On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 13:23:13 GMT,
" wrote:


The mantis is an "animal". I dug up a very large rocky area last year to
put in a 20' round patio and 3 sidewalks. It handled it with no problem.


Well, I went ahead and ordered the Mantis. They had a glitch with
their ebsite. They list the Mantis at $299, but if you do a Froogle
search, there's a link that puts it at $269. It added to my cart just
fine at that price.

Looking forward to it.
I have the "easy start" version...wouldn't sell it for three times
the price I paid.