can this be welded?

larry@stinescorner

Well-known Member
the handle on the troybilt cracked last week,,,probably my fault,a bolt came loose on the frame that puts the tiller in gear.I puy it back,but had it adjsted tight,than probably lifted on the handle too hard
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Istole another handle off an old troybilt I used for years until the motor siezed,I Bought it for 50 dollars many years ago,when the motor siezed I Found this tiller on craigs list,,I Still want to pt a moter on the old tiller someday,,so I Would like to know if it is possible to weld the broken handle.
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for now the loaner handle is keeping me going
 
yes about every troybilt i have seen has had that handle rewelded. you need to run a strap farther back when fixin the break
 
Yes, it's weldable.

I'm not sure two springs are standard issue. My tiller only has one spring. Running two may aggravate the handle
breakage.

Using two springs is the easy way to keep the tiller from slipping into neutral. One spring will work but more time is
involved getting the cam block adjusted correctly.
 
Easy job. You may need to grind out
part of the crack to get it back into
position because it looks stretched.
Then just weld it with what you have,
nothing special needed. Extending that
flat past the break would help a lot.
 
Send me some better picture Larry if it is what I think it is heck yes it can be welded I did it 20 years ago on the troy built tiller I now have
 
I've done quite a few round handles on tillers, pluggers, etc. What I always do is find (machine) a piece several inches long to just fit inside the tube. This does three things. One it helps align the pieces for welding, tewo it provides a backup for the welding to help keep from burning through, and three it adds support/stiffness to the weld joint.

As far as I know none that I repaired this way has ever broken again in the same place.
 
On a side note... for about $100 you can buy a new 6.5 hp from Harbor Freight that will bolt right on. They are great little motors, I had one on a tiller just like yours for years and broke up a lot of ground with her. Just sold her last month to guy to do deer food plots.
 
Just another one of the weak spots on a troy-bilt !
That rod is flimsy and bends easily. I made another one from a straight piece of much stronger steel rod. Many many years ago. It works way better and does not flex near as much going into and out of gear.
 
Agreed. The old Tecumseh on mine was on its last legs when I put a "Predator" engine on it. That was when I realized how weak the old one was.



http://www.harborfreight.com/engines-generators/gas-engines/65-hp-212cc-ohv-horizontal-shaft-gas-engine-epa-60363.html
 
Back many many years ago when the old Tecumseh on the Troy built tiller my dad got in 1972 he got a new Koler engine and it has been on it ever since and that had to be at least 15-20 years ago and the Koler is still running just fine
 
I went and looked at the one I have and yep I welded it up years ago and put 2 piece of rod on either side of it due to the fact that area is way to weak in the first place
 
Someone offered me one of those with a siezed engine yesterday, dont know what condition the handles are in, but I will haul it home in a few days. I was just going to park it by the scrap pile and hope someone wants to have it. Ill let you know about the handles, but if it is a common line problem, even good ones shoud have a gusset or longer plate added.
 

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