TILLING
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THE OPERATOR OF THIS TILLER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
ACCIDENTS OR HAZARDS OCCURRING TO HIMSELF,
OTHER PEOPLE OR THEIR PROPERTY.
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Now You’re Ready to Use Your MANTIS Tiller.
If you’ve seen other tillers, your MANTIS Tiller may surprise you. It tills best when you pull it backward! You see, when you pull your MANTIS Tiller backward, you give extra resistance to the tines, so they dig deeper.
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What’s more when you go backward, you erase your footprints. So your soil stays light and fluffy. With other tillers, by contrast, you walk right over the soil you’ve just tilled, packing it down, so it’s less plantable.
Run Your MANTIS Tiller like a Vacuum Cleaner.
Place your Tiller at the head of the row or area you want to till. Start it up. Then use an easy rocking motion. First, pull your Tiller backward. Then use an easy rocking motion. Again, pull your Tiller backward. Then, let it move forward just a little bit. Then pull it backward again. This will help you till deeper.
Keep repeating these steps until you’ve tilled an entire row. Start again on the next row. It’s much like running a vacuum cleaner! (Picture 2)
You Can Even Control Depth.
For Deeper Tilling:
Move your Tiller slowly back and forth, as you would a vacuum cleaner. Work the same area over and over until you’ve dug to your desired depth. (Picture 3)
For Shallow Tilling:
Switch the tines to the cultivating position. (See page 15 to learn how.) Then move your Tiller quickly over your soil surface.
For Big Weeds or Tough Roots:
Let your Tiller rock back and forth over the tough spot, until the tines slice through the weed or root.
Your MANTIS Tiller
Handles Special Tilling
Projects.
Want to turn part of your lawn into a colorful flower border? Your MANTIS Tiller makes it easy! Just run your Tiller back and forth until the sod begins to break up. Then continue tilling. Your Tiller will chop the clumps of sod until they’re fine. Then, it will work them into the soil. Pretty soon, you’ll have a soft, fresh planting bed.
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