TILLER ATTACHMENTS Operating Instructions and Parts Lists All attachments listed (except wheel set) mount on the tine shafts and are held in place with retaining pins. Attachment maintenance is very simple. Just clean with your garden hose. When dry, spray with a light pressurized oil like WD-40. Note: In the instructions that follow, assume that you are standing behind the tiller as you would in tilling or cultivating.
! L Warning: The Engine Exhaust from this product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. ! L WARNING • DANGER ! L IMPROPER USE OR CARE OF THESE ATTACHMENTS OR FAILURE TO WEAR PROPER PROTECTION, INCLUDING HEARING AND EYE PROTECTION, CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY. READ AND UNDERSTAND THE RULES FOR SAFE OPERATION AND ALL INSTRUCTIONS IN THIS MANUAL. Warnings - Do’s Read and understand the owner’s manual.
! L WARNING • DANGER ! L HANDLE FUEL WITH CARE IT IS HIGHLY FLAMMABLE. FUELING A HOT ENGINE OR NEAR AN IGNITION SOURCE CAN CAUSE A FIRE AND RESULT IN SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. Engine/Fuel Warnings - Do’s Always use fresh gasoline in the fuel mixture. Stale gasoline can cause leakage. Always pull starter cord slowly until resistance is felt. Then pull cord rapidly to avoid kickback and prevent arm or hand injury.
BORDER/EDGER Nothing makes a yard look better than neat, clean-cut edges along paths and sidewalks, around flower beds, shrubs and trees, and along hedge rows. The Border/Edger does the job effortlessly. Border/Edger How to Mount If you want to edge deeply (to 3 or 4 inches), place the idler wheel on the left axle. Place the edger blade on the right axle so the straight face of the blade impacts with the earth.
PLANTER/FURROWER This wonderful attachment makes the best planting and hilling furrower you’ve ever seen. Does the work 5 times faster (and easier!) than hand-hoeing. Uniform depth, shallow or deep. You’ll love it! Planter/Furrower How to Mount If you want to trench or furrow, place the tines so the straight face of the blade impacts with the earth. If you want minimum tillage, place the tines so that the angled face of the blade impacts with the earth.
LAWN AERATOR Four gangs of tempered steel “knives”. These knives cut into the soil beneath your lawn to let water and nutrients penetrate easily, and to encourage deep drought-resistant root growth. Lawn Aerator How to Mount Mount the aerator tines so the angled face of the blade impacts with the earth. This position gives you aeration 1 to 2 inches deep. If you mount the tines so the straight face impacts with the earth, you’ll work deeper. Roughly 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches deep.
WHEEL SET The Wheel Set will make your cultivator and all of the attachments more versatile. Allows you to park your tiller in a freestanding upright position for fueling and storage. The Wheel Set is extremely useful when using the Border Edger and Crevice Cleaner. Also, it gives you the option of rolling your tiller to the garden. How to Assemble and Mount Gently lay tiller down on the front side - to stabilize it. 1.
LAWN DETHATCHER Two gangs of 30 spring-steel picks cleanly dethatch a 15" wide swath as you walk along. One or two passes each year will totally eliminate harmful thatch build-up and develop a healthy green carpet. Lawn Dethatcher How to Mount Mount the dethatching attachments over the tine axles. Observe the left and right hand labels stamped on wheels. The dethatcher combing springs must impact the lawn like curved-down fingers. Slip the retaining pins through the axle holes of your tiller.
Red 4106 Red 4106 L.H. THATCHER ASSY. 410107 R.H. THATCHER ASSY.
CREVICE CLEANER 34 tough steel bristle brushes mounted solidly on a sturdy steel wheel gives our Crevice Cleaner the power to cut through weeds, dirt and debris in all those hard to reach places Crevice Cleaner How to Mount First remove the existing tine attachment on your cultivator. Place the Crevice Cleaner on one side of the unit and the idler wheel on the other. Be certain that the retaining pins are inserted on both the left and right axles before using the Crevice Cleaner.
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GUARANTEES AND WARRANTIES LIFETIME TINE GUARANTEE Tines Guaranteed Never to Break! Our tines not only work better than the rest, they’re also guaranteed for life against breakage. If any tine ever breaks in normal use, send the broken tine back to us and we’ll send you a replacement tine FREE! ATTACHMENT LIMITED SERVICE & WARRANTY POLICY The Mantis Tiller and its attachments are guaranteed against defects in material and workmanship for a period of TWO YEARS FROM DATE OF PURCHASE.
