Mantis 7262-15-02 4-Cycle Honda Gas-Powered Tiller/Cultivator with Border Edger and Kickstand
- The 4-cycle engine powered by Honda is powerful, reliable and does not require mixing of gas and oil
- Weighs only 24 pounds which makes the Mantis Tiller easy to maneuver, carry and transport
- The compact 9 inch wide design allows you to use the tiller to get in narrow rows and be stored where larger tillers cannot go.
- The patented reversible tines can be used to till down 10 inches or shallow cultivate the top 2 to 3 inches of soil.
- 5 Year consumer warranty on entire tiller including engine, plus a lifetime warranty on tines against breakage.
NOW FEATURES A FREE KICKSTAND SO YOU CAN SET THE MANTIS UPRIGHT ANYWHERE. ALSO INCLUDES A BORDER EDGER. THESE ARE VERY USEFUL ADD-ONS! The one and only Mantis Tillers are the best of the best. You can have complete confidence in tilling your garden because the tines are guaranteed for a lifetime against breakage. Small tiller head reaches tight spots. The curved teeth chop through tough sod down to 1051 deep, and they reverse for shallow garden and flower bed cultivating. Fingertip speed control
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(out of 12 reviews)
List Price: $ 449.00
Price: $ 447.49
Mantis 1722-00-02 Tiller Weed Reducers
- Weed Reducer Accessory for all Mantis Tiller/Cultivators
- Easily attach to any Mantis Tiller/Cultivator
- Constructed of solid steel for strength and durability.
- Comes as a pair.
A pair of hard plastic inserts that fit between the tine and the gearbox. These free-wheeling inserts prevent weeds from attaching and tangling around the tine shaft.The Mantis weed reducer cuts back the amount of stringy weeds that could wrap around the tine shaft of the transmission. If weeds collect on the tine shaft, this pair of weed reducers make it easier to remove them. They install quickly on the tine shaft of any Mantis tiller/cultivator.
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(out of 19 reviews)
List Price: $ 12.99
Price: $ 13.21
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Review by Macready for Mantis 7262-15-02 4-Cycle Honda Gas-Powered Tiller/Cultivator with Border Edger and Kickstand
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i have been thinking about buying this product for awhile. i had been delaying for awhile due to the high price but when amazon offered a discound on this product along with the $30 off for signing up for the amazon chase credit card, i broke down and bought it. it ended up being only $30 more than the 2-cycle model after all the discounts. i gave it 4 stars due to the price that you would have to pay if you didn’t factor in the discounts.
so far i am pleased with the way it runs and works. its very easy to move around to the different parts of my yard due to it being small and light…it helps too when other family members want to use it. they can just throw it in the trunk of their car and go.
it worked very well in areas of my garden where the soil had been turned over in the past, making the soil very light and soft. this is a nice alternative to using the shovel which can be hard on the back if you want to plant several plants.
i also have a large area that i want to use the tiller but the soil is very hard clay and dry. this makes it difficult to use the tiller since the ground is so hard the tiller just bounces off the ground. the tiller is not heavy enough to dig into the ground. my solution to this is to wet the hard ground at night with the hose and give the water time to soak down into the dirt and in the morning use the tiller to turn over the softened wet dirt.
finally, since its a 4-cycle engine, i like the fact that i don’t have to mix the oil and gas together trying to get the right mixture. all in all i am very pleased.
June 22nd, 2010 at 6:45 am
Review by W. Killeavy for Mantis 7262-15-02 4-Cycle Honda Gas-Powered Tiller/Cultivator with Border Edger and Kickstand
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This Tiller is truly an amazing tool — if you buy new – squeeze excess oil out of air filter foam (into a paper towel) before use. Assembly a snap –Starts easily — does the work of a big machine while being light and easy to work with.Mantis 4-Cycle Tiller/Cultivator with Border Edger and Kickstand #7262-15-02
June 22nd, 2010 at 7:37 am
Review by Yungman A. Liu for Mantis 7262-15-02 4-Cycle Honda Gas-Powered Tiller/Cultivator with Border Edger and Kickstand
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I bought the Mantis with Honda GX25 engine. I bought the dethatcher and aerator tine also. My original intension is to use it as a dethatcher only. It worked very well. It pulled out so much dead grass in incredible. The good thing is it did not beat up the lawn. THe lawn looked good right after dethatching, not like the big dethatcher that put bare spots on the lawn and you have to wait weeks for the lawn to recover.
What surprised me was how well it work to cultivate weeds. It take some getting use to, at the begining, I have problem of it jumping. But I soon learn all you have to do is pull it back slightly and it will stop jumping. It takes some getting use to but it work. I even remove one tine and put the edger wheel on one side and I can get a very narrow line of tilling into nerrow space. I use it to dig holes for planting also.
Bottom line, I am using it all year round.
I know there are always people complaining about engine hard to start. My suggestion is read the manuel on how to start or ask someone that know small engines. Both the Honda GX25 and the 2 cycle engine on the cheaper Mantis are ALL tried and true COMMERCIAL engine. They both have iron clad reputations. If you have problem starting, chances are you are doing something wrong. Make sure you use fresh gas with StaBil fuel stabilizer. Stale gas is the main problem of gas engine. You have to do maintenance like washing the air filter or changing it in the 2 cycle case. Follow the instruction. If you don’t maintain the gas engine, all will die in the first year. This is not for taking it out every few months, use it for 10 minutes and hang it up for another few months. It will die!!!
If you think it is too much trouble, get the electric version.
June 22nd, 2010 at 8:19 am
Review by Floyd A. Johnson III for Mantis 7262-15-02 4-Cycle Honda Gas-Powered Tiller/Cultivator with Border Edger and Kickstand
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The Mantis is a nice little tiller, but I am spoiled after having a Troy Bilt tiller for 40 years. The mantis is so light that it bounces off small stones and into your garden plants before you can regain control. Because it is plagued with “Ralph Nader save the operator controls”, it is difficult to control the throttle position easily. It also gets stones jammed in the tines easily.
I’m not knocking it, because it makes a nice BACK YARD tiller for the home owner. Just be aware of its shortcomings.
June 22nd, 2010 at 8:33 am
Review by Sherry R. Layne for Mantis 7262-15-02 4-Cycle Honda Gas-Powered Tiller/Cultivator with Border Edger and Kickstand
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I just recieved my tiller, put it together, (easily done, comes with instructional video) and tilled my flower beds for spring planting. The engine started on the second pull, and was suprisingly quiet. I would reccomend this tiller for anyone with a green thumb.
June 22nd, 2010 at 8:48 am
Review by Michael A. Murray for Mantis 1722-00-02 Tiller Weed Reducers
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The weed reducers are essential to a pleasant tilling experience.
They reduce or eliminate the tangling on the inner tines.
June 22nd, 2010 at 9:16 am
Review by Richard E. Erickson for Mantis 1722-00-02 Tiller Weed Reducers
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If you buy the Mantis, buy the weed reducers as well. You will never be sorry for either. I had netting from sod planted a few years back. What a nasty mess but the weed reducers worked. I wouldn’t use my Mantis without them.
June 22nd, 2010 at 9:18 am
Review by Daniel J. Gilley for Mantis 1722-00-02 Tiller Weed Reducers
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I just received these and I’ve not used my Mantis in a weedy area yet so I can’t comment on how well they work.
But I am pretty unhappy about the false advertising. The description of this item specifically says “Constructed of solid steel for strength and durability.” But this is a lie. These parts are constructed of relatively cheap, light weight plastic. I hope they don’t need to be strong or durable to survive! It really bothers me when companies make “mistakes” like this that favor themselves and hurt their customers.
They may or may not work, but they are definitely overpriced considering they are small, simple pieces of cheap plastic and Mantis is charging quite a bit for them.
June 22nd, 2010 at 9:58 am
Review by NancyFancy for Mantis 1722-00-02 Tiller Weed Reducers
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These are expensive little pieces of plastic, but they did keep the weeds from clogging up to badly. I did have to stop the unit once to remove the weeds, but it was nothing like the mess that builds up when the reducers are not installed. I just wonder why they cost $10. They are just small rolls of plastic, they should be included with the unit.
June 22nd, 2010 at 10:21 am
Review by James Ortenzio for Mantis 1722-00-02 Tiller Weed Reducers
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These provide longer use of the tiller and prevent tine restrictions due to root entwinement. Most useful on infrequently tilled or new gardens. It is an attachment that should have been included by Mantis as a component of my original purchase since it is both effective and necessary.
June 22nd, 2010 at 10:26 am