Mantis 2 Cycle Tiller/Cultivator with Border Edger and Kickstand #7225 15 02

Customer Reviews

Even better than my 1992 model

2008-07-04
This is my second Mantis Tiller. The first one served me well for 16 years before my careless failure to replace the grease seals caused the worm gear to fail. It does everything the TV ads say it will do and does it all well. What the ads don't tell you is that it takes practice and common sense to use it effectively. After the first day of use I wanted to send it back (my original model) after a week I wouldn't have traded my car for it. Watch the video, read the manual and practice. The kickstand is a great feature as are the folding handlebars. Neither of these were available 16 years ago. (Wish I had invented them) The tine detangler is also a real help. When breaking new ground or cutting through thick weeds or grass you will need to do a lot of detangling. Even big tillers have this problem with roots so buying a giant front-tine tiller will delay the problem because of its power, but won't solve it. I have also found customer service to be extremely knowledgeable and helpful when I have had issues or questions about the tiller. Amazon's price is even better than buying direct from Mantis and there is free shipping. How do they do it? This is a great and durable product at a wonderful price.

Super Dooper Digger

2008-06-30
My wife and I just purchased an old home on 5 acres. We have lots of flowers beds to keep up with and lots of replanting to do as well as a lot of landscaping. This Mantis tiller is an animal when it comes to digging and cultivating and has cut our time and effort in less than half. I love it and I love my friend who recommended it to me. He even loaned his Mantis to me so I could try it before purchasing one. It did not take five minutes of using it before I knew that I had to have one. I highly recommend it to everyone. Plus, it is so easy to use. Thank you Amazon and Mantis.

my second mantis in 7 years

2008-06-29
my first mantis needed a new cylinder and piston rings and piston because, according to one repairman, my gas/oil can mixture wasn't fresh. personally, i hate two strokes. anyway, that first Mantis was better than this new one. why? well, it was easier to start. pull once with the choke out and then put the choke in and pull once and it started. this new one can take a lot more pulls to start. and every time it does start the first time, i guarantee it will stall before you can reach up and hit the throttle. and speaking of the throttle, Mantis felt they had to "improve" it by adding a second "button" on the handle so you have to depress that button before the throttle will work. well, it was a lousy idea. i'm going to try to remove that second switch. however, Mantis did add a very nice kickstand which i like a lot. very convenient.
so how does the tiller work? oh, very well. once you get it running, it is a champ. i went almost a whole year without one and it was miserable. and i have two other tillers. a sears front tined tiller and a sears rear tined one. still, i yearned for my Mantis for those jobs that only it can do well.
jay

mantis tiller cultivator

2008-06-28
This product proved to be all that is was advertized to be and more. For a moderate sized garden it is an excellent investment and could be used on a big garden also, especially to cultivate.

Mantis tiller....

2008-06-28
I absolutely love this product!! It is so light weight & is awesome for flower beds and small gardens...the only caution; when you first start to use it, hold on tight, because it is very powerful for such a little tool. I recommend it!!!

Great Tool - tangles an rocks not a problem

2008-07-20
I got this tiller and immediately put it to use in the yard tilling a new garden in some pretty thick crab grass. I was a little worried after reading some of the other reviews about weeds and roots tangling the blades. I did get the weed reducers and even the special tool to clear the weeds. After a few minutes of use, I was disappointed by a nasty tangle that stopped the machine. The tool cleaned it out fast but then I learned a trick that solved the problem. When using the tool, as soon as you notice it start to bind and slow a little, ease-up on the tool and let it run free for a few seconds. It clears the weeds almost immediately and your back to tilling. Used in this way, the tool works very well and easily digs through tough weeds and grass and even fist-sized rocks. Don't be discouraged by the negative reviews. Get the weed reducers and use this technique to clear the tool.

Mantis does not back their product (at least through Amazon)

2008-07-15
We looked into this product for quite a while and received the DVD from them. Everywhere you look they advertise their 1 year trial and 100% satisfaction guarantee. After a few months of trying to use this awful piece of equipment (failed to start, fuel problems, choke problems, getting jammed with all kinds of things every few minutes) we decided it was not for us and we were not satisfied. We contacted Mantis and they said they would not take it back that we had to go through Amazon. Amazon's only offers a 30 day still in box return. Mantis says Amazon is not a registered dealer of the product. This is not resolved yet, but I highly recommend you DO NOT BUY this product.

Great Item,may buy another for Inlaw

2008-07-12
This is a great item,and does everything it claims to do!!
If you are a gardner,then this is the item for you!!!
I may even buy another one for family members!!!

Excellent small tiller

2008-07-07
We've owned our mantis tiller for at least 10 years and are well pleased with it. We also own a larger tiller which we use for most of the ground breaking and between row tilling of our quarter acre garden. We usually end up with some rows too narrow though and will use the mantis there. Also, when viney plants (squash etc.) make tilling between rows impossible (because the plants grow into other rows) with the large tiller, we switch to the mantis where we can pick it up and move it around the viney plants. We also have found the mantis excellent for digging holes to plant trees etc. It will easily dig down 8" or so and we then scoop out the loose dirt with a shovel. We can then go down ANOTHER 8" with the mantis, again remove the dirt and repeat the cycle for as deep as we need to go. The mantis starts fairly easy (usually on 3-4 pulls). The tines are guaranteed for a life time, and after over 10 years use we are still on our original set of tines. Prior to buying the mantis, we owned another small tiller (Ryan brand) which did not compare well to the mantis. It could not break up hard soil as the tines dug in the forward direction and would just bounce on top of hard ground. The Mantis tines move forward, but in use the diller is pulled backwards which forces it to dig in and break up hard soil. The tines are thinner on the mantis causing them to cut the soil rather than bounce on top. We highly recommend this product.

My husband's favorite Father's Day present ever!

2008-07-04
I gave my husband the Mantis 2-cycle Tiller/Cultivator for Father's Day this year. I had seen a commercial years ago for the Mantis Tiller. I wanted one for so long. Well, finally I thought, "My husband needs help with our yard, maybe this can do the trick" So I ordered the Mantis from Amazon. When he opened the package he said, "Oh, boy, parts to put together!" I told him that I thought he would like it and he proceeded to put it together. It didn't take very long. He said thanks and put it outside. Well, I thought to myself, "I guess I was wrong, he didn't like it" Well, the next weekend he got going on the back yard, tilling. He was so jazzed with the Mantis cutting into the hard ground and the way it ripped through the weeds, he said, "Thanks, honey, I love it!" Whew! I knew it would take time to get him happy about a Father's Day gift, no more ties or shirts...he is so happy with the Mantis' power and ability to cut through what we had to offer it. Thanks so much for offering it and making a wonderful product! Helen and Dennis Toevs, California