Reviews:

Mantis areator attachement not compatible wth all lawns

A word of caution to homeowners with St. Augustine, Centipede, Zoysia or Bermuda type turf. Because these lawns have horizontal runners (roots) that are close to the surface and the Mantis areator is of the slit cutting type areator, it is not recommended for these types lawns. I contacted Mantis customer service about their areator since I have St Augustine turf and they said that the slit type areator is not compatible with grasses that have horizontal runners. So if you have turf with horizontal runners such as those noted above you will need to get or rent a plug style areator. I still might buy the dethatcher but I will pass on this combination kit with the areator.

Mantis Dethatcher/Aerator

Great addition to the Mantis machine. Anyone serious about keeping a lawn of over postage stamp size well maintained and healthy should look at this product.

Better than expected

The detatch attachment works very well and it makes quick work out of a lawn. It appears to be a high quality implement and it did a great job dethatching my lawn. I was surprised how quickly it went. I don't think the aerator is going to be worth while, but it was basically free, so who cares!

Dethacher and Aerator

Excellent product. Purchased it a week ago and have used it with very good results. Takes off all the hard work in dethaching by a raker.

Great attachment

We just received this attachment yesterday and have put it to good use already. Working on a 1 acre lot, with lots of problem areas, these attachments worked great. We only have the Mantis tiller about 6 months and love it. The attachments were easy to put on. The thatcher amazed us with how much it pulled up, without damaging the good grass. The aerator, seems more like a slit seeder, did a nice job . This is the first time we did this on our lawn, so we will see how it looks in a couple of weeks after the new grass we planted comes in. We thought it cut a little deep, so we just worked it to keep it at a depth we preferred. Since our lawn will be an ongoing project, we thought the purchase would allow us to work on our schedule without having to rent expensive equipment, then rush to return it. We ordered on a Wednesdy night and received the package on Friday. Since Mantis offered free shipping, we ordered directly from them. We received the same price that Amazon had.