Hedge Trimmer Attachment for the Echo/Mantis Tiller

[joed]

Has anyone ever converted an Echo/Mantis tiller into a hedge trimmer with one of their attachments? I am looking to get a hedge trimmer and would like to keep costs to a minumum since it is not something I use very often. I already own the Echo version of the Mantis tiller so I thought this might be the cheapest route to go. Is it time consuming to convert?
Thanks

[dfor]

One of my customers used to have the Mantis with the hedge trimmer attachment. It converts over in no time. Under 5 minutes. Overall I liked the unit.

[keifer]

This does not really help your question but made one for me. does echo own mantis buy them out or what?

[Rodney Johns]

I like the Mantis better than the Echo as far as the gearboxes etc. The engines are indentical, but the Mantis just has a better gear box and warranty. As far as the last post......No mantis just features their engines on their products. Hell John Deere stuff had echo engines on it until a few years back. I think they are the best enigine out there and I love it that all these companies use that motor. It is also the same engine that is on the BCS mini tiller.

[Old Guy]

I have the Mantis unit. Use it for a backup. I think it's much too heavy to use on a regular basis. Works fine, though, and easy to convert.