If you can do so, you should adjust your machine so that it tills in the opposite direction from what the drive wheels are moving. You will need to move the tines from one side of the machine to the other. Please research what I'm talking about and I'll bet you will enjoy using your machine much more.
Be sure to check grease in the rear of gearbox. Remove four bolts, remove spines tine shaft with tine guard and slide of torque pins. This may be an ever neglected maintenance location. Clean and re grease. Throw out bearing will come out. Good luck. Keep growing.
I believe this one is a 1977 or '78, with this cast-iron 7 HP Tecumseh HH70 engine, going by the design of fuel tank. 1979 and later machines would have a large "7 HP" decal on the front of the engine shroud above the rewind starter. 1980 and later machines had a new dipstick, whereas 1985 to '87s had a solid state ignition, and 1988s had a new-style fuel tank, cap and dipstick. This engine model is likely an HH70-140038C.
Probably a good tiller. I don't think anyone ever "liked' a Tecumseh engine though. They're about 1/2 a step from junk. 30 years ago I was given a tiller with a brand new Tecumseh engine. I bet I didn't till 5hrs with it until the block cracked, spewing combustion material out the side of the cylinder. I believe they were common on power equipment back in the day mainly due to price.
With this tiller the wheel drive helps you to hold back the tiller. If you were to run it with just the tines rotating it would be very difficult to control. I've tried it, and it is a bit crazy. I don't think it would work if the tines and the wheels went in opposite directions.
Thanks for the video. I just bought one of these today. I was looking for a Troy Bilt Horse, but came across this one. It's in pretty good shape and got it for $200. Going to pick it up tomorrow.
I think you done better than Me I brought one for $50.00 in Extremally bad shape, For the seller maintenance was clearly not an option, Blow the original Tecumanec 5hp engine up replaced it with a 5hp Honda now No reverse, no oil in trans just mud sludge all bearings only the shells NO rollers seals wallowed out, It was surprising that All the Gears seemed Ok, the seals as a replacement are hard to find when you live in a metric Country but if you factor in the cost of all the running around It may have been cheaper to just but genuine ones from the States.
This is true. You can pretty much tell if the clutch is going to go in or not. Over time you kind of get a feel for how much of a push is needed for your machine.
Any chance you could show the Pulley set up? I just bought one I think it it is not the original engine, Seems to be missing something like a reverse pulley.Thanks if you can.
Karl. I put a short video on my channel that I hope will show you what you need to see. Let me know if this isn't what you needed to see. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nQ6pN2PBYWg.html
These tillers are bulletproof accept for the engines. Put a Briggs on it it will last forever. I have one that's over 40 years old with thousands of hours on it.
Tecumseh's were bad engines? That must be why they were on every snowblower made for over 45 years......... Briggs were not put on any Blowers until Tecumseh went out of business. A Tecumseh will run circles around a Briggs every day.......
I just picked up one for 100 bucks about a week ago. It has lived a hard life. I had to clean up and reweld parts and free up the tine engagement fork. Not the original engine but it works great.
Have you ever had to open rear of gear box, four bolts, to replace center bolt holding handle bars on? My bolt is stripped and needs to be replaced. I also do not have a pivot device for the bars, left, right, center, just picked this up for $30 and it runs great. I need to fix the bar mount ASAP. Could you post a picture of that? Thanks.
I bought a tiller with the same brand engine but don't know the HP and it needs a carb the gas tank is up more on the side but looks about to be the same year as that well 70s it seems.