troybilt

new coil--50 bux

new drive belt---on hand

new reverse clutch--on hand

new fuel pump---20 bux

1989 yr mdl 8 hp industrial b&s recoil start

finally got all the adjustments correct---should be good to go for another 20 yrs

tilling done--waiting for the rain to come in tonite and tomorrow

then the planting begins

i gotta do better this year--good peppers and a buncha green tomatoes last yr

went way in the hole

gotta say--when ya get all the settings correct--it's a sweet machine----the drive belt control lever design is lacking in my opinion--but they have not changed much in the last 30 yrs

my other bitch is the price of small engine coils--just outta site

We have one here, I tried to use it a little last year and it was running poorly, probably the fuel system. And I was having to hold the lever to keep it going, probably needs a new belt. But then it quit running altogether so I didn't mess with it anymore. Now I have a Montgomery Wards walk behind with a non-running Clinton engine and some other one. I just got the freeby old orange walk behind but didn't get it home yet. No tiller attachments but the ones I already have both have cultivators and the MW has a front blade. The freeby has cultivator, plow and sickle bar mower.
JD, glad to see you are getting you dirt farmer poop in a group. Gardens are awesome, great therapy and the food is a bonus.

that lever holding sux---it's due to the belt, the pop over adjustment cam block & the spring--i modified my spring set up using 2 s hooks, a turnbuckle and a couple of big carb return springs--oh--and a hose clamp to hold the upper s hook on the lever arm

that belt is absolutely critical as there are no other adjustments for belt tension other than the lever

Yeah, it looked like it was going to take anew belt and not an easy task.

the belt change is relatively easy--he says after learning the hardway----remove the reverse disc from the pulley--wood block jamb or vise grips to hold pulley---then the belt will wiggle out--the clearances are tight, but she'll go---i buggered my reverse disc putting the new belt on--they have a complete kit--i had one in the box parts that came with this tiller

i'll scan the instructions later--have to get the printer out where i can access it

the rain has come--perfect amount--the birds are all over the tilled areas--got no clue about that--maybe worms??--idk

belt number 9245

Whose number? TB?

yep--the mower parts place prob has one in stock

i will get the pdf files to u in an email