On Tue, 4 May 2004 17:02:00 +0100, "John Pearce"
wrote:

~Jane
~
~I've managed to till sections of my plot in twenty minutes with the Mantis
~with no back strain that would have been half a days digging and forking
~through. Very easy and light to use. Half my reasoning behnd the
~investment was that I could spend all my limited time digging and none of it
~actually planting or enjoying life instead.
~
~Well worth the investment and better for my back.

Thanks!
Useful information... now all I have to do is save up for one!

jane

~
~John
~
~
~"jane" wrote in message
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~ 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
~ --
~ jane
~
~ Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
~ you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
~ Mark Twain
~
~ Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks!
~
~

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jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks!