Troy-Bilt Horse User Manual

Second Edition, Revised 1976, 1977
OWNER'S MANUAL
for the
Troy-Bilt Roto Tiller-Power Composter • Horse
Model
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to "power gardening the Troy-Bilt
Way." The Troy-Bilt Roto Tiller-Power Compos-
ter which you have purchased is not just anoth-
er piece of machinery. It is a useful, productive
machine and a reliable gardening tool that will
last for many generations with proper care.
Your Troy-Bilt Tiller was designed to easily
chop up, shred and bury the usual vegetation in
its path
through the garden as well as cultivate
and help in other earth moving and snow re-
moval chores.
The Troy-Bilt's design, with
powered wheels in front and separately geared
Bolo tines in the rear, gives it an outstanding
combination of tilling and shredding capability
that allows the gardener to enrich his soil far
beyond his own abilities to do so by hand. The
soil enrichment is gained by tilling-in and bury-
ing in the soil all manner of organic material
that is available. By this method, the Troy-Bilt
owner will soon experience better yields than
ever before.
This is said to be the greatest sin-
gle benefit of power gardening, "the different,
better and so much more enjoyable Troy-Bilt
way."
Your Troy-Bilt Tiller was designed and manu-
factured to provide you with a highly versatile
gardening tool which will last virtually a life
time. Since we
provide a Limited Warranty with
our no time limit promise, we have to build
your Troy-Bilt as strong and trouble-free as we
know how. Of course, this is to our mutual
benefit. We have fewer service problems and
you have a truly reliable tiller.
RUGGED TILLER DESIGN
Your Troy-Bilt Tiller has a rugged gear driven
transmission that runs continuously in a bath
of gear oil, has steel worms which mesh with
forged bronze worm gears, and roller bearings
on the drive shaft and tiller shaft. The tiller's
engine has a cast iron cylinder block and crank-
case. The crankshaft is supported either by the
long bearing surface of durable bronze bush-
ings, or ball bearings. With a matched set of
belts, the engine delivers maximum power
through the tiller transmission to the wheels
and tines. The power driven wheels of your til-
ler not only propel the machine, but also serve
to hold the tiller back long enough for the tines
to do their digging completely and effectively.
This allows all of the power of the gear driven
tines to be used for digging only.
You can insure long lasting and proper perfor-
mance from your tiller and engine far beyond
the anticipation that most people have, by
always remembering to do the following:
1. Use the proper motor oil for the engine.
2. Use the
proper gear oil for the tiller's trans-
mission.
3. Use a clean, fresh regular grade of gasoline
for the engine.
4.
Check oil level of the engine every day be-
fore using and check gear oil for the tiller, as
prescribed in this manual on page 19. Check
the motor oil more frequently if the tiller is
used
for periods extending for more than two
hours without let up. During extended work,
check for dirt in engine oil, or in the air cleaner.
Do the same in dusty conditions.
5. Clean, oil and adjust linkages of external
parts of your tiller periodically-see Section 7,
pages 92 and 93. Keep nuts and bolts tight.
By treating your tiller and the engine with
good care in the manner prescribed above, your
efforts will be returned many times over in the
form of a more satisfying and easier operating
machine, and much more bountiful gardening
results.
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Troy-Bilt Horse Specifications

General

Brand	Troy-Bilt
Model	Horse
Category	Lawn Mower
Language	English