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.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!!!!
