Mantis 4222 Tiller Aerator Attachment, Black

Reverse instructions: Instructions say to install tines in aggressive position. This causes, tiller to jump, pulls out clumps, and clogging tines. Instead, install the opposite way. None of those issues. Need to go over area twice, but it will still be much faster.Also really great for preparing new lawn area. Digs down about 2"... just right for sowing and raking in.Very happy with this product... wish I'd bought it long ago.

Have had a Mantis for over ten years but never ordered this attachment til now! Wish I had got it long ago! After going over our lawn with it about three weeks ago and doing spots after that, The grass is looking better than it ever has! Love this attachment!! I will say that some parts looked a mess for a couple of those weeks but It was all worth it in the end result!

i didn't read the fine print and these are not made by mantis, however they are of good quality and so far holding up ok, if being made by mantis is important read the fine print, i will keep these as they are holding up well, however i do not subject them to hard use or for long periods of time, i bought these on amazon with the comment they were used so i saved some money, but when they arrived the looked brand new and worked like new

Will review once used

Amazing addition to reseeding an area in you yard, very close to slit seeding, I highly recommend for areas of 1,000 sq ft or less, or for bare spots.

I just called the Mantis customer service number because I had a technical question. When I was on the line I mentioned I was looking forward to receiving the aerator and the tiller was great, it cut through my Bermuda no problem.The lady was very nice and said wait you have Bermuda? I said yes. She said do NOT use the aerator on Bermuda. And also do not use on St. Augustine, Zoyzia, and Centipede grasses. The way it works it will cut the roots and kill the lawn. WOW....This information was not up on their website nor on Amazon's.To be fair to Amazon I am sure if the info was something Mantis put on their website it would have gotten here. Anyhow this is a well deserved 1 star because I could have killed my lawn. Very irresponsible for Mantis to not put the information on their website (their CS rep said she would ask them to put it on the website). Also one of the big reasons we got the tiller was because it also had an aerator attachment. Had Mantis been up-front on the aerator we might not have gotten the tiller.That being said I have not had a chance to use the tiller fully because I just received it, but from my trial, it was very impressive. Cut through Bermuda like butter on the lowest power setting. But the aerator....very dangerous not to let people know. And now I have the hassle of returning it although Amazon is great in that regard. Still better if I had never ordered it in the first place.Also I did some research. Slit aeration which this is, is not nearly as good as core aeration. I was trying to avoid renting from a home improvement store...but it looks like that is what I will be doing now. Thankfully though I will have a lawn to aerate. Almost lost it because Mantis did not provide needed information.

Did a good job. Only issue is that it gets clogged with grass pretty quickly. Takes time to clear the grass out so the job takes longer. However it is worth the time for the price. Easy to install and use. Ultimate grade will be what my lawn looks like this spring.

So far so good. I got this to dethatch and aerate some spots in my yard before resending. Upon using it I realized it is absolutely perfect for reseeding thin spots. I realized right away to throw the seed down then run over it with this once or once then crossways once. Really delivers an ideal seed bed for grass and running over the seed works it in real nicely. I then threw straw down over the worked ground. I also sliced several spots in my yard that were thin or held water. As far as those go time will tell. It's rained like twice and the slices aren't really visible anymore so I'm anxious to see if the grass looks better than the surrounding areas or not and if the places that held water before tend to shed it better or not. I'm mostly just stoked with how it works it for reseeding. It doesn't just annihilate the yard it just kinda tosses some dirt up and cuts slices. But I like it so far for such a small investment.

Does aeration to your lawn, and you can always do overseed while you at it

This attachment and flexibility for the use of my Rototiller.

This was not the part I was looking for. The description was inaccurate.