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 Great tiller October 22, 2007
Paul Weller
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The tiller worked great, beyond my expectations. When you look at the advertizers video, that is how it will work. I used it in raised flower beds, and rocky soil. And it worked great in both areas. I would buy this again, if I had to.
 Quality Tiller (if you have a heavy duty extension cord) June 10, 2008
David A. Coates (Bloomington, IN United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
The first day of using my tiller, the electric motor burned out. The extension cord I was using was the proper gauge according to the user's manual, but somehow the motor had burned out from not being able to draw enough power. Thankfully, a warranty service shop was nearby and after about a week without my little tiller, it was returned to me, at no cost, fully repaired. I purchased a more substantial extension cord and am now having no problems with it. If you get this tiller, I'd suggest at least a 12 gauge/50' extension cord for it.
Mantis is a Winner! November 21, 2007
Todd Martin (No. Cal)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Awesome product! Works as advertised! Made powder of my clay soil. Its a little bit of work to use, easy assembly. Watch the DVD that comes w/it before doing anything. Amazon offered the best deal I could find & as a prime member I ordered Sunday evening & assembled my tiller on Tuesday afternoon. I'm very pleased with Amazon & Mantis. Both are top shelf.
I would rate it 10 Stars if I could.. March 28, 2008
Richard E. Erickson (Santa Barbara,CA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am amazed. I did in two hours what used to take me four days - and better then it has ever been done. What a work horse. It is unbelievable. No matter what I say, I can't say enough and you probably wouldn't believe me anyway. But it's true. It really will do your job. Buy it and you'll feel the same.
 Mantis tiller duty cycle May 13, 2008
Richard Lienau (Pecos, NM USA)
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
The electric tiller -- a basically good machine -- uses an under-rated DC motor with an under-rated rectifier (AC to DC converter)(should be ~25-30A vs 10A) with no electrolytic capacitor on the DC (output) side of the rectifier to reduce motor brush arcing. The motor overheats far too easily. The shroud is not opened enough to allow air in, nor is there a motor shaft fan to circulate it. Motor casing cooling fins might help. These factors, in part, cause the duty cycle to be about 30', even on a 60 degree day, which then drops to 2' cycles until the motor cools for more than an hour. Incidentally, the "support" people at Mantis, when queried, did not know what the term "duty cycle" means. Other than these factors, when the machine "wants to work," it does a good job. Too bad it doesn't have a good 1/2 HP AC motor with good cooling instead of the DC drive.
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