Troy Built Tiller Old

[MerlinJerry]

Thanks. I will try to acquire one tomorrow.

 

[jeep44]

I just bought a 6hp Horse just like yours from a Craigslist ad this past weekend-$65. Rusty and neglected, but seemingly not used too much.I just can't imagine why a machine like this was allowed to get into the condition it was in. I have it all apart replacing seals and such right now, and I'm repainting it,too. It has the two belts also (I have an '87 TB Horse I bought new, and it is quite a bit different in a number of details-just one drive belt,for one)
Someone must have had the front main shaft bearing cap off once, and failed to replace the shims-the shaft had loads of slop, and had totally worn away the oil seal there. Thankfully, the gears look to be undamaged. This tiller is much simpler than my other one-no safety switches at all, and it appears that the tines turn all the time.

 

[bontai_Joe]

I just bought a 6hp Horse just like yours from a Craigslist ad this past weekend-$65. Rusty and neglected, but seemingly not used too much.I just can't imagine why a machine like this was allowed to get into the condition it was in. I have it all apart replacing seals and such right now, and I'm repainting it,too. It has the two belts also (I have an '87 TB Horse I bought new, and it is quite a bit different in a number of details-just one drive belt,for one)
Someone must have had the front main shaft bearing cap off once, and failed to replace the shims-the shaft had loads of slop, and had totally worn away the oil seal there. Thankfully, the gears look to be undamaged. This tiller is much simpler than my other one-no safety switches at all, and it appears that the tines turn all the time.

My Horse is from around 1980, has only one drive belt, and if the wheels are turning under power, so are the tines, just like yours. That was the way they worked then.

 

[jeep44]

My '87 Horse has a lever to shift the tines into neutral-a little safer, I guess, when moving it across the yard or something. It also has the handlebar interlocks which will kill the motor if you let go of both of them.
I ran around today, and rounded up various parts I needed,and also ordered some from Custom Parts. I replaced the condensor and points on the 6hp Tecumseh engine, and was pleased to see a healthy spark. The carb was gummed up worse than I have ever seen before, and it took quite a while to get the thing cleaned up,and all the passages clear-I got a rebuild kit from a local shop. If it still doesn't work, I have a donor engine with a good carb. I thought about just replacing the engine with a new one, but I have a weakness for cast iron, and this Tecumseh seems to be a heavy-duty motor.

 

[jeep44]

The shaft should be .750" and the "C" clip is available at most auto parts stores as a nominal 3/4" clip. They are standard sizes, not specific to Troy-Bilt.

I replaced those external snap rings also-Lowes has them in those drawers in the hardware section with all the nails and screws and such. .80 cents for two 3/4" snap rings.

 

[bontai_Joe]

Your '87 Troy-Bilt is a PTO model that allows you to put the tines in neutral. The pre-PTO units didn;t have that feature. Glad that you got your "C" clips. I am blessed with an old fashioned "mom & pop" hardware store locally that has all sorts of drawers and bins full of just about any hardware imaginable, including metric, brass and stainless steel, and you are right the prices are MUCH more reasonable than at some Power Eq. dealers.