On Tue, 4 May 2004 15:20:28 +0100, "John Pearce"
wrote:

~From personal experience Mantis will till through almost anything down to
~8"-10" on the first go and 12" after that.
~
~This includes going through paths that have not been dug over in over four
~years and heavly compacted as easy as a knife through butter. Very portable
~and easy to maintain. If this is all you need should meet you needs easily.

May I ask a naive question? I've never used a rotovator but having
recently been left begging for friends to help dig after my back went
out to lunch, I'd love to know if they strain backs as much as
bending/digging does. Also the lotties are full of flint, though the
actual soil is nice.

Shoulders I can cope with, just not the lower back.

jane

scuse snip of Dogger's original post
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jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
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Mark Twain

Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks!