It has been quite a number of years since I've owned and used a high wheeled cultivator, but for hand cultivation I always liked them. Much, much faster than using a hoe. Naturally they work better in fine soil so that the tines don't plug with clods or organic debris. In heavier garden soils they do push harder.
Most have adjustable height handles and have a small variety of attachments.
The old antique ones work just fine if you can find one for less money than a new one.
This company has both the Earthway 6500 and the Beaver which seems to be the two most prevalent on the Net.
http://www.redhillgeneralstore.com/plows.htm The Earthway model is about the same price as on the Earthway outlet site:
http://www.earthway-outlet.com/6500.htm
I located and purchased a Bolens Ridemaster, one of these
http://www.starchak.ca/Bolens/images/finished2.jpg so will be using it to cultivate two rows at a time. It turns so short at the end of rows that a rear tire pivots on its own footprint, meaning I can turn at the end of rows and go right down the next without delay or need of a large aisle. Cultivator shanks attach to the toolbar and the rear wheels spread as needed to clear rows.
I hope to rig planters to it next year to plant and cultivate with the same unit. Will also possibly add a transplant tube so that I can drop seed potatoes, onion sets, etc. into the furrow. Haven't figured out yet what all I will add in the accessories dept.
It certainly takes the work out of fun.
So, DH has a big tiller!
