77 cruiser
May 30th, 09, 3:49 PM
Anybody have the one?
http://www.getearthquake.com/foundations/store/shopdetail.asp?params=6065VEC&tab=desc1
Is it any good?
barryt
May 31st, 09, 7:02 AM
dont have one by them
but do love the rear tine setup
much easer on the body
69malibu3speed
May 31st, 09, 8:33 AM
I have a very old rear tine tiller. It's much easier to use that the front tine ones I've had. I don't feel like I'm wrestling the thing just to till up a garden spot.
b-man
May 31st, 09, 5:17 PM
YES!! for rear tine tiller.
Love mine. (not the brand you listed)
rubadub
May 31st, 09, 5:45 PM
I don't know about the tiller your talking about, but the troy built 8hp are really built stout and will break up new sod.
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200350129_200350129http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200350129_200350129 (http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200350129_200350129http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_200350129_200350129)
OrrieG
May 31st, 09, 6:24 PM
I bought a rear tine Troy Horse in 1985 and me any my friends have used the heck out of it. 7hp Techumsea engine, solid cast transmission, pto. In almost 25 years of use the only thing I have had to do to it is replace the head gasket and clean the carbon off the head. I think Troy sold a few years ago and the ones I now see at the stores are not as substantial. I like it because the transmission is build like a car, not a lawn mower. Came with a detailed rebuild manual and it used to be that they would rebuild the whole thing with a new motor for 1/2 the current price of a new one. I still starts on the second or third pull after sitting all winter, usually first pull after that. Easy to use you can literally walk beside it unless the soil had lots of tree roots or large rocks or has not been watered in a while.
Find a used Troy, they are relatively indestructible and you can get parts for them. If you place is small the Pony will probably suffice, I have a pretty big garden and irrigation ditches to maintain (I have a plow attachment).
Brimaster
Jun 1st, 09, 1:48 PM
I just purchased a rear tine tiller about a month ago. I looked at quite a few including the Troy and I was going to get the Husqvarna but bought the Cub Cadet instead. They were basicly the same but the Cub Cadet came with a Honda engine not B&S like the Husqvarna.
I have had no problems so far and tilled some pretty tuff soil.
If I had the money this thing looks wicked:http://www.bcs-america.com/
sparky1698
Jun 1st, 09, 1:57 PM
We have a 25 year old Craftsman rear time and it still works like brand new. The only problem other than normal maint. is the tires go flat after sitting for a long time.
Gary S
Jun 1st, 09, 8:15 PM
I love the rear tine tillers. Before I bought one, I rented a number of different ones. They all worked great.
Eventually, I bought an old used Craftsman tiller of my own. This Spring I broke the transmission in it so I went out and bought a Poulan. The Poulan is exactly the same tiller as my Craftsman was and it works just as nicely. They are easy to grind up sod with.
A good rear tine tiller can save you hours of lawn work. If you rototill the lawn, you need to do it only once a year instead of every week like mowing it.:yes:
And, you can plant something worthwhile in the space where you used to mow grass.