"4-cycle" you say. What does that mean. Well our previous tiller was a 2-cycle, which required carefully mixing a special oil into the gasoline. The 4-cycle engine uses gasoline without the oil mix. However, there is oil in the engine...just like an automobile engine.
Our previous tiller was constantly having engine problems because of the ETHANOL found in most commercial gasoline. The ethanol seems to gum up small engines. Yuk! Hence, in the new tiller we WILL USE ONLY ETHANOL FREE GASOLINE. Located in the tool shed is a red fuel can labelled "MANTIS TILLER ONLY". If that can becomes empty, please inform Mater Man. (There are very few outlets for ethanol-free gasoline in the area and Mater Man knows where.)
If you follow instructions (posted in the tool shed), the Mantis Tiller easily starts on 2 pulls and runs like a charm. Happy tilling!!
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| Mantis 4-cycle Tiller |
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| Mantis Tiller in Action! |
