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Dogger 24-03-2004 05:22 PM

Mantis Cultivator Tiller
 
My allotment hasn't been used for about five years. I dug it over last
year and it was like digging over the Gatwick runway.

I was thinking of getting one of those mantis cultivatiors. Any one
got a view on them?



Andy H 24-03-2004 05:22 PM

Mantis Cultivator Tiller
 
Lightweight, I prefer a more powerful machine, my Merry Tiller does a far
better job & much faster


"Dogger" wrote in message
...
My allotment hasn't been used for about five years. I dug it over last
year and it was like digging over the Gatwick runway.

I was thinking of getting one of those mantis cultivatiors. Any one
got a view on them?





Andy H 24-03-2004 05:22 PM

Mantis Cultivator Tiller
 
Lightweight, I prefer a more powerful machine, my Merry Tiller does a far
better job & much faster


"Dogger" wrote in message
...
My allotment hasn't been used for about five years. I dug it over last
year and it was like digging over the Gatwick runway.

I was thinking of getting one of those mantis cultivatiors. Any one
got a view on them?





James Fidell 24-03-2004 05:23 PM

Mantis Cultivator Tiller
 
In article , Dogger wrote:

My allotment hasn't been used for about five years. I dug it over last
year and it was like digging over the Gatwick runway.

I was thinking of getting one of those mantis cultivatiors. Any one
got a view on them?


I know a couple of people who have one and think they're great, but
their ground is already fairly well cultivated. The veggie garden
I'm working on at the moment on the other hand, which has been pretty
much ignored for perhaps as much as ten years, was almost completely
untouched by quite a heavy duty rotorvator, so the mantis would
certainly have been pointless.

James

James Fidell 24-03-2004 05:23 PM

Mantis Cultivator Tiller
 
In article , Dogger wrote:

My allotment hasn't been used for about five years. I dug it over last
year and it was like digging over the Gatwick runway.

I was thinking of getting one of those mantis cultivatiors. Any one
got a view on them?


I know a couple of people who have one and think they're great, but
their ground is already fairly well cultivated. The veggie garden
I'm working on at the moment on the other hand, which has been pretty
much ignored for perhaps as much as ten years, was almost completely
untouched by quite a heavy duty rotorvator, so the mantis would
certainly have been pointless.

James

Andy H 24-03-2004 05:24 PM

Mantis Cultivator Tiller
 
Lightweight, I prefer a more powerful machine, my Merry Tiller does a far
better job & much faster


"Dogger" wrote in message
...
My allotment hasn't been used for about five years. I dug it over last
year and it was like digging over the Gatwick runway.

I was thinking of getting one of those mantis cultivatiors. Any one
got a view on them?





Andy H 24-03-2004 05:24 PM

Mantis Cultivator Tiller
 
Lightweight, I prefer a more powerful machine, my Merry Tiller does a far
better job & much faster


"Dogger" wrote in message
...
My allotment hasn't been used for about five years. I dug it over last
year and it was like digging over the Gatwick runway.

I was thinking of getting one of those mantis cultivatiors. Any one
got a view on them?





James Fidell 24-03-2004 05:24 PM

Mantis Cultivator Tiller
 
In article , Dogger wrote:

My allotment hasn't been used for about five years. I dug it over last
year and it was like digging over the Gatwick runway.

I was thinking of getting one of those mantis cultivatiors. Any one
got a view on them?


I know a couple of people who have one and think they're great, but
their ground is already fairly well cultivated. The veggie garden
I'm working on at the moment on the other hand, which has been pretty
much ignored for perhaps as much as ten years, was almost completely
untouched by quite a heavy duty rotorvator, so the mantis would
certainly have been pointless.

James

James Fidell 24-03-2004 05:24 PM

Mantis Cultivator Tiller
 
In article , Dogger wrote:

My allotment hasn't been used for about five years. I dug it over last
year and it was like digging over the Gatwick runway.

I was thinking of getting one of those mantis cultivatiors. Any one
got a view on them?


I know a couple of people who have one and think they're great, but
their ground is already fairly well cultivated. The veggie garden
I'm working on at the moment on the other hand, which has been pretty
much ignored for perhaps as much as ten years, was almost completely
untouched by quite a heavy duty rotorvator, so the mantis would
certainly have been pointless.

James

shazzbat 24-03-2004 05:34 PM

Mantis Cultivator Tiller
 

"Dogger" wrote in message
...
My allotment hasn't been used for about five years. I dug it over last
year and it was like digging over the Gatwick runway.

I was thinking of getting one of those mantis cultivatiors. Any one
got a view on them?


I'm still getting their sales leaflets after entering the comp. to win one a
couple of years ago in one of the gardening mags. Those comps.IMHO are just
a trawl for increasing junkmail databases.

Steve




shazzbat 24-03-2004 05:34 PM

Mantis Cultivator Tiller
 

"Dogger" wrote in message
...
My allotment hasn't been used for about five years. I dug it over last
year and it was like digging over the Gatwick runway.

I was thinking of getting one of those mantis cultivatiors. Any one
got a view on them?


I'm still getting their sales leaflets after entering the comp. to win one a
couple of years ago in one of the gardening mags. Those comps.IMHO are just
a trawl for increasing junkmail databases.

Steve




shazzbat 24-03-2004 05:35 PM

Mantis Cultivator Tiller
 

"Dogger" wrote in message
...
My allotment hasn't been used for about five years. I dug it over last
year and it was like digging over the Gatwick runway.

I was thinking of getting one of those mantis cultivatiors. Any one
got a view on them?


I'm still getting their sales leaflets after entering the comp. to win one a
couple of years ago in one of the gardening mags. Those comps.IMHO are just
a trawl for increasing junkmail databases.

Steve




shazzbat 24-03-2004 05:36 PM

Mantis Cultivator Tiller
 

"Dogger" wrote in message
...
My allotment hasn't been used for about five years. I dug it over last
year and it was like digging over the Gatwick runway.

I was thinking of getting one of those mantis cultivatiors. Any one
got a view on them?


I'm still getting their sales leaflets after entering the comp. to win one a
couple of years ago in one of the gardening mags. Those comps.IMHO are just
a trawl for increasing junkmail databases.

Steve




Frogleg 24-03-2004 05:39 PM

Mantis Cultivator Tiller
 
On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 22:16:07 +0000, Dogger wrote:

My allotment hasn't been used for about five years. I dug it over last
year and it was like digging over the Gatwick runway.

I was thinking of getting one of those mantis cultivatiors. Any one
got a view on them?


I had one years ago. It did a *good* job of cultivating fairly hard
soil, 'though I didn't try it on tarmac. :-) It was very sturdy and
uuintimidated by rocks of up to 3" diameter. It was a perfect *bear*
to start, although some methods and incantations were recently posted
on rec.gardens. One advantage was its portability -- it was small and
light enough to throw in the back of my car. Its path isn't wide --
8-10", so most suitable for tilling small areas. I've never heard of
anyone getting rid of a Mantis because it broke down. Mostly it's
frustration with the starting and need for a larger machine.

Frogleg 24-03-2004 05:39 PM

Mantis Cultivator Tiller
 
On Tue, 23 Mar 2004 22:16:07 +0000, Dogger wrote:

My allotment hasn't been used for about five years. I dug it over last
year and it was like digging over the Gatwick runway.

I was thinking of getting one of those mantis cultivatiors. Any one
got a view on them?


I had one years ago. It did a *good* job of cultivating fairly hard
soil, 'though I didn't try it on tarmac. :-) It was very sturdy and
uuintimidated by rocks of up to 3" diameter. It was a perfect *bear*
to start, although some methods and incantations were recently posted
on rec.gardens. One advantage was its portability -- it was small and
light enough to throw in the back of my car. Its path isn't wide --
8-10", so most suitable for tilling small areas. I've never heard of
anyone getting rid of a Mantis because it broke down. Mostly it's
frustration with the starting and need for a larger machine.


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