Making the mini tiller cultivator, border edger or dethatcher attachments difficult to maneuver uneven terrain, but I must admit the wheel kit is more stable than the kickstand as a support. The wheels are narrowly spaced and simply too small in diameter. The optional wheel kit is a bit cumbersome to use, small parts attach the wheel kit to the rear of the tiller, making it a pain in the backside to adjust, install and remove without losing the small hitch pin assembly. However, while in the soft well-cultivated soil of your flower and vegetable gardens, the kickstand just sinks into the soft soil rendering it useless as a support. The kickstand works well on hard surfaces such as the concrete driveway, sidewalk, and patio. At only twenty pounds it is not heavy, however carrying the tiller with one hand in the plastic loop handle, care must be taken to avoid the sharp points of the tiller tines making contact with your leg and ankle, I know firsthand, been there and done that. However, the carrying handle is a simple bit of durable plastic, situated where the tiller is awkward to handle. I realize the mantis is a lightweight machine easily carried. One important area the Mantis could absolutely use improvement, the disappointing wheel kit. With the Mantis tiller cultivator compact size, lightweight, and rugged dependability that is no easy task, however, I think you will agree there is always room for improvement. So much so, the Mantis has set the standards all other mini tiller cultivators strive to equal, or for the innovative to surpass. The easier of the two machines to maneuver and control is the Stihl, with its larger, sturdier wheel assembly.Īfter decades of working hard for the backyard and professional gardeners, landscapers and rental yards, the Mantis tiller cultivator has proven it is a rugged, dependable easy to carry around garden tool. We can choose to use an especially designed long fiberglass or wooden handled thatch rake, to remove the thatch barrier from our lawn, or we can choose to use a dethatcher attachment with a Mantis or Stihl mm55 yard boss tiller.īoth methods require a bit of hard work, the manual dethatching rake is a lot less expensive and will get the job done, but the Mantis and Stihl dethatcher attachment help us finish the job in a lot less time and backbreaking effort. That will work for us, in our small spaces. Dethatching your lawn, as homeowners we want and need the most efficient, effective method of doing so.įor those of us with a small yard, where using a large gas-powered dethatcher is impractical, there really is only a couple other viable options. Required to ensure we have a beautiful lawn full of healthy turf grass. Removing the harmful layer of thatch from our lawn is extremely important. In fact, the wheel kit is hard to adjust and keep up with the small pins, not very stable and the mini tiller cultivator is poorly balanced. The Honda FG100 wheel kit is nothing special. The Honda like the Stihl has a set of wheels that are included with the purchase price however. The Honda FG100 has a great 4-cycle engine with plenty of power to till a garden or power the border edger attachment. Making the Yard Boss a lot easier to use and maneuver around the edges of your lawn and gardens. On the other hand, the Stihl yard boss mm55 comes equipped with a larger, easier to use and adjust set of transport wheels. In short, the Mantis border attachment, works well however, you will need to purchase the lack luster optional wheel kit in order to use the Mantis border attachment effectively. The option of purchasing a dedicated gas-powered McLane lawn edger is a bit too pricey. However, it takes quite a bit of time and effort I for one would rather spend doing something else, not to mention a pain in the back. While using a straight blade shovel to cut a clean edge around the boarders of our plant beds gives us the look we are going for. I also believe you like me, find using a string trimmer, weed eater, or the like to perform our edging chores, leave the edges of the lawn a bit uneven and rough for our tastes. I believe it only fair to say, we absolutely want that well-kept professional look especially when we consider the appearance of our ornamental trees, perennial plant beds, and the edges of our garden paths and driveways. Let us not forget, the edges of our lawn grass along the sidewalk, and landscape beds. Maintaining good clean crisp lines around the borders of both our flower, and vegetable gardens. Ok, we all need a good border edger attachment from time to time.
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