Mantis SV-5C/2 manual Culiivating, Vegetable garden?, YourMANIIS riller Makes Weeding a Pleasure

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How about a family-size

vegetable garden?

Nowadays many gardeners prefer

small gardens -- especially in the suburbs, where space is at a

premium But, if you're fortunate enough to own a large tot, you can

create a bigger garden -- a half acre or more Heres how:

1 Fixst, hire someone with a

tractor or big tiller to break ground for you This is a one-time-ony investment that's well worth the sma!l cost

2.Ihen, use your Tiller to break up any remaining chunps of soil or sod Unlike a tractor or big tilter, },our MANTIS Tiller is a precision toot It will puh, erize ),our soil into a smooth seed bed

YourMANIIS riller Makes

Weeding a Pleasure!

As a tiller, ),out _£_NTIS Tiller works the soil down to 10" (254 cm)

deep But, as a cultivator, it gendy cultivates the surface, only 2 _ to 3"

(5 09 em to 7 62 cm) deep

First, you must change the tines to

the weeding position This takes less than a minute.

1"hen, your MANTIS Tiller's sharp "tine teeth" witl slice up those pesky weeds, burying them as you go along

And, since the tines in this position won't dig too deep, they won't hurt your plants' precious root systems.

The result? Your Tiller will cut ),our weeding time in half, and turn a tiresomc chore into a pleasure.

How to Switch From Tilling to

Cultivating Position

1 Make sure your Tiller is off

2 Remove the retaining pins from the tines

3. Remove the tines from the axle.

4 Place the right-side tine onto the left-side axle Place the left side fine

onto the right-side axle. The "D" hole should be to ttmeoutside

5 Here is how to make sure you've installed the tines properly Stand behind

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the Tiller and hold ),our hand, palm up, next to the tines. Do the tine points curl up, as your fingers do? If so, they are in the corrcct cultivating position

6 Reinsert the pins,

CULIIVATING

Fuel

Now You're Ready to Cultivate or Weed.

Guide your Tiller where you want to weed and start it up Pul! your 'Tiller backward slowly, then let it move forward a bit, in a gentle rocking motion. Watch it slice, sttred_ and bury those weeds!

Got tough weeds? Lighten

'The optional Tine Detangler (Item #1322) wqll clear tines in

a jiffy Call your local authorized MANTIS dealer.

Your MANTIS Iiller

"Will Weed Between

Narrow Rows!

Your MANrlS Tiller is a precision weeder that easily fits in

'Iilling Position

Tine teeth point in the same direction as the

rotation of the tine; or toward the front of the

Tiller; away from the

operator.

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Cultivating

Position

Tine teeth point in the opposite direction as the rotation of the fine. Tines

point toward the back of the tiller, or toward the

operator

your pressure on the throttle to slow your Tiller down Then work back and forth untiI your

'Tiller chops up (he weeds ItS easy and effective!

Remember, any tiller "a411 tangle in tall grass, string), vines, or super-big weeds, So, ff you have a "backyard jungle," first use a knife, pruner, or brush cutter to chop up the overgrowth. If the tines become tangled anyway, push the switch to the "o" position to turn rite engine off completely before trying to clear them

tight places. So don't be afraid to weed anywhere: between plants and shrubs; in comers; against fences; on raised beds; in _qde

rows; even in very narrow rows Your MANI IS Tiller weeds six*

to nine inches wide_ So you can run it in a tightly ptanted garden without damaging your' delicate plants. Tb2t's good news for suburban gardeners, who often have to plant rows close togedaer!

*XvWlthoptional Planter Furrower attachment

(Item #6222 )

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