[colin120]

Hi all
I bought a Wolf Garten DAS Multi-Change Soil Miller, I used it to day but found it impossible to use, I dug out one of my beds then tried to use the Soil Miller but all the soil just blocked up around it like a ball.

Is there a certain way of using the tool or does it only work on certain soil ?? my soil is very clayey, I have added a load of horse manure on top of the soil and I am going to try the soil miler again after the horse manure has been sitting there for a few days.

If the soil miler don't work next time its going in the bin, paid £29,99 for the soil miler and £11.00 for the handle so far its a waste of money

[Annen]

It works best on dry soil, if it is too damp you have to keep stopping and clearing the tines,which is a pain as you have discovered.

[Yorkie]

Annen's right. It's a great piece of kit but isn't designed for wet soils.

[moose]

Have to agree, I have one and it is great but only when the soil has dried out a bit. I'm just down the road from you and our clay soil is still a bit on the sticky side for even digging.

[bravemurphy]

Yep got to agree too an amazing bit of kit when the soil is not wet.

[Yorkie]

Also, the tines aren't built to break up manure if it's in large strawy clods.  I suspect the manure may be sticking to them.   The tool is designed to break soil into smaller lumps.

[Annen]

I love it!  It does the same job as I used to do with the rake, but better.. you know, raking and breaking up lumps with the back of the rake, but I don't think it would replace a tiller which I think might be able to use better on damper soil.

[Sparkyrog]

Interesting I bought my first piece of wolf kit today ! just a rake ,I thought it may be space saving 

[Growster...]

Colin, you haven't wasted your money at all! Just wait a few weeks until everything dries out, and it will be a great tool to have!

Manure just clogs up most tools, including mechanical rotavators, and it won't get easy until it's nice and dry, so wait a bit and go again, as you'll be fine!

I like the look of those Wolf tools,and would have done the same as you!

[jezza]

hi i use nothing but wolf tools if you want to turn manure in try the five tine cultivator with arrow head type points this works in clay soil  the miller is exellent in dry soil for crumbling siol and turning fertilizer in   jezza