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Title: Poor machine
Review: The Honda powered Mantis worked well for perhaps 3 months. Then the motor started to cut out when giving it full throttle. Several owners have reported this problem. I Assumed this was varnish deposits from ethenol in the gas so I stripped, soaked and cleaned the carb but no difference. I then bought a new carb which did the same thing after only 3 weeks. Besides the crap Honda motor the Mantis stainless steel blades bend very easily and have to be twisted back straight every time you use it. The handles of the machine twist out of alignment and need a better way to secure them.All in all this machine is expensive and poor quality. I was fooled into thinking a Honda engine was the best you can buy, perhaps the two stoke version is more reliable. I would not buy this machine.
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