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: Pure Junk
Summary: 1 Stars
Purchased in early April of 2006 due to alledged quality of brand name and it's been in the service center virtually ever since. First time after 1/2 hour of operation the starter wouldn't engage. Had it repaired (mechanic said the starter was of extemely poor design). Another 1/2 hour of operation same problem. Had it repaired ran it about 3/4 hour and it began spewing oil everywhere. It took at least 5 weeks to get the determination that it was not repairable (so much for early gardening season. Now Troy-bilt refuses to refund my money, they just want me to accept another machine.
My advice is stay away. Troy-Bilt isn't apparently what they used to be since being acquired by MTD.
Customer Review: troy-built 144r is excellent,,butttt
Summary: 3 Stars
my experience is that thee starting assembly is cheap...i had trouble from the get go with the starter...sometimes the starter won't catch,,,frustrating....got to be a saturday mechanic to keep it running...now i have trouble on accelleration which i'm trying to figure now..also at times the on off switch won't shut off the engine...great machine and i love the power and work it is capable of doing for a small machine..had the thing running only a few hours though...it does need reengineering on the things i mentioned..i would take it in for repairs but it is a hassle...i could have sent it back then i'd have no machine and lose shipping cost..Customer Review: Poor starter design
Summary: 1 Stars
Sadly we did no research before buying, relying on the Troybilt name...I got this in June 2008 - it's now mid July 2008 and I've had this in the shop 3 times for repairs to the starter system. Most recently the repair shop completely replaced the starter system - I picked it up Saturday and I'm on my way back today (Wednesday) because - again - the starter line is not engaged and so the thing can't be started. When it works, it's great, lightweight, just the thing for my raised bed gardens. Sadly the reliability is very poor. Reading through the reviews I see a number of others have had similar problems. Would not recommend this unit.Customer Review: Save your money!
Summary: 1 Stars
I have owned two Troy-Built products. Never again! They seem to work fine for the first couple of times you use them; then:
1. Parts start to fall off (replacement parts are difficult to find!).
2. The darn things just will not start. You can follow the instructions to the letter and, after the first six months, you will spend more time trying to get the machine to run than the task will require.
If you want a good machine for no more than 6 months, buy Troy-Built. If you intend to buy something that will give reliable service for a longer period of time, buy something else, anything else.
Customer Review: Good Lightweight Tiller for Lightweight Jobs
Summary: 3 Stars
For lightweight tilling projects, this lightweight tiller does a good job. However, if you have a tilling project for a large area and/or involving compacted clay soil and/or soil containing roots and rocks and/or tilling soil planted with grass, then you are going to have to do a lot of heavy duty pick and shovel work before this tiller is of any use. Also, for this type of product, I would make sure that Amazon's price is considerably less than Lowes. Once you fill it up with gas and oil and try the tiller, forget about returning it to Amazon; while returns are straightforward with Lowes.