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Mantis Mini Tiller ? The Webbers / Hilltop Cycle 11-16-2005
Posted by The Webbers / Hilltop Cycle on November 16, 2005, 8:34 pm
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 My wife wants a Mantis mini tiller/cultivator for Christmas. Anyone have any
comments, do they work as good as they show in their brochures and videos ?
I can get one for $325 shipped to my door .
Thanks,
Raz



Posted by Srgnt Billko on November 16, 2005, 9:21 pm
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> My wife wants a Mantis mini tiller/cultivator for Christmas. Anyone have
> any comments, do they work as good as they show in their brochures and
> videos ?
> I can get one for $325 shipped to my door .
> Thanks,
> Raz
>

I have an old Mantis I bought at a garage sale a couple years ago for $20
(leaky gas tank) and I enjoyed using it so much I bought the TroyBilt
version at the end of the year (2004) from Lowes marked down from $200 to
$100. The Mantis is 2 cycle (mix gas and oil) & the TroyBilt is 4 cycle
(don't mix them) - otherwise they work the same. They work fine - took me a
while to figure out they work better pulling them backward - I was used to
my regular full sized tillers just working forward. The small ones are
especially helpful in our eight 2' by 8' garden boxes and cultivating in
close places.



Posted by Mel M Kelly on November 17, 2005, 9:15 am
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Make sure you get a model with the little wheels on it. It makes it so
much easier starting. I work on one for a lady with no wheels and you
have to hold it up in one hand and start it with the other. She is not
strong enough to do that.


From Mel & Donnie in Bluebird Valley





Posted by Squanklin on November 17, 2005, 4:29 pm
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My Dad bought one a couple of months ago and loves it. I got to
operate it once, and they are quite easy to use, though I wouldn't
recommend them (or any tools with motorized blades) for anyone who
isn't up for some moderately demanding physical activity.


Posted by Buck B. Nekkid on November 27, 2005, 3:22 pm
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> My wife wants a Mantis mini tiller/cultivator for Christmas. Anyone
> have any comments, do they work as good as they show in their
> brochures and videos ? I can get one for $325 shipped to my door .
> Thanks,
> Raz
>
>

The Troy Bilt is hard to beat. I've used both their mini cultivator and
their Super Bronco rear-tine tiller. Both do a wonderful job, and are
tough as nails, tossing rocks, etc. that appear in the path.

-Matt

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