hey bro a few years back i screwed up and jacked my pops tiller up bad but 4 sure fixable. I basically was in front of the concrete wall in the garden like 5 feet away and crasged head on into gave her to much power and that fan thing in the front like the cover bent and when u pull the string now u can hear the crookeed messed p fan scratching on the inside. Seems like a new cover and inner fan is needed. Any help or part info will be appriciated!!!
I bought a Bronco about 10 years ago. Spent about 5 hours tilling different 20x25 foot gardens with it. Never failed. We change oil every year and always put treated gas into it. It falls into a best investment category for us.
Tighten the bolts and it should be solid again. I just rented one and it works alright like your saying as far as the till results. It's pretty sturdy though the one I rented. I'm tilling a huge area with it to and it's working pretty good. I have to make a lot of passes though the area is rough. For the value it's a pretty good tiller. Thanks for the video I enjoyed watching it 👈
I have a a old White with a transmission for forward and reverse, but the neutral makes it great to spin around to start a new pass. A earlier comment is correct about the directional tires, might help some with the control. Good video.
My dad had one similar that worked like a champ for years. They made them more hefty back then though I think. It will come in handy. For wind noise I have not tried it yet but I have been told that putting a little band-aid over the mic will help eliminate wind noise.
Flimsy? I own one and am extremely happy. Want a horse? They make a tiller that costs 3 X as much, that is more solidly built. I see this tiller as a "best buy," especially if you are not into tilling acres and acres. I do bout 4000 square feet BTW, and could not be happier with my investment.
I bought a 1971 horse1 for $250 with a weak engine and the seals and gaskets had no signs of leaks. I replaced the engine ($100 Harbor freight) reversing disc, belts for another $100. For around $500 invested total I have a tiller that will out last me or anything made now.
Richard, My first TB was a Pony given to me secondhand. It had carb problems I never got passed so I put on a Honda engine but no longer had reverse due to it only being a single output shaft. I have since those years, moved the Honda over to a Super Bronco I picked up with a crappy Briggs engine. Over the last two years, I bought four Horse Tillers. One had a Greyhound import engine and On two of them, I put on a Harbor Freight Predator engine. The fourth one will have a Predator on it soon. I am tiller poor but I doubt I will ever not be able to till UNLESS it's too wet.
I liked your review on the Troy-Bilt. I have one that is a little different from yours mine has a reverse reverse cable and it is really handy when backing up and turning corners. Mine is very sturdily built and is very solid I believe. I think mine is a different level of Troy-Bilt then that one.
I thought I wanted a tiller with counter rotating tines...until I got one! No problem if you're just "scratching the surface", but when I set it to go deeper, (especially in moist or wet ground) the counter rotating tines just push the dirt up into the wheels and the tiller becomes very hard to control. I also noticed that in your video at about 3:57 or so. I have a Husqvarna that cranks on the first pull almost every time, but the counter rotating tines are aggravating!!
The old ones built in Troy NY were made like tractors...they all were forward tines..reverse is the only way to go...keep that dry it will rust away..but works.
Its better than nothing I've got the super Bronco it has the reverse to help turn it around but it's the same thing you got I've been making a small garden with it for a couple of years
Great video, thanks for sharing, but the tires are backwards, just pull them off and swap sides. They should be mounted just like a tractor. (Just a observation)
How do you keep it from getting away from you? Mine takes off like a dirtbike popping a wheelie soon as the tines hit the ground. What am I doing wrong?
Yea i just bought one. It does the same thing. Im just guessing its because the ground is too hard and youre pushing down too hard on the tines. Gotta break it up slowly, make several passes. At least thats my yard. Hope that helps
@@KeepingItDutch sounds like you have a Forward Rotating model. They made both. I have two Ponies that are forward rotating and if they hit a root or some really tough ground, they will shoot forward like a rodeo bronc out of the chute. I have several horse models all which have forward rotating tines but at 350 lbs, they don't jump around at all. I also have a Super Bronco with the engine changed over to a Honda. I keep it for the way the counter rotating tines can fluff the soil.
i could"t hear you till the end of the video. Not sure why you reversed the tire direction. Normally they are the other direction since the tire lugs are directional.
hmmm maybe the wind messed up u hearing me, I didn't say a whole lot anyways lol, good point on tires, I didn't change them they was like that but makes since what u said, I'll reverse them next time I use it, thank you. thanks for watching
The tire tread is directional. As sent from the manufacturer the wheels have one valve stem facing out and one facing in and inaccessible. To correct this oversight thetire needs removed from the wheel and reversed.
took my 8 horse to big -r to have a belt put on . three weeks went by and they never called me, I had to contact them . it seems it was robbed and they took my troybilt tiller . they replaced it with the same tiller you have . my old tiller would litter take only two fingers to operate . the bronco I have now, you literally have to push , the wheels are much smaller , and like you said , the whole shebang is flimsy . troybilt is literally nothing but a namebrand for cheap junk . what was once a standard by which , all was judged , is now junk . I have noticed their machines have disappeared from farm and home , and big-r .
ralph crosby you might be able to turn them on , I'll check and see of I can. I have a mother video on this tiller go check it out, has no wind noise. it's better video. thanks for watching
I bought a "real" Troy-Bilt Pony made in the 80"s. It is awesome. It has fwd and rvs tines, uses a lever to engage and disengage to drive wheels inside the transmission, not pins, and weighs about #170. I just bought the one you reviewed and it is made by MTD using Troy-Bilt naming. It does OK but it is nowhere near the quality or durability of the real Troy-Bilt. If you want one that will last, don't buy a new Troy-Bilt. Buy a good used one and it will last forever. you can re-engine a used tiller for cheaper than a new tiller. www.smallenginewarehouse.com
I don't like my Bronco at all! Had to attach weights to the front to help it get traction so I don't have to push the darn thing forward. Bad purchase.
troy built is a terrible brand, combine their shabbily constructed frames with the garbage engines that briggs & stratton crank out now, and you have a recipe foe endless frustration.
Sorry for the wind noise.
hey bro a few years back i screwed up and jacked my pops tiller up bad but 4 sure fixable. I basically was in front of the concrete wall in the garden like 5 feet away and crasged head on into gave her to much power and that fan thing in the front like the cover bent and when u pull the string now u can hear the crookeed messed p fan scratching on the inside. Seems like a new cover and inner fan is needed. Any help or part info will be appriciated!!!
Yeah, couldn't understand half of what you were saying.
I bought a Bronco about 10 years ago. Spent about 5 hours tilling different 20x25 foot gardens with it. Never failed. We change oil every year and always put treated gas into it. It falls into a best investment category for us.
If you don't mind...what do you mean by treated gas?
@@scratchandwinner Sta-Bil
Those tines are whipping sooo fast, you can hear the wind it generates....even when it's off...:)
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Tighten the bolts and it should be solid again. I just rented one and it works alright like your saying as far as the till results. It's pretty sturdy though the one I rented. I'm tilling a huge area with it to and it's working pretty good. I have to make a lot of passes though the area is rough. For the value it's a pretty good tiller. Thanks for the video I enjoyed watching it 👈
This was helpful, Thank you.
I have a a old White with a transmission for forward and reverse, but the neutral makes it great to spin around to start a new pass. A earlier comment is correct about the directional tires, might help some with the control. Good video.
+Tennessee Homestead Hey thanks for watching brother
I purchased my Bronco early this year, can't complain about it, $50 and it runs like a top
My dad had one similar that worked like a champ for years. They made them more hefty back then though I think. It will come in handy. For wind noise I have not tried it yet but I have been told that putting a little band-aid over the mic will help eliminate wind noise.
I'll have to try that, we don't have many trees on our place so the wind is terrible, thanks for the idea. the tiller works great just a little flimsy
Flimsy? I own one and am extremely happy. Want a horse? They make a tiller that costs 3 X as much, that is more solidly built. I see this tiller as a "best buy," especially if you are not into tilling acres and acres. I do bout 4000 square feet BTW, and could not be happier with my investment.
How long does it take you to till 4000 square feet with the super bronco ? Just curious to compare it with replacing my old front tine
One of your wheels is on backwards...ours was the same way, makes a difference.
I bought a 1971 horse1 for $250 with a weak engine and the seals and gaskets had no signs of leaks.
I replaced the engine ($100 Harbor freight) reversing disc, belts for another $100.
For around $500 invested total I have a tiller that will out last me or anything made now.
Richard E Williams same here only mine was a little more but they never used it basically brand new 30 years old
Richard, My first TB was a Pony given to me secondhand. It had carb problems I never got passed so I put on a Honda engine but no longer had reverse due to it only being a single output shaft. I have since those years, moved the Honda over to a Super Bronco I picked up with a crappy Briggs engine. Over the last two years, I bought four Horse Tillers. One had a Greyhound import engine and On two of them, I put on a Harbor Freight Predator engine. The fourth one will have a Predator on it soon. I am tiller poor but I doubt I will ever not be able to till UNLESS it's too wet.
I liked your review on the Troy-Bilt. I have one that is a little different from yours mine has a reverse reverse cable and it is really handy when backing up and turning corners. Mine is very sturdily built and is very solid I believe. I think mine is a different level of Troy-Bilt then that one.
I thought I wanted a tiller with counter rotating tines...until I got one! No problem if you're just "scratching the surface", but when I set it to go deeper, (especially in moist or wet ground) the counter rotating tines just push the dirt up into the wheels and the tiller becomes very hard to control. I also noticed that in your video at about 3:57 or so. I have a Husqvarna that cranks on the first pull almost every time, but the counter rotating tines are aggravating!!
+ItsyFarm Now the counter rotating is going to bother me lol thanks a lot for pointing that out hahaha, I used it early it didn't give me any trouble
Every video showing using a tiller have the tire treads pointing in the different direction. Does it pull better in the direction you have them in?
The old ones built in Troy NY were made like tractors...they all were forward tines..reverse is the only way to go...keep that dry it will rust away..but works.
The tires are on backwards. Switch them to get better traction.
They sure are..... lol.... that's funny.
Clint Undisclosed and he's giving us reviews. Well I'll be sure and take his word for it
Its better than nothing I've got the super Bronco it has the reverse to help turn it around but it's the same thing you got I've been making a small garden with it for a couple of years
You should do an audio recording to put over the original audio.
How do you do a oil change on this tiller?
It seems like it does not till deep? Is this true? What about 6 inches or so???? Can it
When i start tilling it runs full force. I can't control it. Any solutions?
Great video, thanks for sharing, but the tires are backwards, just pull them off and swap sides. They should be mounted just like a tractor. (Just a observation)
Why do u remove those wheel pins?
Hey man as soon as you found out how much wind was in the microphone you should have reshot the video
How do you use reverse?
How do you keep it from getting away from you? Mine takes off like a dirtbike popping a wheelie soon as the tines hit the ground. What am I doing wrong?
Alan Appleby man i dunno, maybe don't give it full throttle lol?? Yours sounds like it's a beast
Yea i just bought one. It does the same thing. Im just guessing its because the ground is too hard and youre pushing down too hard on the tines. Gotta break it up slowly, make several passes. At least thats my yard. Hope that helps
@@KeepingItDutch sounds like you have a Forward Rotating model. They made both. I have two Ponies that are forward rotating and if they hit a root or some really tough ground, they will shoot forward like a rodeo bronc out of the chute. I have several horse models all which have forward rotating tines but at 350 lbs, they don't jump around at all. I also have a Super Bronco with the engine changed over to a Honda. I keep it for the way the counter rotating tines can fluff the soil.
Lookin good, chew er up!
+TheOldLookOutLodge thank you, thanks for watching
I found these for $90 on line is this right
Maybe redo when there's no wind?
thanks
i could"t hear you till the end of the video. Not sure why you reversed the tire direction. Normally they are the other direction since the tire lugs are directional.
hmmm maybe the wind messed up u hearing me, I didn't say a whole lot anyways lol, good point on tires, I didn't change them they was like that but makes since what u said, I'll reverse them next time I use it, thank you. thanks for watching
The tire tread is directional. As sent from the manufacturer the wheels have one valve stem facing out and one facing in and inaccessible. To correct this oversight thetire needs removed from the wheel and reversed.
I changed them
Not a bad production except for wind noise. Can you dub in comments in a better environment?
TRY A WIND SCREEN FOR THE MICROPHONE
Only the wind !!
took my 8 horse to big -r to have a belt put on . three weeks went by and they never called me, I had to contact them . it seems it was robbed and they took my troybilt tiller . they replaced it with the same tiller you have . my old tiller would litter take only two fingers to operate . the bronco I have now, you literally have to push , the wheels are much smaller , and like you said , the whole shebang is flimsy . troybilt is literally nothing but a namebrand for cheap junk . what was once a standard by which , all was judged , is now junk . I have noticed their machines have disappeared from farm and home , and big-r .
That sucks they took your old good tiller and gave you junk back I would’ve raised hell
I wish you would had subtitles
ralph crosby you might be able to turn them on , I'll check and see of I can. I have a mother video on this tiller go check it out, has no wind noise. it's better video. thanks for watching
ralph crosby I just turned them on,
Next time make sure the wind ain’t blowing 😂
You've got the wheels on the wrong side. They're backwards.
I would have been useful, except that the wind noise blocks half of what you are saying.
reshoot without he wind
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What Good is a review if you cannot hear the person giving
go buy a Howard gem best rotavator on the market
You need a wind screen on the mic ,could not hear 1/2 of what you were saying
Jerry F this video is an old one, i have one now.
Can’t hear you for the wind !
and so... I watched and I cant see what more anyone could ask for...?
I bought a "real" Troy-Bilt Pony made in the 80"s. It is awesome. It has fwd and rvs tines, uses a lever to engage and disengage to drive wheels inside the transmission, not pins, and weighs about #170. I just bought the one you reviewed and it is made by MTD using Troy-Bilt naming. It does OK but it is nowhere near the quality or durability of the real Troy-Bilt. If you want one that will last, don't buy a new Troy-Bilt. Buy a good used one and it will last forever. you can re-engine a used tiller for cheaper than a new tiller. www.smallenginewarehouse.com
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Cannot hear most of what he says due to wind noise
No offense, but too much wind noise I just can’t listen to it.
Couldn't hear a lot of it.
can't hear what your saying half the time
Can't make a video in a wind storm
Wind noise is awful on this
Try again to much wind
I don't like my Bronco at all! Had to attach weights to the front to help it get traction so I don't have to push the darn thing forward. Bad purchase.
Too much wind noise to hear much
Crazy wind, can't understand half what you say.
Can't hear a thing
Yeah wind was bad, I have a other video out on this with no wind noise, way better video
Keeping It Dutch saw the new video thank you
A lot of wind noise,very annoying.
yeah for sure,
You got so much wind blowing on your phone that your review isn't any good either
Adventureduck69 yeah this is an old video. New ones are better
Flimsy?........Who cares when it does a GREAT JOB.............lol.........Z
Couldn't watch this, way too noisy in the wind !!!
Yeah its one of my 1st videos i made, didn't have a mic yet
sound is terrible
Well you failed at a good review with the wind in your microphone. Next
Lol this is like 6 years ago..next
Chinese built ones are much better quality then the USA ones
Chinese built is much better? This is a joke right?
noisy video
the sound suchs don't know if it the wind or what but we can't hear you talking at all
Unwatchable
crap video cant hear it cause of the wind
Thanks
troy built is a terrible brand, combine their shabbily constructed frames with the garbage engines that briggs & stratton crank out now, and you have a recipe foe endless frustration.
magis semper deficiet yeah the frame sucks, it's held up I garden season let's see how it does next year.
Clearly your not great at operating a tiller