72 troy bilt tiller

spoonfullresch · Oct 22, 2011

Hi, just picked up a 72 troy bilt tiller, engine purrs! The lever on the outside of the tranny case to engage the wheels is so stiff that i have to use a hammer. Any suggestions would be most helpful, thank u

rexb · Oct 22, 2011

did you try to put a little p b blaster or penatrating oil on the spot where the linkage goes in to the case an try to work it back in forth

El Toro · Oct 23, 2011

Try moving the tiller slightly when trying to engage the wheels. Don't use that hammer or you will be using the garden hoe. Hal

old · Oct 23, 2011

Check and make sure the transmission has the correct amount f oil in it. If in fact it is a 1972 model then it should have the Tuscheh (sp) engine on it unless it has been replaced. I own the one my dad got in 1972 and we installed a Koler engine on it years ago when the old one went bad

El Toro · Oct 23, 2011

I put a 10hp B&S on this Troy Bilt back in 2006. I sold the 6hp Tecumseh engine. I gave $100.00 for the tiller. It has electric start too. Hal

old · Oct 23, 2011

Yours looks a lot better then the one I have but my dad did till about 2 acres with it every years for 3 decades. He had the transmission rebuilt in it 3 or 4 times but it still does the job I need it to do every summer. The fuel pump on the Koler engine has gone bad so I hung a gas tank up high so as to use gravity feed and that works just fine also

Jim in Ma. · Oct 26, 2011

Look where that lever moves the slides - (Down and in front of the tires) Spray it with PB blaster or whatever and work the lever up and down.

JFay · Jan 13, 2012

Usually if you just rock the tiller a bit the wheels will move enough to let you engage the gears.

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