Mantis launches a new tiller/cultivator

Mantis, a hand-held mini-tiller/cultivator company, has launched the Mantis XP tiller/cultivator, the Mantis alternative to larger, heavier tillers.

Weighing in at a trim 34 pounds, the compact XP utilizes the power of a 35cc Honda 4-cycle engine to spin Mantis’ serpentine tines up to 240 rpm – moving through sod and the hardest most compact soils up to 10 inches deep in a wide, 16-inch swath. The XP utilizes a unique dual tine bank drive shaft that provides control and maneuverability at a wide cut. Independently mounted dual tine banks offer the flexibility to go from a wide 16-inch width to a single tine bank “Mantis Mini” width of 9-inches in a matter of seconds by simply removing a tine bank from each side.

Mantis tillers dig, till, cultivate and weed without optional tine assemblies or added weight systems. Mantis tines are designed to dig deep, tilling soil up to 10 inches deep - tines are reversible for a more shallow depth of up to 4 inches for cultivating and weeding, and the tines are guaranteed for life against breakage. Like the Mantis Mini-Tiller/Cultivator, the Mantis XP can also power a variety of optional attachments enabling the user to be able to aerate, dethatch, and plow and more with a single unit. The XP’s light weight, compact size, convenient carrying handle and fold-down handle arms, make the Mantis XP easy to store and transport – easily fitting into tight storage areas and the trunk of a car.

Features of the new Mantis XP Tiller/Cultivator:
•    Powerful 35cc Honda® 4-cycle Engine – no fuel mixing, easy to start, fuel-efficient

•    Tine speed: up to 240 rpm
•    Weight: 34 lbs.
•    Individually mounted tine banks (2 each side) offer tilling width flexibility:
        Dual Tine Bank Width: 16-inches
        Single Tine Bank Width: Traditional “Mantis Mini” 9-inches
•    Patented serpentine tines slice through sod and hard, compact soil up to 10-inches deep
•    Fold-down handle arms make for easy transport and storage
•    Optional turf and yard care attachments available
•    5-Year Consumer / 2-Year Commercial Warranty
•    Mantis patented serpentine tines are guaranteed for life against breakage