easy to start,lightweight,does a good job,a little noisey |
| RICKY CECIL HOWELLS, CARDIGAN |
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| This is a replacement machine - my previous machine was stolen! I was quite lost without it and had no hesitation in replacing it with the identical machine - even though I had to wait a few weeks for delivery as you were out of stock. |
| Angus Thomas, Rode |
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| value for money and very easy to use would recommend to others |
| beverley wennington, worthing |
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An excellant product which does the job really well. My only criticisms are with the instructions which do not tell you what to do with the two loose wires and also the fact that the choke works opposite to what you are told.
[T2 Direct: The labels for the choke have now been amended so that they read right. Apologies for the confusion.] |
| David Andrews, Cheltenham |
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| Ruby Summers, Brightlingsea |
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| very good machine light and works well |
| beresford woodley, Salisbury |
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| Great piece of kit, does the job fine. |
| Robert Falconer, Swansea |
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Excellent value.
Given a tough test on Allotment, Flying Colours!
Could make G/Box oil filler larger! |
| David Hoey, Chipping Norton |
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| A graet little machine for the small/medium garden. My only critisism would be of the wheels for moving it around. They could give more clearance in order that the tynes dont catch the floor. |
| David White, Westhall |
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| Nice and light, easy to start and does the job, but noisy and vibrates a bit. I will need my motorbike gloves and ear plugs. The neighbours will just have to get used to it. (The manual says 105 dB(A) and claims that's "low noise"!!!) |
| Richard Taylor, Scunthorpe |
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| Very pleased with item. Thank you |
| Denise Hodkinson, Chorley |
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| works exellantly no problems at all |
| Peter Atkinson, Sheffield |
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| Excellent value for money. |
| Phillip Hayter, London |
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| I was very pleased with the cultivator, it was just what I wanted for the job in hand. |
| Steve Harrison, Stockton-on-Tees |
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| An excellent little machine for the money, better than a mantiss and a third of the price. Warm up the gear oil in a jug of hot water before you try to put it in. |
| Christine Jones, Middlesbrough |
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Great product but takes ages to fill the gearbox. I had to put oil in microwave to make it fluid enough to pour.
[T2 Direct response] the gearbox oil is very thick and it may well need warming up slightly in order to make pouring easier. |
| Mr John Boffy, Weymouth |
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| good quick delivery great product and value |
| j i hall, redcar |
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| Peter Martin, Chesterfield |
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| excellent piece of equipment - works extremely well- very pleased. |
| KEVIN SMITH, Oxford |
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| good to deal with, you will never be dissapointed |
| ORLANDO DYER, Dunbar |
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READ PREVIOUS REVIEWS WHICH STATED THAT LABEL FOR CHOKE WAS WRONG WAY ROUND.THIS IS STILL THE CASE AND ALL IT NEEDS IS FOR THE ADHESIVE LABEL TO BE TURNED ROUND SO WHY NOT PUT THE LABEL THE RIGHT WAY ROUND DURING MANUFACTURE.
T2 Direct: Thanks, Carl. This oversight has now been corrected and the label is now the right way around. |
| CARL MANTAJ, Sheffield |
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| i find the cultivater very good its doing the job for me i highly recomend it .its well worth the money |
| francis curtis, Port Talbot |
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| good value will save my back |
| philip laflin, Felixstowe |
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| James Russell, Fowey |
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| paul wright, Chesham |
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| WORKS WELL ! DOES THE JOB AS INTENDED |
| stuart watson, Dorchester |
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| ilie chitoiu, London |
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| I have only recently been in a position to use this product, but have found it great on performance and great value for money compared with others on the market. |
| alfred joinson, Leicester |
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This is a tiller not a cultivator and is excellent on pre-prepared ground which is what it is designed for.
Used in this way it is as good as anything on the market for the job.This is used on allotments and is expected to do a lot of work. |
| richard stynes, walsall |
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| just the job and easy for the father in law to use, light to handle for him. |
| terry adams, gloucester |
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| For the price of the Cultivator and not heard of Eckman before was a little worried about its consruction for the price. NO NEED TO HAVE WORRIED. When it came was very impressewd with the construction and quality of the cultivator. The only problem was with cofussion on the choke markings when lever is in Off postion it is acutually ON, When in ON postion it accutally Off. |
| Steneph Beech, Wincanton |
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| Excellnt value |
| Robin Dilleyston, Aylesbury |
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| arived in ngood order and as per advert |
| geoff whittaker, Walton on the Naze |
