- Rear tine tiller for cultivating bigger gardens
- 12-inch tines loosen rough soil
- 13-inch ag tires for rough terrain
- 17-inch tine shield protects legs from debris
- Non-CARB Compliant/Not For Sale In California
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The Troy-Bilt pony 6.5 HP rear tine tiller has a powerful 195cc Tecumseh OHV Engine with an easy electric recoil start to handle gardens of up to 1,500 square feet. The forward-rotating 12-inch tines dig through soil with ease and are protected by a front bumper, while your legs are protected from debris by a 17-inch tine shield. A rugged cast-iron transmission with bronze gear-drive stands up to wear, and the tiller can be adjusted to go up to 8 inches deep into the soil. Sturdy 13-inch ag tires roll right over obstacles, and the convenient one-hand operation provides easy maneuverability
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50 of 51 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Troy-Bilt Rototiller,
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This review is from: Troy-Bilt Pony 6.5 HP Rear Tine Tiller Pony (Lawn & Patio)
This is a great roto-tiller! I purchased this tiller to replace my old Troy-Bilt "Junior". (My Junior served me faithfully for 23 years before I retired it.) The Pony is a little larger and works as advertised but you MUST read the instructions on how to use it or you will be disapointed (as have several people who have written reviews on other websites). For example, when tilling new, unbroken ground, set the tines depth to 2 inches and make several passes. Then drop the tines another 2 inches and make several more passes. Continue this pattern until you reach your desired depth. If you start tilling new ground with the tines set to mazimun depth, the tiller will lurch and buck and pull you along with it. From my experience gardening with my tiller, this WILL cause you to hate your tiller. Use it properly and you will absolutely love this machine!
Another piece of advise: go to the Troy-Bilt website www.troybilt.com and read about the different tillers. There are Forward Rotating Tines (FRT) and Counter Rotating Tines (CRT). If you're buying a tiller specifically to break new ground, you probably want one with CRT. If you're buying a tiller to occassionally break ground but mostly to use in flower beds and gardening, you probably want one with FRT. It pays to do a little research BEFORE you buy the wrong tiller! One last thing, make SURE you buy one with Power Reverse! This should be standard on EVERY tiller, however, Troy-Bilt actually makes a forward drive only tiller. It works fine until you till yourself into a corner of your garden or yard and then realize you have to physically drag a 175lb plus machine backwards thru the soil you have just tilled! It makes NO SENSE to me why they would build a unit without power reverse! A tiller without power reverse is only good for tilling in circles. Hope this information is helpful! A Troy-Bilt satisfied customer for over 25 years now!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Troy-Bilt Pony,
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This review is from: Troy-Bilt Pony 6.5 HP Rear Tine Tiller Pony (Lawn & Patio)
This machine lives up to its reputation. It seems to have plenty of power and easily cut through grass.
It took me about an hour to assemble it, fully reading the manual and leisurely taking my time - 3 bolts for the handle bars and 3 cables to attach to the handle bars. Add oil (included) and gas. It started on the first try on the first pull! Some notes: It is heavy! Shipping weight is just shy of 200lbs, which means that UPS isn't dropping it on your front porch. It will ship via truck. No big deal, except that you much realize that you will need to get it off the truck by yourself, as most trucking companies do not require the drive to help you unload it. So get have a friend/neighbor available. Or if you have to unload it yourself, make a couple of ramps out of 2x8's and slide it down from the truck - it worked like a dream for me. Alternatively, some trucking companies offer liftgate service (for a fee - my quote qas $109 - I passed), where the driver will put your delivery on a hydraulic lift gate and lower it to the ground. Then you have to get it off the lift gate. The owners manual is fairly detailed. However, some of the photos aren't very good/clear. Secondly, my owners manual must have been for a previous version, as the unpacking instructions didn't quite match the way my unit was packed. This caused some confusion on my part initially. It does a dandy job of tilling. You must be careful of pushing down on the handlebar while tilling, as the tines will bite into the ground and "shoot" the tiller forward. This is clearly outlined in the manual - however, I felt that it's worth noting how little downwards pressure it took to incur this. The reverse feature is handy, but, in my opinion, awkward to use. You have to tilt the tiller foward so as to get the tines off the ground and pull the reverse knob backwards at the same time. This makes it a bit difficult to steer/control in reverse. Also reverse is slow as compared to forward, which is probably done for safety, but still it would be nice if it moved backwards a bit faster. Still better than nothing. I found it quite easy to push around with the engine off. It rolls quite nicely, even across grass. I found the height adjustment a bit stiff, maybe this will loosen up with a bit of use. The only design flaw I see is that the clutch cable arcs out extremely close to the right side tire. So close in fact, that after the tires became caked with mud, the clutch cable subsequently became caked with mud that was rubbed off of the tire by the cable. A cable tie to the right side handle bar will easily correct this problem - no big deal.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Quality Has dropped,
By WudTurner (Portland, Or) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Troy-Bilt Pony 6.5 HP Rear Tine Tiller Pony (Lawn & Patio)
I just bought a new Troybilt Pony, electric start tiller. The first time I used it, within 30 minutes one of the "welded on" brackets fell off, allowing the clutch engage handles to drop down. Upon further inspection, I noticed several other places where the welds were poorly done but covered thoroughly with paint. So, I belive the quality of craftmanship has deteriorated some from the "old days" before MTD bought TroyBilt out. So, be sure to look your machine over, very carefully when you first receive it. It started and tilled just fine prior to the bracket coming off, but I am a little concerned about what may break or come apart next.
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