"terryc" wrote in message
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Okay, finally decided that no-dig aided occasionally by the shovel isn't
going to work for our largest garden bed, so it is time to consider the
purchase of a power tool for the job.

Where do people look for walk behind cultivators?

Looking more towards the smaller self propeller rather than the heavier
one on two wheels(bed is raised and need to be a bit gentle).

The only one I've ever seen that I would be tempted by is what was called a
Chinese walking tractor. It was big and it didnt' seem to be very
ecologically friendly or suitable for a domestic garden. It was used by a
chap who had 40 acres and he used it like chinese peasants do, to cultivate
and to move things around his place - he'd rigged up a seat on wheels with a
sort of carry all thigny on the back as well. it was powerful but slow but
not suitable for a garden bed. From what he said at the time (and this is
at least 15 years ago) it took him a major effort to find it.