Garden tiller utilizing an impact motor

A garden tiller, comprising:

• at least one handle portion configured to be grasped by a user;
• a shaft portion coupled to the at least one handle portion, the shaft portion having a first end and a second end, the second end of the shaft portion being oppositely disposed relative to the first end;
• and
• a body portion coupled to the second end of the shaft portion, the body portion including an impact motor configured to drive one or more cultivating teeth for loosening and/or displacing soil, the impact motor of the body portion comprising an impact hammer and anvil disposed within a rotatable cylinder member, the impact hammer and anvil being operatively coupled to the rotatable cylinder member, the one or more cultivating teeth being attached to the rotatable cylinder member such that rotation of the rotatable cylinder member is imparted to the one or more cultivating teeth, and the impact motor configured to apply an impact torque to the one or more cultivating teeth through the rotatable cylinder member so as to more effectively break up compacted soil.