16 Mantis
®
Deluxe XP Tiller Operator’s Manual
Mantis
®
Deluxe XP Tiller Transportation
Mantis
®
Deluxe XP Tiller Operation
Never store the equipment with Fuel in the tank or inside a building
where fumes can accumulate and breach an open flame or spark
Transporting your tiller is easy.
It’s light enough and easy to carry
using the carrying handle as seen
in
Figure 1
.
Or, with it running, you can walk
it by gently squeezing the throttle
until it moves at a comfortable
pace seen in
Figure 2
.
Your tiller is easily transported in
the back of a car or truck. be sure
to empty the fuel tank (This is
crucial)! Then stow your tiller in the
trunk of your car or truck.
Your Mantis
®
Deluxe XP Tiller is a
precision weeder that can easily fit in
tight places. So don’t be afraid to weed
anywhere: between plants and shrubs, in
corners, against fences, on raised beds,
in wide rows, even in very narrow rows.
Your Mantis
®
Deluxe XP Tiller weeds
six* to nine inches wide. So you can
run it in a tightly planted garden without
damaging your delicate plants. That’s
good news for suburban gardeners, who
often have to plant rows close together!
To do this you must take off the tine
assemblies (both sides) and replace
with only the outer set of tines. Do not
operate with only the inner set of tines.
Damage will occur using this set of tines.
If you have a “backyard jungle,” first use
a knife, pruner, or brush cutter to chop
up the overgrowth. If the tines become
tangled anyway, turn the engine off
completely before trying to clear them.
From time to time, you may want to
remove the tines to get them completely
clean. To do this, please follow steps 1-4
as noted under “How to Switch From
Tilling to Cultivating Position” on page
15. Then, you can remove any weeds,
stones, or mud from the tines. As always,
please be sure to remove the outer tines
before removing the inner tines. Also,
do not reach your fingers and\or hand in
between the tine blades. When finished,
simply return the tines to their starting
positions.
The optional Tine Detangler (Item #1322)
will clear tines in a jiffy. Contact your
local authorised Mantis
®
dealer or call
+ 215-355.9700 to order.
Figure 1
Figure 2
yOUR MANTIS
®
dELUXE XP TILLER cAN wEEd BETwEEN ROwS!
cLEANING THE TINES
MANTIS
®
dELUXE XP TILLER TRANSPORTATION
*With optional Planter Furrower attachment. (Item #6222)
