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21st July, 2007. Garden Tools Guide Issue Number 001

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Garden Tools Guide Issue Number 001

> Table of Contents

o Q and A

1) Where can I find a mantis tiller owners guide?

o Articles

2) Tips to Make your Garden Tools Last Longer

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Question and Answer

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Q - Where can I find a mantis tiller owners guide?

A - Mantis has a section on their website where they hosted free manuals of their tillers. Please click on the link below to visit the page.

http://mantis.com/owners_manual_library-swell2_tiller_engine.asp?cat=8

To identify the manual that's right for your tiller, you need to know your engine block number (SV number)

To locate the engine block number (the SV number), look approximately three inches below the starter cord…between the gas tank and the carburetor. You’ll

see a black and silver strip imbedded in the engine housing

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ARTICLE

Tips to Make your Garden Tools Last Longer

1. Select your garden tools properly -

The key to making your tools last long begins with careful selection before you buy. If you buy a low quality tool, there's little you can do to make it

last beyond a certain time. But if you select and buy high quality garden tools, and follow the other tips I will share, they will last long. Here are some

tips in selecting good garden tools:

Select your tools for their ability not their beauty. Ask yourself - Can it do a good job? Select tools made of durable materials. Steel or Aluminum last longer than Iron Select tools that have replaceable parts. Detaching a part and re-attaching a new one is much better than discarding a tool because one of its parts has

gone bad.

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2. A properly used tool is a tool that will last a long time.

As an experienced gardener, I have come to realize that many tools can be used for multi-functions. Interestingly, you discover some of these uses

accidentally in the garden. In fact there is now a trend to build garden tools that can perform numerous tasks. The more tasks it can perform, the better...

However, there are some gardening tools that are best used as recommended by the manufacturer. Trying to use your hand pruner to cut through a thick stem

may work initially but soon your pruner begins to act funny because its become damaged. At this stage it won't be able to perform the functions it was made

for and you would naturally complain that you got a bad deal when you bought it.

This is the moral of the story - Follow the manufacturers' recomendation. Don't use a tool for jobs it wasn't made for. You will only ruin it or hurt your

self.

3. Care well and maintain well

Take good care of your garden tools especially your powered tools. Whenever they require servicing or maintenance please let them have it and let them have

the best of service even if you have to pay for it. You will be happy in the end because they will function better and for much longer.

Caring for your tools doesn't have to be complex. They include simple activities like cleaning them after an enjoyable gardening session, tightening loose

bolts or applying a coat of paint when the present one is chipped. When you take care of your garden tools they will serve you better and for much longer...

... Remember, an ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure.

4. Store your garden tools properly.

There is no "best" way to store garden tools. I follow certain principles to determine good garden tool storage - Does it protect the tool from preventable damage? Preventable damage may be a metal tool rusting or a hose reel breaking because a car rode over it. - Does it keep the tools from causing harm to my family or others?

- Are the garden tools easily accessible to the right people and inaccessible to others? The last thing I want is my four-year old playing with my loppers.

- Can I easily know all the tools I have?

Good storage can range from hanging your garden tools on a tool rack on you garage wall to storing them in a garden tool shed built specifically for storage

reasons. The choice is yours, just make sure that your storage protects those close to you and keeps your tools from preventable damage.

I hope you enjoyed reading these tips. Practice them and you will add more years to your garden tools.

To your gardening success,

Jo Greenthumbs

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