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Any Troy-bilt tiller guru`s out there...

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Gilbert in IL.

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I have a Troy-bilt Horse tiller that I was Hoping to find more info about. My Grandfather bought it brand new back ? yrs. ago, I asked my mother to "guess-ta-mate" & she told me ~15-18 yrs ago. I took a scrub brush & soapy water to get the grease & dirt off to find some #`s & came up w/a S/N of 697513. Just wondered if any of you knowledgable folks could help me out w/the year.I don`t remember if its a 5 or 6 hp Tec engine as the sticker on the front by the pull start is gone. Also, last year after tilling a couple times I had a leak(trans), not a big 1 but I`m thinking I had ought to even go ahead & change the "gear oil?" I HAD the books G`pa got when buying it but had a workshop fire a couple years ago, nuff said I guess. Any & all help is VERY much `preciated!

TY in advance!!!
Gilbert in Il.
 
WOW...that was FAST....& TY very much!!!...looks like I need the model # too though...time to break out the magnify`n glass...LOL...
Thank You!
 
I just entered "Horse", and made up a serial # (45678 or something like that) and it took me to the manual download page. If you can find what you need there, you MAY not have to go and scratch around the serial plate.
 
Thank You again Bob!,
Yeah, I put in the S/N(697513) HOPE`n that`d be enuff,Wrong...lol. Did yer trick to w/Horse & I have found the DL page....guess I need the Model # also. Its missing 3 of the stickers which I`m guess`n, 1 of them had the model #, just my luck :roll: . I`ve seen Garden way referenced on it on a couple spots, I don`t know if that helps w/aging it or not.
TY once again for the DL page & your help!!! Just snapped a couple pix, so I`ll see if I can upload them....thanx

Gilbert
 
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That looks like the 6hp Tecumseh engine they used on some of their tillers. Some had electric start. In the 1970's it was called the H60 as shown in this brochure. I has one of these tillers, but I sold the 6hp engine and put a 10hp B&S engine on it. Here's a pic of it. Hal

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I have been told to use non-sulphur transmission oil in the older Troy-bilt tillers, as the sulphur will eat out the bronze bearings in the tranny!
Any truth to that?
Rusty Jones
 
I have one that my dad got back in 1972. He wore out the Tecumseh engine years ago and got a Koler for it and that Koler is still running great. He had the tranny rebuilt two or 3 times over the year but I still use it every year. He did around 2 acres with it every year and me I do about a 30X30 area so it should last me my life time I hope
 
Thanks all for your input!!! 10-4 on the Tec 6 engine & I`ve found out from a yahoo group...the darn things an `83 model..25+ yrs old. So much for mom`s "guess-ta-mate" of its age...LOL. Changed the engine oil the other day, let it drain all nite, put the RITE type oil in(been put`n 10/40 in it),SAE 30, replaced the rubber grommet under the gas tank(was leaking some gas, noth`n like black tape to tape`er up...lol),put a `lil gas in her & third pull was a charm....& NO SMOKE too....YES!!! Won`t be put`n 10/40 in it again! Still think I`ll change the "tranny oil" too. Anyway, just wanted to let ya`all know & say TY again!!!

Gilbert
 
Gilbert,

Yours sure looks a lot better than mine. Mine is probably early 70's vintage, came with the 6 hp Tec engine. What was wierd was the engine had been packed with the usual Tech dipstick for checking oil, unfortunately not the Troy Built dipstick which is different to give a higher oil level for the severe engine tilt when tilling deep. So it ran "dry" even though the dipstick showed "full" and siezed the rod to the crank. I did rebuild that engine, but soon put the 7 Hp Kohler on it. Bottom line....that tiller has worked hard and has never had the gear case rebuilt. It leaks a lot from the wheel seals. I know there is a very expensive brass worm gear inside which really needs oil. So far my solution has been to use a Farmoyl product which is made for gear boxes that leak badly. It is a cross between grease and gear oil. So far it works with no problem.

Best of luck with yours!

Paul in MN
 
(quoted from post at 19:12:22 03/25/09) I have a Troy-bilt Horse tiller that I was Hoping to find more info about. My Grandfather bought it brand new back ? yrs. ago, I asked my mother to "guess-ta-mate" & she told me ~15-18 yrs ago. I took a scrub brush & soapy water to get the grease & dirt off to find some #`s & came up w/a S/N of 697513. Just wondered if any of you knowledgable folks could help me out w/the year.I don`t remember if its a 5 or 6 hp Tec engine as the sticker on the front by the pull start is gone. Also, last year after tilling a couple times I had a leak(trans), not a big 1 but I`m thinking I had ought to even go ahead & change the "gear oil?" I HAD the books G`pa got when buying it but had a workshop fire a couple years ago, nuff said I guess. Any & all help is VERY much `preciated!

TY in advance!!!
Gilbert in Il.
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Hello Gilbert;
I have the very same Troy Bilt tiller except it is now needing an engine replacement. A couple things. First of all, I do have some PDF images of my manual I scanned for this particular horse model. What I scanned was the proceedure to replace THE SEALS. There are 5 seals in total to replace. I can give you an address in Canada of a company you can contact who can find these seals and my PDF file will show you how to do it. They cost around $80 but it is well worth the money. I have done this on my machine and it was incredible to see how well this thing is built. So the seals for replacement is a must to prevent the leakage of gear oil out of them. You can email me at [email protected] in case you wish to talk to me about this.
There is also a recommended engine replacement in case your engine dies.
Here is a link on my site for 4 pdf downloads so you can have part of the original manual for this machine. http://overcomers.ca/TroyBilt.html

Ken in Canada
 
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