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jdemaris
03-27-2004 05:55:45
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Re: Re: Re: TroyBuilt in reply to jeff, 03-27-2004 00:46:59
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I fully understand the theory-of-operation for a tined rototiller, including proper direction of rotation - it's pretty obvious. I operate a farm, but still use garden sized tillers for small plots where a full size tractors makes too much of a mess. My reference was to the fact that all the 7 and 8 horse Troybuilts that I've seen provide no disconnect for the tiller drive that is separate from the wheel drive. So, when transporting via wheel power, the tiller must be left engaged. The transmissions are also geared too fast for use in hard stoney soil - especially if you wish to run at full engine speed, i.e. 3600 R.P.M. They also use belts insead of real clutches. Cheap design all around. I've got several garden sized tillers that DO provide separate disconnects, e.g. the Ariens Rocket, Rototiller (actual brand name) B-6, and probably the best in the market, the BCS. I also have a 6 footer that is PTO powered, but that's a different story. I live near Troy, New York and kind of get a laugh with the hyperbole-based advertising about the Troy-built 'tillers, especially the ads with some old lady tilling her garden and holding her machine with one hand. Might actually happen in a garden that has nice, stone free, loamy and/or pretilled sandy soil - but in my area, forget it! That old lady would have a stroke! Machine jumps all over H*ll unless you run the engine at low RPM. Now, to actually get that 8 horsepower, you need to be running the engine at 3600 RPM. When running at that speed, the tiller runs way too fast for tough soil, even in low range. I've got no complaints about the durability of the Troybuilt, just the design. There are others engineered much better. I used to work as a mechanic for a rental place, and we had a virtual fleet of tillers and sod-cutters. We gave up renting Troybuilts and changed over to Honda when they became available in the late 70s, along with BCS which, in my opinion, is miles ahead of Troybuilt, yet can be had in the same price range.
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