The Mantis is the best machine ever created for a woman.  It is so light and easy to start.  I use my mantis all the time, keep finding different projects for it.  It works great in the garden for going between rows, a lot better than any big tiller.  When planting, I always plant just far enough to fit the Mantis between.  It does a wonderful job tilling up the dirt.  The only downfall I would say of the Mantis is when you first till a new spot, you do get a lot of stuff wrapping around the tines and need to clean them quite a bit.

No gardener should be without this machine.