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A lot depends what you are expecting from a Mantis.
There fine if you have got the lightest of soils, hoeing between rows of veg, breaking down previously dug soil and probably quite good on raised beds or polytunnels and greenhouses.
What they won't do is to cultivate large areas of compacted soil or very heavy soil, unless it has been dug and weathered first.
I do own a Mantis and have heavy soil, but used for the right job at the right time it is a very useful bit of kit.
I do own a Howard Gem as well though, so have got the best of both worlds.
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Kind regards Old Herbaceous.
Theres no fool like an old fool.