Troy-Bilt TB144 26cc 4-Cycle Gas-Powered Cultivator/Tiller with Edger Attachment Kit
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Troy-Bilt TB144 26cc 4-Cycle Gas-Powered Cultivator/Tiller with Edger Attachment Kit
Customer Review: Don't buy Troy Bilt!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
This is the worst piece of equipment that we have ever bought. We purchased it 3 1/2 years ago from Lowe's. Took it home and it wouldn't start. Took it back to Lowe's and they would not replace it. They said it had to be sent for repair. The Lowe's man could not start it either. Came back from repair 1 month later and said they put a new carburator on it. Took it home, and it would not start. Took it back, and another sales person started it. The directions for starting it was wrong in the the Troy Bilt manual that came with it. Managed to use it a couple of times that first year. Last summer, it quit running. Warranty was over. Spent $152.00 for another carbureator etc. Bye the end of that season, it quit running again. Spent $25.00 to have somebody else look at. It started up, but now it won't start this season. I am not going to use it anymore. I have spent enought money on it and it raises my Blood Pressure cause we have had so much trouble with it. This is the last Troy Bilt product that we will ever buy again.Customer Review: I love this tiller
Summary: 5 Stars
I have been working my raised bed vegetable garden by shovel, rake & hoe the last 10 years. Even though each year I mix in compost, my clay soil is still so heavy and clumpy that I could not break up the soil well by hand. I finally decided I would quit the vegetable garden unless I got a tiller. I chose the Troy-bilt mini tiller and am glad I did. It starts up fine (after reading and following the instructions). My soil is finally broken down to a soil-like consistency vs. the clumps I had when working it by hand. It tilled as deep as I wanted when I slowed down to work each section of the garden. Since I had never before used a tiller, during my first use, I was walking through my garden at a fairly fast pace and was surprised that the tiller tilled such at a shallow depth. I then read a review about slowing way down and letting the tiller do its job by digging in the soil. It worked like magic! It is light enough for me to carry from the shed and control & manuever. I really love this tiller.Customer Review: Disappointed
Summary: 1 Stars
Four years ago I purchased a Troy-bilt tiller/cultivator from Lowes' Home Improvement Center. The first spring I was very pleased with it's performance with the exception of a crimped fuel line upon purchase. Second year, starting was very difficult. Required excessive priming and the tines were sluggish in rotating. Third year required putting in the shop because tines would not rotate. Fourth year again, tines will not rotate. I am not disputing Troy-Bilt quality, but disappointed because I love to garden and had hoped this would resolve alot of physical labor for me. Instead my tiller has created more labor, expense in repairs and frustration. I feel Troy-Bilt products are one of the best, but feel I happened upon a lemon. While I don't expect to receive any response, I felt compelled to keep your organization informed on defected products.Customer Review: Manna From Heaven
Summary: 5 Stars
This product changed my life. Amazing, isn't it? A rototiller.
However, it works like a charm. Is just big enough to do all your garden beds and maniable enough to let you even till around bushes and the like. The big ol' RotoTillers that you rent at the Rental shop don't do that. (Although, this mid size tiller will lead me to bigger things). Having successfully tilled my beds, the rest is just flowing naturally. There is no downside to this product. Don't hesitate. It's well enough made for the job it has to do. I will say, only, that you need to be tender with the guide wheels that are behind the tiller: the aluminum attachment is JUST strong enough to provide direction but too much weight on these wheels does bend them.. . .
Customer Review: Nice little mini-tiller
Summary: 4 Stars
Overall, very pleased with this unit so far. My major complaint would be that the back wheels are too close together, and this leads to some stability problems. The wheels were probably placed so close together so that the tiller would work with the edging kit (as, when I used it to edge sidewalk, the wheels stayed on the cement).
Unit started up just like it stated in the directions, things appear to be easy to get to, and it did a pretty decent job of breaking things up. This definitely isn't a full-blown high-power tiller, so don't expect it to go cutting through everything at lightning speed. For small gardens (the ones we do are only about 8'x12' total) and routine edging, this appears to be a reasonable choice.