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HomeGarden StoreMowers, Tillers & MoreTillersMantis 1322-00-02 Tiller Tine Detangler |
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| Customer Reviews: | | Average Customer Review: ( 12 customer reviews )
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18 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 You need this handy tool for your Mantis! Apr 23, 2007
By D. Wardlow
"music extremist"
The tines on the Mantis are fairly closely packed, and it is inevitable that you will wind some fibrous roots around them while tilling. The Detangler works great at picking them out without bruising or scratching up your knuckles on the tines. It has a vinyl wrapped handle to make it somewhat grippy, and fits easily and comfortably in your hand. A must-have accessory.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Helps clean out the gunk. Apr 17, 2008
By Steve Silverman
Previously I used my pocketknife and pliers. This is larger so your hand is further from the collected gunk on the tines. Worth using. If I lost it, I would buy it again. For really tangled gunk, it is easier to simply pull the cotter pin, remove the tines and pull off all the junk.
10 of 10 found the following review helpful:
What the heck... it's a $20 hook... Jun 02, 2009
By Cheeseboy
Okay, in one of my weaker moments, I bought this thing. It works fine - cleans out the tangled weeds around the hub. But I can't believe I paid $20 for it. It's not like it's a magic wand or anything.
I have an idea of how it would work even better. If the inside of the curved hook were knife-edged, it would slice through the weeds better, making them easier to remove. I would do this on my hook, but since I paid $20 for it, I feel that I would be modifying a piece of fine art or something... just can't bring myself to do it.
If I were to do this all over again (without money burning a hole in my pocket), I'd buy a piece of 5/16 or 3/8 round steel, heat it, bend it to match this shape, and put a point on the end. Then I would sharpen the inside of the curved hook. It would probably cost less than $5, and would do the exact same thing - except probably even better (with the sharpened curved hook). I would then take the leftover $15 and get myself some Thai food.
I'm giving 4 stars simply because it costs more than it should.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Great tool! May 01, 2008
By L. Shannon
"shansky"
This tool is so handy to have when roots or worse yet, rocks become tangled or stuck between the tines. Believe me, it's worth the $10 to $15.
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Overpriced but saves skin Feb 13, 2009
By J. C. Wallace
Before you use your tiller, you will probably see the detangler as an overpriced plastic-coated wire. After you use your tiller, you will probably see the detangler as the thing that could have prevented a trip to the emergency room for stitches and a tetanus shot. The mantis tines are sharp, long, and closely packed: trying to navigate your hand through them to free a weed-choked shaft is suicidal.
You're going to have to clear the tines regularly, even if you have reducers. Using the detangler will save your skin, so I suggest you make the investment.
And even with the detangler, I recommend you don't go near the tines without hand protection. Use leather or cut-resistant gloves at least.
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