This
page is dedicated to the restoration of my Dad's old 1981
Troy-Bilt Horse roto-tiller that he gave to me in 2005.
The roto-tiller was fully torn down, sand-blasted and painted in
Massy-Fergusson red. The 8hp Briggs & Stratton I/C motor is
still in use after some minor rebuild work, a new carb, and the
ignition was converted to a modern electronic coil. I have a
wide selection of paperwork for this tiller if someone is
looking for something, I may be able to help.
And in case you were starting to wonder if this was deemed to
become a "show queen"... Think again, this tiller was rebuilt to
work and be used as it was built to be used.. My garden was
enlarged twice as big as it was before. (Now 20' x 40').
Look how smooth that soil is after tilling. Half of that garden
was still lawn a couple hours before this!
The Free plow
In the
first week of June I was on a road-trip to pick up a wood-stove
we bought when I saw this plow on the side of the road with
"FREE" painted on it. I swung the Jeep around to check it out
and almost fell over when I saw what it was! Yes, it was
the plow/dozer blade for my tiller! The push plate
for the tiller half was missing, but quite simple to make. I am
still working on this, but will update when I have the mount
bracket finished and it is all painted.
This was just a mock-up to see if it is where I wanted it before
I made the lower straps to bolt to the lower tube support. The
bracket itself may look a bit odd and homemade; however, it is
almost a copy of the original bracket that came with the plow
blade.
