Looking at the Mantis Garden Tiller and wondering if it’s the right garden equipment to buy? This isn’t a cheap grower, so it’s understandably right to consider whether it’s right for your garden, and whether the quality matches the price.
Why buy a motorized tiller?
The traditional way of preparing soil, whether for a new garden or perhaps to prepare soil for planting a vegetable garden, is the backbreaking method of using a garden shovel and garden fork followed by raking if and when excavated soil becomes He has broken. This is still a very good soil preparation method, preparing your garden soil for planting or landscaping, but anyone who has clay soil, a larger than average garden plot, or who doesn’t have the strongest back will tell you there has to be a better way.
A garden cultivator takes a lot of that hard work out of the equation. There is still effort involved in controlling a rotary tiller, so don’t buy Mantis or any other brand of tiller thinking it will make soil preparation a walk in the garden.
Aside from less stress on the gardener’s body, the biggest benefit from using walking tillers and cultivators is time. You may be talking hours instead of days to complete your soil preparation, and these days it seems like time is always at a premium.
What to look for when choosing a mini grower
It goes without saying that you are buying your mini cultivator to make your gardening jobs easier. This in itself suggests that it should be lightweight so that it is easy to maneuver, but at the same time powerful enough to cut and break through clay soil.
The tines must be strong and guaranteed not to break in the heaviest ground conditions.
Also look at how deep the tines dig, there’s no use having something that only disturbs the top of the soil. The grower should leave his garden soil well tilled for sowing and planting seeds, plus perhaps leveling the rake.
Why choose a Mantis cultivator?
Let’s take a look at the Mantis 4-Stroke Garden Tiller.
The features and benefits of owning and using this mini cultivator are:
light construction
Incredibly light at 24lbs or 11kg. Easy to take to your garden or plot.
single serpentine teeth
Soil preparation is easy with these specially designed tines, resulting in a fine texture (tillage) ready for planting or sowing seeds. The advantage is that these teeth are guaranteed for life against breakage, that’s how safe Mantis is with their product.
Till to a depth of 10 inches.
Warranty
Five year warranty plus the aforementioned lifetime tooth guarantee.
folding handles
The folding handles make transport and storage much easier. How much free space do you have in your garden shed?
Engine
4-stroke Honda engine.
An easy starting engine with the advantage over 2-strokes that there is no messy mixing of oil and no danger of incorrect mixing!
gearbox
A one-piece cast gearbox that Mantis claims is virtually indestructible. Surely many of the more than a million users have done everything possible to prove them wrong.
Speed Control Switch and Shutdown
The control allows the use of variable speed and also has provision for a quick shutdown.
grip
Comfort grips are built into the tiller, which is an essential benefit for extended use and when working on rocky ground.
Capacities
Mantis’ figures suggest you should be able to weed a 40-foot by 30-foot yard in 20 minutes.
Accessories
There are additional tools that can be purchased to enhance the use of your garden cultivator.
At the time of writing, the Mantis 4-Stroke Tiller/Cultivator is offered with a free edger and kickstand.