We inherited a Troy-Bilt tiller with Gardenway TH 1018 on the tiller and a B&S engine # 171437, prob 1992 built. Engine runs great, tines move forward & back, but not fast enough to do more than make a scratch on the ground. Looks like a place for 2 belts, but only one there. Need 2nd belt? Also, don't see any levers for the tine and wheel speeds to be run separately. Only tillers I'm familiar with are the front tine models where you have to pull back really hard to make it dig in. Shouldn't the tires and weight of the machine do that work for me? Any help would be appreciated. Have a friend that "dabbles" in mechanics, but we need a manual or something. -- THANKS!

Another idea of how to protect the dumbos amongst us! With that set-up, there is no way you can get yer feet in the tines, because they aren't going to turn with the engine not running! I have heard that the safety gurus have decided that parachutes are highly dangerous, so the guvment has decreed that there will no longer be a rip-cord to open the chute, and there will be a 30,456 word warning to all prospective users! They figure nobody in their right mind will try to use the chute!;o)

SUCCESS TONITE! I cleaned the tank and put the entire unit back together as it was all over the floor and put in fresh fuel and it started. I trimmed it our a little bit and started right into the tilling clay. It never once stalled on me. I even gave it a good low height and it bogged down but it kept tilling. This was so good! Now I need new tires. These are 27 yrs old and lose air all of the time. But, this thing is back to where I need it to be and I just need to adjust the carb a tad bit. This was my Pops and I really wanted to fix it. As an aside I fixed my truck window and wiring problem over the weekend; then I had to throw away an 11 yr old johh deere trimmer and 25 yr old bench grinder. They crapped out. Then I needed a new magneto for the Stihl trimmer. Then I tried the tiller and just fell down laughing at the whole darn thing. I do have a Tomahawk C/S and it always starts, but I need to replace a dry rot fuel line. Then I will have all units in working order. Thanks for the tip! Gyp

My Dad(rest his soul) bought his horse new in 1983 and it still runs great! My mother and I use that tiller every year without trouble. We don't use as much as we used to but I just drained the original SAE 140 out of it and it did not look bad at all to what I've seen in my own years. Now I'll have to find some, but I will put the GL1 or GL2 in from comments above so thanks! BTW...the book says to use straight 90 or 140. No multi-viscosity oils at all. The comment above about the Kohler engines is spot on. They are indestructible and run like clocks(with a few misses here and there...lol...gas these days stinks!) but it is still running strong with no issues. Wish they still made machinery like that. Too many bells and whistles now a days.