That is the cleanest Troy Bilt tiller I have ever seen other than a brand new one. Do you actually use it or did you clean it up for the photos? What year did you get it?
Thanks, I take pride in taking care of my stuff. It only has about 35 hours or so run time since new, and I keep it inside, always. I do wash it after use, if it gets real dirty, but didn't for the photos you see. Yes it really is a cream puff tiller. I am the second owner, I bought it on Ebay about 5 years ago. I had to drive up near Oklahoma City to get it, and have always felt it was well worth the drive. Normally I am afraid of buying equipment unseen on Ebay, but I could tell the fellow I bought it from was nearly as meticulous as me. He kept it inside as well, and he also had a tractor with 3PH tiller, so he didn't use it much either.
You make a good point, about lack of use. Since I bought a tiller for my tractor and 3 Point Hitch, I probably only use it a couple of hours a year for smaller areas. But when I do use it, I really enjoy it. After storing away for several months, it starts on first pull. To be honest, I probably don't need it , but ................
But having said that , I would like to inject a care tip if I can. Mine has a fuel shut off valve from the tank, and when I am through for the day, I close the fuel valve and run it until it dies, to suck out all the gas from the carb. Or other tiller owners without a shut off valve can drain the carb some way before storage. Old gasoline that is left in a carb to evaporate and turn to sticky varnish is a disaster waiting to happen. Once the carb gets gummed up and stopped with varnishy gas, its very difficult to undue. I do this procedure on all my small engines, like chain saws, weed eaters, lawn mowers, generators, etc. Perhaps this advice can help a fellow tiller owner.