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My Mantis Tiller Came Today:)
Took me about an hour to get it all ready to go. It indeed looks like pretty good quality here on this machine. I only found one thing that worries me a bit and that's the little plastic choke. Sure doesn't look like it would hold up very long but I guess time will (till) or is that tell? LOL All in all, if it performs as well as this little unit looks, then I think I made a good purchase. Too bad I have a foot of snow in the yard or I might not have been able to resist the temptation to give it a spin. Rich |
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My Mantis Tiller Came Today:)
On Feb 13, 2:36*pm, (EVP MAN) wrote:
Took me about an hour to get it all ready to go. *It indeed looks like pretty good quality here on this machine. *I only found one thing that worries me a bit and that's the little plastic choke. *Sure doesn't look like it would hold up very long but I guess time will (till) or is that tell? *LOL *All in all, if it performs as well as this little unit looks, *then I think I made a good purchase. *Too bad I have a foot of snow in the yard or I might not have been able to resist the temptation to give it a spin. * Rich We had one for many years and never had problems with the little plastic choke. It was still there when the engine finally died of old age. We bought a new one immediately as it's a wonderful tool. We have a large, rear-tine tiller for the big stuff but the Mantis is good for weeding between rows. I have the trencher attachment which I use every spring to clear out the rows for the potato planting. Paul |
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My Mantis Tiller Came Today:) (Paul)
Thanks Paul, I do feel better now about the plastic choke. I have about 150 sq. ft. of sod to remove and I'm having trouble trying to decide if I should use the Mantis or dig and remove the sod by hand. At 61 and not in very good health, digging sod is really tough for me. But on the other hand, I'm afraid if I till the sod that I will be getting tons of weeds and grass growing in the garden. I'm wondering if there would be a way to use my Mantis that would just rip up the sod so I could just rake it away and then go back and till the garden over again for planting. I just don't know what to do because I don't want weeds and grass and I hate to even think of all the work removing the sod by hand. I have to make some kind of decision real soon because I must have the garden ready no later than April 15. I have asparagus crowns arriving on that date and I need to be ready to plant them! Rich |
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My Mantis Tiller Came Today:) (Paul)
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My Mantis Tiller Came Today:) (brooklyn)
My garden will be around 230 sq. ft. total. I already dug some by hand but I have another 150 sq. ft. to go. It will be a straight wide row 4 1/2' wide and around 55' long. The asparagus will only use up the bottom 12' of my bed. The crowns I ordered are Jersey Giant. They are a hybrid and all male crowns so that should help cut down on the weed problem when no female plants are in the bed. At least I hope it will. You gave me some very good advice and I'm going to deal with the sod just like you advised. I would sure hate to ruin my new tiller on the sod. I'll just do a little each day and work slowly at it. My legs are bad and I can only stand for 10 to 15 minutes at a time before I need to sit down for a rest. I used to love to hunt and fish for trout but I'm pretty much home bound now. That's why I decided to make vegetable gardening my new hobby and why I'm keeping the sq. footage small. I spent quite a bit of money so far buying lots of gardening equipment including a compost tumbler which I got late last summer. I'm all set up to grow my plants from seed indoors to plant in my garden. Since it will now be my only hobby, I look at it as money well spent. You never get your money back spent on any hobby but I guess it's really the relaxation and enjoyment your really paying for in the long run. Every year from now on, I should only need a couple bags of general purpose vegetable garden fertilizer. Last year I grew a dozen and a half tomato plants. I got the seedlings from a local nursery and they really done great! That's when I got bit with the garden bug and decided that this year I wanted to grow not only tomatoes but all the other veggies I like. My wife said: your not going to tear up the yard are you? I said HELL YES, I'd much rather grow vegetables than grass!!! Thanks again for all the excellent information you gave me............ Rich |
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My Mantis Tiller Came Today:) (brooklyn)
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My Mantis Tiller Came Today:) (brooklyn)
"EVP MAN" wrote in message
... I'll just do a little each day and work slowly at it. My legs are bad and I can only stand for 10 to 15 minutes at a time before I need to sit down for a rest. I do a bit at a time and sit down often. I odn't do it because of any problems, but because I love pottering in my garden. I have all sorts of spots where I can sit in the shade or the sun and just mooch around. You'll get there. 5 productive minutes in the garden each day will all add up and you'll get some really good results by working that way. |
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We had one for abounding years and never had problems with the little, plastic choke. It was still there if the engine assuredly died of old age. We bought a new one anon as it's a admirable tool. We have a large, rear-tine agriculturalist for the big being but the Mantis is acceptable for weeding amid rows.
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