Linda Camello said:
I received some info about the Mantis Tiller. Does anyone know anything at all about them? It is supposed to be very lightweight and easy to handle...and I could really use that feature! Would like to know more about it from you wonderful Homesteaders out there!! Thanks!!!!
my grandmother uses one in her beds, as it's just about all that she can handle. I took a few runs with it, and it certainly seems to be a nice functional little tiller. It wouldn't be worth much for trying to create new gardens or beds, more for maintenance on existing ones. It also showed a tendency to 'bounce' if ran on hard-packed soil, and it became necessary to hold it down until it broke the ground up a little better. It's also really nice for getting in between established plantings where a full-sized tiller just wouldn't go. The price for a new one seems excessive to me, but I'm a cheapskate
;-) I would think that you might be able to locate a fairly-priced used one if you were so inclined.