mini-tiller recommendation needed
Andy
I am looking to purchase a mini-tiller to use for a small vegatable
patch. Can anyone offer any suggestions. The one in the Garden Supply
Company looked interesting. Does anyone here have experience with
that model or others in it's price & size range.
Thanks,
Judy Stokes
AMTrimble
I have a small garden, but since my husband is not a gardener, and I LOVE
to plant stuff, the year before last I borrowed my neighbors BIG tiller to
till under some of my back lawn for vegetables. I paid for it with over a
week of really aching muscles - and it took me a good day to do the job.
SOOO, last year I bought a Mantis tiller last year - what a DREAM! The
instruction manual is excellent, and it's a little powerhouse when it
comes to getting your garden ready in no time (an hour for my whole
garden)- and no sore muscles!! I saw the one in the Garden Supply
catalog, but went with the Mantis name - and I have not been disappointed.
"Pam" (my tiller) can't wait to get out this weekend to get ready for May
1 planting...
Annie Trimble
Pittsburgh, PA/Zone 5
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Rich Campbell
AMTrimble (amtr...@aol.com) wrote:
: [snipped]
: SOOO, last year I bought a Mantis tiller last year - what a DREAM! The
: [snipped]
: "Pam" (my tiller) can't wait to get out this weekend to get ready for May
: 1 planting...
OK, I'll bite. So how did your tiller come by the name
of Pam?
RE: the original question. Everyone compliments the Mantis
tiller in this newsgroup so you probably can't go wrong with
it, especially since it has a 1 year satisfaction guarantee or
your money back. However I purchased a Scott's Turfmaster
three seasons ago. It's similar to the Gardener's Supply unit,
or the Sear's Craftsman mini-tiller, etc. Cheap, less than
$200 dollars at K-Mart (at the time), I've since seen it
in a rebadged model (different name, same model) at Home Depot.
It works well for tilling up large areas of beds or digging
large holes for 10-20 gallon trees. It wouldn't be my first
choice for breaking new ground though. It can do it even in
the black gumbo (heavy clay) of the Dallas area, it just
takes a while to get the job done.
--
Rich Campbell, USDA zone 7 (near Dallas)
It is possible to have a carefree garden
as long as you don't care what you grow.
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Steph Hilt
On Wed, 09 Apr 1997 02:16:29 GMT, Andy...@ix.netcom.com (Andy) wrote:
>I am looking to purchase a mini-tiller to use for a small vegatable
>patch. Can anyone offer any suggestions.
We bought a Troy-built minitiller last year after borrowing my
mother-in-laws Mantis for 2 years straight. We chose Troy built
because of $$, reputation and it's about 4 lbs heavier and doesn't
jump around as much as the Mantis. You can't go wrong, which ever
machine you choose.
Steph
Unknown
>to plant stuff, the year before last I borrowed my neighbors BIG tiller to
>till under some of my back lawn for vegetables. I paid for it with over a
>week of really aching muscles - and it took me a good day to do the job.
Wow. I can only surmise that your definition of "BIG" tiller is different
than mine, or that you don't know how to use a tiller, or perhaps both.
I've used a LOT of BIG tillers in my years, and had "really aching muscles"
as well, but never one in relation to the other.
I've never used a Mantis or any of it's cousins, so I'm sure you're right
about it. But, those who don't have the hours to spend tilling large
areas, and go for the "BIG tillers", don't have to be doomed to suffering!
Glad you like your Mantis though...
jim