Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller Reviews


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Rating Summary | 64% of reviewers recommend (23 out of 36)

poor manufacturing, oil leak, gas leak, belt slip, poor instruct

Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller — 

don't buy this tiller very unreliable with very limited instructions that aren't very clear. I bought one and used it a few times and it all the sudden wouldn't start. I tried everything checked the oil drained it to make sure I had the exact amount specified. I tried different choke and drive settings nothing. I then opened the filter noticed oil leaking from the air filter all over!! ahh cleaned it up and tried pulling the started another 150 times, nothing. I exchanged it and got another. ran it a few times same deal, oil came out the air filter even know I had the right measured level. I then noticed gas leaking out the carb and the air filter clogging it into a mess cleaned it up. I did not run this thing hard at all either I even let it run between on and off tilling needless to say this tiller is junk, I even noticed manufacturing flaws when adjusting the belt from coming off which was also an issue but an easy fix with adjusting, there were missing bolts to hold the belt housing to properly attach to the engine block and without these bolts its got an enoying rattle. I don't know what to do I'm mechanically inclined so I'm hoping to just deal with these issues myself if I can get some input in what the problem is, my guess somehow there is to much gas is being pushed thru the engine causing it to flood and thats why the gas was to come out the carb.. if these problems continue I guess craftsman will continue to loose money on my 2nd returned tiller or have a lot of repairs to fix under my warranty 

Posted on Jan 10, 2010
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