We utilize a doughnut for this, a round rubber piece to seal one end whilst lifting up on the other with a pair of spoons. Try pushing down on the valve stem end while inflating, and lifting up on the bead. Hope this works!

flatopfred, To my knowledge, for the past 60 years, all Troy-Bilt machines were factory painted in red - from the original heavy duty Gardenway units to the current lightweight MTD models. It also seems that your serial number doesn't correspond to numbers listed in other sources. Perhaps it's a tiller made by another manufacturer?

I think that you are missing the point here. WALK BEHIND vs GT, sub-CUT or CUT That's one issue and it's a decision only you can make because we don't know what you are growing or how you are growing it. If you need a tiller to prepare 10,000 square feet of garden after the frost is gone and then to till in soil amendments in fall as you put the garden to bed for the winter, then you are probably better served by a tractor with a 3 pt hitch and tiller attachment. If you are growing different crops in close proximity to one another and you intend to cultivate/weed control with a mechanical device, then a walk behind might be the hot ticket. You might want to look at a tiller brand called BCS. They are expensive compared to the box store stuff but since you are not the average homeowner that puts 4 hours on a tiller each year, the BCS price point will work out cheaper in the long run. There are also some Italian made machines that provide a lot of versatility when it comes to available attachments that will help cut down the number of hours spent on weed control. Tractors are nice but you cannot turn a tractor around in the same amount of space that you can spin a walk behind and that sir, is exactly what you should be thinking about first. Chain drive vs gear drive -- Irrelevant, if you ask me. Both are strong. Both are proven designs. Both will break under the right conditions and both will wear out. If you buy a high quality machine, then you have to trust the manufacturer's decision on his drive system Gas vs diesel - There are high quality gas engines such as Kawasski, Honda GX, Vanguard, Kohler Command Pro and Generac that normally provide three to four thousand hours of service or more before needing to be rebuilt but that's based on proper and timely maintenance taking place. Diesels cost more, use less fuel per hour and last up to three times longer. Take your pick. New or used - Low hours is the key if you are buying used. Let someone else take the big hit on depreciation is often a good move but only when the unit has not seen much use and it has been looked after during that time.

Ok Lucy. We will go tomorrow if it doesn't kill me fishing today. I just have some sore muscles from yesterday but not hurting as bad as I thought for all I have done the last two days. Its too cold to go fishing for another hour or two at least so I am just resting. I'll pay you to till me a long border on the side of the yard, lol. I have been eyeballing that big tiller for rent at the hardware store. That bad boy would do some damage, lol. John is wanting to put in the privacy fence since he found out the neighbors watch us out their bedroom window, roflmao. I wish he would hurry up and do it because it sure would be nice to have the border I want up against a wooden fence in a raised bed so I can fill it with good soil and will have more room for the brugs. I had a few of them starting to leaf out yesterday so I tried to cover the leafy part with mulch. I hope the wind didn't blow it all off and they froze again. Scared to go look outside, lol. Ok Lucy Perry Post, Ryan and Knotz want some of the agave but they are small and easy to dig so its up to you if we can get some for them as well. I have to see what the lady wants for them.