Use and Care Manual

8 Mantis
®
Classic Electric Tiller Operator’s Manual
1. Attach the upper handle assembly (#1) – the handle with
the power cord – to the right lower handle (#10) and secure
with the handle knob (#12), and cap screw (#16). (Picture
1 and 2)
2. Follow the same steps to install the left upper handle onto
the left lower handle. (Picture 3)
3. Use the clip (#18) to secure the power cord in place on the
lower handle. (Picture 4)
4. Now install the Handle Brace (#14). Line it up with the
holes on the upper handles. Then insert a Bolt (#13) and a
Lock Nut (#17) on either side (Picture 5)
5. Use a wrench to tighten Bolt (#13) and Lock Nuts (#17).
6. Now use wrench to tighten all nuts and bolts rmly and
securely.
Picture 1
Picture 2 Picture 3
Picture 5Picture 4
Assembly
C. UPPER HANDLE ASSEMBLY
D. ASSEMBLING THE TINES FOR TILLING
1. Remove the cardboard from around your tiller’s base.
2. Slide the tines onto the axle shafts. The “D” hole goes on
the outside.
3. Make sure you’ve installed the tines properly for tilling.
Liken the tines to your ngers. When your palm faces
the ground, your ngers curl down. Stand behind the
tiller and hold your hand next to the tines. Do the tine
blades curl down, as your ngers do? If so, they are in
the tilling position. (To switch to the cultivating position,
see page 11.)
4. To secure each tine to the axle, insert a tine retaining pin.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Before you use your Mantis Tiller, read the Safety Rules &
Warnings on pages 4-5.