Mantis 7225 - 15 - 02 U 2 - cycle Tiller Review

I am an avid gardener, grow anything and everything from vegetables,fruits, and flowers. I originally bought the mantis tiller for my mom, but she ended up getting a larger tiller so I took the mantis. I must say the mantis didnt live up to my expectations. I was making a new flower bed on the side of my house and needed to till up some dreaded ferns. I am an average size woman and consider myself to be fit but it was all I could to hold onto the handles of the tiller. First you have to walk backwards in order for the tiller to work properly, it reminds me of a jumping bean the tiller would not make a continous row, instead as you go it begins to jump up and down making it a struggle to control. I believe it was more exhausting using the mantis, I should have just dug the bed up with a spade it would have saved me some energy. Needless to say the tiller is now collecting dust in my shed and I doubt it will ever see the light of day again!