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Need advice: tiller.
I am looking for dependable but not very expensive tiller for my
garden. I've just got offer in the mail for Mantis tiller but it does not look powerful enough and seems overpriced for such size of machine. I do not know much about tillers since I am just starting my first garden season. I will appreciate any advices about these machines. Also will consider used machine in good working condition if somebody want to sell it for reasonable price. Thanks, Genya. |
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wrote in message ups.com... | I am looking for dependable but not very expensive tiller for my | garden. I've just got offer in the mail for Mantis tiller but it does | not look powerful enough and seems overpriced for such size of machine. | I do not know much about tillers since I am just starting my first | garden season. I will appreciate any advices about these machines. | Also will consider used machine in good working condition if somebody | want to sell it for reasonable price. | Thanks, | Genya. My advice Genya, is to rent one until you are sure how much you'll use it, etc. Depending on your soil, you may not even need to till the garden every year. We bought one a couple of years ago and have kind of regretted it ever since because it takes up alot of room in the garage + is just one more machine to have to maintain. Raleighgirl |
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I will appreciate any advices about these machines.
I agree with the advice already offered by Don and Jeny. If your garden spot has never been tilled, you may find the soil quite hard. The first time you till will be the hardest. Each time afterward it will be easier, much easier. Therefore you may want to rent a large powerful tiller for that first time. A small machine may suffice thereafter. I scoffed at the Mantis when I first saw it. It looked like a toy, hopelessly inadquate. Then I used a borrowed Mantis. Experience taught that my first impression was wrong. The Mantis is a buzzy little beast but it digs like fury! It is lightweight so it is easy to pick up and carry. It fits in a car trunk without a struggle. You might also consider a Honda mini-tiller. This machine is similar to the Mantis in size and weight. I bought a used one at a garage sale and am happy with it. Daniel B. Martin |
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Thank all of you for your valuable advise the tiller!! We will
rent, then decide:-) Thank you! Genya |
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