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title: "Rear Tine Tiller — $359K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 49/100 · $359K/yr market · 81K searches/yr · $727.92 avg price. Doesn't clear our bar today. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **rear tine tiller**
**Skip it**
Pricing outside the sweet spot ($727.92 avg) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Market size 54Growth 32Conversion 8Competition 44Returns 92Price range 3Avg price 0Brand share 65Review moat 68Quality gap 97
**Quality gap**
**Incredible****3.9★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Returns**
**Great****1.2%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Review moat**
**Good****780.43**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Brand share**
**Good****66%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Market size**
**Good****$359K**
$359K/yr · 81K searches
**Competition**
**Okay****59%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Growth**
**Okay****+5.4%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Conversion**
**Bad****0.6%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Bad****$49.24–$1930.33**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Avg price**
**Bad****$727.92**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Signals**[** Quality Gap**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=quality_gap "Avg rating < 4.0") [** High Price**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=high_price "Avg price > $50") [** Out of Stock**](https://flapen.com/research/niches?market=us&signal=out_of_stock "OOS rate > 10%")
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, rear tine tiller is a $359K/yr Amazon United States market (81K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 66% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.
Data updated Jul 16, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **rear tine tiller market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **250–500**
- avg 0–100/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$182K–$364K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **0.6%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#240**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **48%**
- **Sponsored**
- **81%**
- **Out of stock**
- **18.6%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **35 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **176 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**18 **—flat
**Sellers**
**40**
**Top-5 brand share**
**66%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**59%**
Top 20: 100%
**Open market**
**28%**
- EARTHQUAKE30% - Generic12% - Pulsar9% - NOVUS9% - YARDMAX6% - SuperHandy6%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 59 weeks — +5.4% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '26 seasonJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Peak months: Mar, Apr, May · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.2×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/patio-lawn-garden/rear-tine-tiller/trend)
## **Top rear tine tiller search terms**
- **rear tine tiller**36K/yr-5.9%0.3% conv. - **rear tine tillers gas powered**17K/yr-4.3%0.3% conv. - **rear tine garden tillers clearance**4K/yr+50.1%0.1% conv. - **rear tine rototiller**5K/yr+27.2%0.5% conv. - **small gas tiller**4K/yr+32.0%0.2% conv. - **rear tine tillers**4K/yr+59.0%0.3% conv. - **motocultor agricola diesel**5K/yr+24.4%0.0% conv. - **powermate tiller**3K/yr+50.5%0.0% conv. - **troy built tiller**3K/yr-19.2%0.2% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/patio-lawn-garden/rear-tine-tiller/search-terms)
## **Top rear tine tiller products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%10%$36K20%$72K30%$108K40%$144K1101001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted
All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**EARTHQUAKE Victory Rear Tine Tiller Powerful 209cc 4-Cycle Viper Engine Rugged Bronze Gear Transmission Counter-Rotating Tines Instant Reverse Pneumatic Wheels Model: 39381 Red/Black**EARTHQUAKE**$773.71**4.2★357 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3JT1TR7) [2**Tiller Cultivator Rear Tine Tiller - 7HP Gas Engine 212CC 20 Wide and 8 Deep Cultivator - Garden Soil Prep for Lawn Garden and Field Soil Cultivation**Generic**$576.31**1.0★2 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2GK7K2Z) [3**Pulsar 212cc 20-Inch Gas Powered Rear Tine Tiller with Forward/Reverse**Pulsar**$845.40**4.3★25 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXQ55XJF) [4**NOVUS 18-Inch Dual Direction Rear Tine Tiller 212cc 4-Cycle Gas Engine Full Gear Transmission Dual Rotating Tines Airless Tires Gas Tiller for Small to Large Gardens**NOVUS**$1160.87**4.7★41 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CXPC92BB) [5**YARDMAX 18 in. 212 cc Gas OHV Engine Rear Tine Tiller with Dual Rotating Tilling**YARDMAX**$801.91**4.2★130 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XQ5NGW2)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**NOVUS 17 Inch Dual Direction Rear Tine Tiller 212CC 4 Cycle Gas Engine Independent Control Panel Instant Reverse Power Tiller with 14 Tires Gas Tiller for Gardening Farming**NOVUS**$898.74**1 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GYRW9RL2) [**FORGLO 25.6 Rear Tine Tiller Cultivator 420cc 13.5HP Gas Powered Rototiller 8 Depth Full Gear Drive Transmission Heavy Duty Tilling Machine for Large Lands Soil Breaking**FORGLO**$1930.33**1 rev2mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXYZ9Z1S) [**212cc 4-Cycle 7HP Gas Powered Tiller Cultivator - 21 Heavy-Duty Steel Tines Rototiller Adjustable Wheels and Handle Forward/Reverse for Plowing Tilling Weeding in Garden Farm (Orange)**Mutaomay**$477.25**4 rev4mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSPSXRNP) [**BILT HARD 209cc 7 HP Gas Powered Tiller Cultivator Heavy Duty Gas Tiller with Forward/Reverse for Garden Soil Cultivation**BILT HARD**$685.21**7 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHW3HWM1) [**Tiller Cultivator Rear Tine Tiller - 7HP Gas Engine 212CC 20 Wide and 8 Deep Cultivator - Garden Soil Prep for Lawn Garden and Field Soil Cultivation**Generic**$576.31**2 rev8mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2GK7K2Z)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**NOVUS 17 Inch Dual Direction Rear Tine Tiller 212CC 4 Cycle Gas Engine Independent Control Panel Instant Reverse Power Tiller with 14 Tires Gas Tiller for Gardening Farming**NOVUS**$898.74**1.0★**▲ 144%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GYRW9RL2) [**FORGLO 25.6 Rear Tine Tiller Cultivator 420cc 13.5HP Gas Powered Rototiller 8 Depth Full Gear Drive Transmission Heavy Duty Tilling Machine for Large Lands Soil Breaking**FORGLO**$1930.33**5.0★**▲ 143%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GXYZ9Z1S) [**BILT HARD 209cc 7 HP Gas Powered Tiller Cultivator Heavy Duty Gas Tiller with Forward/Reverse for Garden Soil Cultivation**BILT HARD**$685.21**4.1★**▲ 143%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHW3HWM1) [**Thunderbay Cultivator 2Cycle 52cc Gas Powered Tiller w/Adjustable 4 Steel Tines Small Rototiller**THUNDERBAY**$161.14**3.8★**▲ 85%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CB3DC371) [**15683 Hiller-Furrower Kit Rear Tine Rototillers for Earthquake Husqvarna Southland Powermate Troy-Bilt and Cub Cadet Rear Tine Rototillers Adjustable Wing Three Kinds of Connection Red**Wawews**$49.24**3.8★**▲ 74%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FXQVW2NQ)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about rear tine tiller**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Ease Of Use**15%
*“easy to handle”*
**Value For Money**14%
*“Good value”*
**Strength**11%
*“Good power for plug in unit”*
**Quality-Overall**9%
*“The unit is well made”*
**Assembly/Installation**8%
*“Easy to assemble”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
*“As advertised”*
**Plant Growth**5%
*“It makes a perfect trough for planting”*
**Weight Light**4%
*“works great and not too heavy”*
**Durability**4%
*“very durable”*
**Motor Power**3%
*“it has plenty power”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Durability**17%
*“Broke the first time using”*
**Quality-Overall**12%
*“Very disappointed in quality of build”*
**Functionality-Overall**11%
*“it quit working properly”*
**Size-Overall**5%
*“Doesn't fit easily”*
**Ease Of Use**4%
*“is hard to get in”*
**Plant Growth**3%
*“However, not as effective on solid red clay”*
**Strength**2%
*“Flimsey sheet metal”*
**Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting**2%
*“The assembly manual is a joke, sadly”*
**Value For Money**2%
*“Not worth it for the money that I paid for it”*
**Assembly/Installation**2%
*“Assembly was a bit of a pain”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Functionality-Overall**24%
**Defective Material/Parts**12%
**Size-Overall**10%
**Durability**9%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
**Value For Money**5%
**Strength**5%
**Mechanism Issues**4%
**Ease Of Use**3%
**Weight Heavy**3%
## **Common questions**
- **Is rear tine tiller profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $359K/yr across 21 tracked products. 1 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +5.4%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
- **How competitive is the rear tine tiller niche?**
- 18 brands and 40 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 59% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 66% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in rear tine tiller?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Durability, Quality-Overall, Functionality-Overall. The return rate is 1.2%.
- **When does demand for rear tine tiller peak?**
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May; the busiest month runs 6.2× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the rear tine tiller niche?**
- Listings span $49.24–$1930.33; the average listing price is $727.92 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 780 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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