You'll be ready to garden all year round with the Mantis 7262-15-02 Four-Cycle Gas-Powered Tiller/Cultivator. With a powerful engine, durable tines, and compact profile, the Mantis Tiller/Cultivator is ideal for creating new gardens, tilling in narrow rows and raised beds, or along fences. With the help of the included border-edger accessory and convenient kickstand, the Mantis Tiller/Cultivator will help you maintain a bountiful garden for years to come.
With a commercial-grade engine, this tool is ideal for breaking new ground. View larger.
Featuring a border-edger and kickstand, this tiller/cultivator makes garden maintenance easy. View larger.
Powerful but Easy to Control Don't be fooled by the small, compact design of the Mantis Tiller/Cultivator. Though it weighs a mere 24 pounds and has a width of only nine inches, the Mantis is powerful, thanks to its four-cycle, commercial-grade, gas Honda engine.
A reliable push-button primer will get you started, but the tines won't move until you squeeze the throttle. Once you've activated the throttle, the patented serpentine tines spin at up to 240 RPM to break through sod--even hard clay--tilling down to a depth of 10 inches.
The Mantis Tiller/Cultivator makes it easy to maintain your garden. Simply reverse the tines to shallow-cultivate depths of up to three inches--it's much faster than using hand tools. And because it tills a nine-inch-wide path, this tool is especially useful in tight spaces and hard-to-reach areas. That's a real advantage for raised-bed gardeners.
Convenient, Versatile, and Durable The Mantis Tiller/Cultivator features folding handle bars which make it convenient to store in a garage or tool shed.
And with the included border-edger accessory and optional attachments (sold separately), the Mantis Tiller/Cultivator can be used beyond the confines of your garden. Its lightweight design, convenient carrying handle, and adjustable kickstand make it portable, so adding an accessory such as a lawn aerator could potentially keep you busy all summer and into the fall.
The tiller/cultivator's durable one-piece cast gear box is designed to last. Additionally, the tines are guaranteed against breakage for the lifetime of the tool.
What's in the Box Four-cycle gas-powered tiller/cultivator with serpentine tines, border-edger accessory, and kickstand.
Patented serpentine tines spin at up to 240 RPM to break through sod and even hard clay, tilling down to a depth of 10 inches. View larger.
The 4-cycle engine powered by Honda is powerful, reliable and does not require mixing of gas and oil
Weighs only 24 pounds which makes the Mantis Tiller easy to maneuver, carry and transport
The compact 9 inch wide design allows you to use the tiller to get in narrow rows and be stored where larger tillers cannot go.
The patented reversible tines can be used to till down 10 inches or shallow cultivate the top 2 to 3 inches of soil.
5 Year consumer warranty on entire tiller including engine, plus a lifetime warranty on tines against breakage.
Mantis 4-Cycle Tiller/Cultivator
Review Date: June 28, 2007
Reviewer: W. Killeavy,
This Tiller is truly an amazing tool -- if you buy new - squeeze excess oil out of air filter foam (into a paper towel) before use. Assembly a snap --Starts easily -- does the work of a big machine while being light and easy to work with.Mantis 4-Cycle Tiller/Cultivator with Border Edger and Kickstand #7262-15-02
The most useful piece of lawn equipment I have.
Review Date: December 6, 2008
Reviewer: Yungman A. Liu,
I bought the Mantis with Honda GX25 engine. I bought the dethatcher and aerator tine also. My original intension is to use it as a dethatcher only. It worked very well. It pulled out so much dead grass in incredible. The good thing is it did not beat up the lawn. THe lawn looked good right after dethatching, not like the big dethatcher that put bare spots on the lawn and you have to wait weeks for the lawn to recover.
What surprised me was how well it work to cultivate weeds. It take some getting use to, at the begining, I have problem of it jumping. But I soon learn all you have to do is pull it back slightly and it will stop jumping. It takes some getting use to but it work. I even remove one tine and put the edger wheel on one side and I can get a very narrow line of tilling into nerrow space. I use it to dig holes for planting also.
Bottom line, I am using it all year round.
I know there are always people complaining about engine hard to start. My suggestion is read the manuel on how to start or ask someone that know small engines. Both the Honda GX25 and the 2 cycle engine on the cheaper Mantis are ALL tried and true COMMERCIAL engine. They both have iron clad reputations. If you have problem starting, chances are you are doing something wrong. Make sure you use fresh gas with StaBil fuel stabilizer. Stale gas is the main problem of gas engine. You have to do maintenance like washing the air filter or changing it in the 2 cycle case. Follow the instruction. If you don't maintain the gas engine, all will die in the first year. This is not for taking it out every few months, use it for 10 minutes and hang it up for another few months. It will die!!!
If you think it is too much trouble, get the electric version.
love this tiller
Review Date: March 10, 2007
Reviewer: Sherry R. Layne, tennessee
I just recieved my tiller, put it together, (easily done, comes with instructional video) and tilled my flower beds for spring planting. The engine started on the second pull, and was suprisingly quiet. I would reccomend this tiller for anyone with a green thumb.
Not too big, not too small -- just right!
Review Date: December 22, 2009
Reviewer: Kendall Giles, Richmond, VA USA
For years I've used a Troy-Bilt tiller to till our garden. But I am the only one in the family who can use it. And since there are tilling needs throughout the year, and I am often on travel, we tried, and were disappointed by, those cheap tiny tillers at home improvement stores. But we are very happy with our Mantis tiller (we got the Mantis 7262-15-02 4-Cycle Honda Gas Powered Tiller/Cultivator with Border Edger and Kickstand), and here's why:
This tiller is smaller than normal tillers, but larger than those tiny home improvement store tillers. The big tillers are too big for everyone to use and the really tiny tillers only seem useful in flower beds with potting soil. But everyone in the family can use and control the Mantis tiller. Also, it is strong enough to use in the garden. Not too big, not too small -- just right!
We really love the convenience of not having to mix the gas and oil. They are separate, and that's a lot less hassle.
The handle is not too tall, which means the everyone in the family can use it comfortably.
We found the engine to be much quieter than either the Troy-bilt or the tiny home improvement store ones.
There are a decent number of tines, and they really do the job of tearing into the soil.
So we really enjoy our Mantis tiller, especially since anyone in our family can use it throughout the year.
(review by Kendall Giles)
4 cycle mantis
Review Date: June 5, 2008
Reviewer: Frank R. Thornton, Springfield, IL United States
Best tiller I have ever owned. Very light and very powerful. Starts on first pull. Very easy to use. I would recommend this tiller to anyone with a vegtable garden or flower garden.
Mighty Mouse
Review Date: July 25, 2008
Reviewer: Mapurt, Arlington Wa.
Easy to use, works really hard, can carry around to different spots in the garden. How did we manage before our Mantis?
Mantis 4-Cycle Tiller/Cultivator