I had to subscribe just because you probally don't know how rare of a young man you are. The kid's I know around your age would never take on a project like that especially for a tiller. I'm sure your parent's are proud of you. I just picked up a 1978 troy bilt tiller , the motor is shot but im rebuilding everything else.Good luck if you ever have too take the wheels off.
I've got an early 80 model Horse I bought for $75.00. Been sitting outside for years. No compression, no spark,bad gas. New aftermarket carb,New magneto, pulled head and freed stuck intake valve. Runs great!!! Less than 200 dollars total in it. Awesome machine
Mechanical knowledge,uses wd 40 wears carhart bib overalls,owns a Troy built horse and to top it off carries a revolver.Man after my own heart. My 80’s vintage Troy built p.t.o. Horse has a Briggs and Stratton 7 horse with the cast iron cylinder and strange as it may sound uses the exact same fuel tank.I just love bringing back stuff from the dead
....too cool how you let it run along by itself in the field......I also remember the old days when there was no recoil starter....you had a pulley and a notch in it....most modern folks have no clue about that....I have 4 Horses quite by accident....slowly going through them....I tend to be compulsive in all things....hence 4 old Horses....
When trying to start ANY engine that hasn't ran in a while, don't fight it. Just get a propane torch, crack the valve to let the gas out then have some one pulling the rope and it will srart and run on the propane. A ole guy taught me that trick when i was younger, about 60+ years ago. The ole guys have many tricks up their sleeves.
........WORST part of restoring an old one is the price of the tires....wow, for two tires and tubes, if you install tubes is a set of tubes and tires cost right at 100 bucks....I've bought several sets of them.......they are awesome machines. When I was a kid in about 1974 my grandmother ordered one to use on the farm. I went out and unpacked and assembled it. Bad ass machines....they used that tiller for 40 years....came with a Tecumseh motor and later they put a new motor on it when the first one wore out....everyone in the family used that tiller. Grandparents died and I've been wondering where that tiller is now. I think it was sold on their farm sale.
Nice video! I'm working on one right now and will put the video on my channel in a day or two. The one I got was converted to a Harbor Freight Predator motor before I got it. It was a hot mess, but an adventure to try to get working right. Thanks for the vid.
I haven't caught your name young man but I see that you have tha fever. I fixed my first riding mower when I was 8 years old. I am now 60 and have returned to the world of small engine repair. It can also earn your a good 2nd income or even a living if you can get enough customers under you. Drive on young man and always be ready to learn from the old guys...
Most of the time I ended up doing a valve job and adjustment of lash besides carb plug and pull rope plus it AllWAYS has to have tank clean on everything setting for a while
I have a 79 troy bilt with brigs motor I need to get new rings for it because it builds compression very slowly but they were probably worn out from working in the field for 20+ years
Most small engine carbs were gravity fed until they started using vacuum fuel pumps. You have that gas line running over the top of the tank instead of level or downhill...🤔
pretty much, i do a lot of diesel and construction equipment mechanics too, on top of cars. trying to get my own garage yes, I recently repowered one with a new ohv kohler.
Excellent job, man! I have a 1983 Troy-Bilt Horse tiller repowered with a Briggs 850 Series engine. But I’ve always been a huge fan of Tecumseh engines starting back in the early/mid 70’s when we were kids with our go karts. Besides the carbs on the being finicky when dirty, they always seemed to have more torque than a Briggs of the same HP. And is that a Ruger Single Six or Blackhawk I see in your front pocket? 👍🏼👍🏼
