I need some help with throttle assembly for Mantis tiller
I recently realised that the throttle cable on my Mantis was somewhat froze. I disassembled the throttle handle assembly so that I could work the cable to free it up. That worked out ok. I noticed also when I disassembled the cover that the throttle itself was cracked from squeezing it with the cable not moving. I think it will be ok with a bit of crazy glue. It's drying now and I think it will be alright. My problem is that I am having trouble reassembling the throttle assembly. There is a small spring in there that popped out when I took the throttle off and I don't know how it goes back on. It seems too that I need 3 or 4 pairs of hands to do it but I should manage if I just knew how to put it back correctly. Any help on this one?
Garden - Mantis - 2-Cycle Tiller
Answers & Comments
Here is an opportunity for the Mantis Company to do the right thing. The design flaw with their tiller is the plastic throttle handle. If the tiller is bumped or banged against the deliberately poor designed part and it breaks you are forced to buy the entire poorly designed assembly ($45.00) so they can earn greater revenue. Designing something to fail goes way beyond the design redundancy mode of most companies these days. They are therefore a leader in the mediocrity field. Not the list I would want to shoot for. They should sell just the part that failed due to the poor design. I realize this would cut into their revenue. Don't they think that I will think twice about buying another Mantis product given the stupidity of their design staff? I am glad that the Mantis customer service person took so much enjoyment in the failure of their product and the admitted frequency with which this issue occurs and the problem it has caused their customers. Sounds like poor design is not the only problem Mantis has within their company. My suggestion - Buy a product from a company other than Mantis.