Latest reviews about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

hsquires says "i like it, i love it !!!!!!" about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

hsquires — Mon, 31 May 2010 02:27:56 GMT

This thing is one of the best tillers I have ever owned. It tills beautifully. Easy start, easy to handle. Plenty of power.

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Trigger7827 says "This 900 Series Tiller is a back saver!!!" about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

Trigger7827 — Wed, 05 May 2010 01:53:47 GMT

We bought this tiller last year. There were mixed reviews, but to rent one here and there was not cost effective. We didn't need a large rear-tine model but wanted something that would till a garden, be ready when you needed it, and wouldn't break the bank.

The first time I used it it started right up and ran like a chanp; eating through dirt and small rocks (sometimes bigger rocks like the size of footballs and basketballs). We ended up using through out the summer for other landscaping projects around the house - it beat the @&#$ out of digging with a pick and shovel.

This spring I pulled it out of the shed after sitting though a cold, snowy, Pennsylvania winter. I forgot to drain the small amount of remaining fuel before winter, but low and behold, I filled it up with fresh gas, followed the simple 3-step starting procedure, and it fired right up on the first pull. It chewed through a 40 by 60 foot area with out even a hiccup.

We are redoing our entire yard and the following...

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DougVanAlfen says "Transmission was the first thing to go!" about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

DougVanAlfen — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:30:21 GMT

Worked great for about three summers. The weak poorly built transmission case, tore out of the flimsy metal housing. More to fix than buy new.

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surfscbreak says "poor manufacturing, oil leak, gas leak, belt slip, poor instruct" about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

surfscbreak — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:20:54 GMT

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...

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Jaibones says "Piece of junk" about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

Jaibones — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:18:53 GMT

Bought one used, and the clamshell transmission disintegrated. Bought a new one, about $325, and within three seasons of light tilling -- leaf and grass mulch, no unbroken soil tilling -- the transmission disintegrated again. The cost to replace the part is $170. On a $325 tiller? Sears won't stand behind the transmission and won't discount the replacement part.

Don't waste your money on this junk tiller.

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Roto9 says "This Machine Is Great " about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

Roto9 — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:50:50 GMT

I had a Troy-Bilt Bronco CRT Rear-Tine Machine it was very slow and always getting stuck You had to constantly push it. I replaced it with the Craftsman 9. This machine is great no more pushing and it cut my rotortilling time in more than half. I have only use it a few times so i can't comment on reliablity yet but it looks to be well built. Also i have not had any rock jams in the tines.

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northernmower says "terrific tiller" about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

sears-feed — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:00:49 GMT

I purchased this tiller 5 yrs ago. I live in a very dry climate and it busts through the dirt like nobodies business. I have only changed the oil once, it starts first pull everytime. Once again Sears Craftsmen put thier name on a quality product....

Anonymous says "Five years and then..." about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

sears-feed — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:15:03 GMT

I've had my tiller for 5 years. I'd echo the reliability others have reported. The problem I'm having is the god-awful design of the handlebars. The handlebars are run through a hole cut into the central stem of the machine. The handlebars are *welded* to that stem. Well, after having to support the weight of tilting the machine up and down for five years, it let go on me yesterday. I'm not a welder and don't have a torch, but I couldn't believe how stupid this design really is. Buyer beware....

Series900 says "Craftsman 900 series front tine tiller" about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

Series900 — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 03:46:53 GMT

I bought this tiller on 4-3-08, tilled a 20'x24' established garden that spring. Used it the second time in the fall. It is now 5-3-09 and used it for the third time. After cleaning it, I noticed a 4-5" crack in the bottom of the gear box. I called the local store to discuss the issue, the manager said bring it down and we'll take care of it. Once at the store, he looked it up on his computer to see when I purchased it. He informed me that it was out of warranty and sears would not honor a repair outside of the warranty period. It was only 30 days over, that did not matter. A new gear box is $170 or half the price of a new tiller, this does not include labor. If I wanted to have their service guy look at it, it would be transported to Michigan from Warsaw, Indiana for $29. To me $29 dollars wasn't bad if I could only talk to the service guy. The manager of the store, arguing on the side of sears had said, and I quote, "you must have hit a ROCK". Now think about it tillers...

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Anonymous says "Very Satisfied with Performance" about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

sears-feed — Sat, 30 May 2009 11:15:04 GMT

I was in the market for something to cultivate my three 8X30' tiered garden grow boxes, bordered by railroad ties. I had tried a small Honda tiller which died of transmission failure after one season. I loved its portability but my soil has a lot of clay and it took me two hours to get through the aforementioned garden. The cost to repair was half the price of a new tiller. I also borrowed two Troy-Bilt's, both of which nearly tore my fence down (I couldn't control them) and which could not get to the ends and corners of my grow boxes very well. Makes one wonder what I was thinking when I designed my garden but a three foot slope in my back yard led me that direction. Thus, a mid-sized front tine tiller seemed to be the best match for my situation. I looked at various units online and at local stores and my budget of $300-400 and the final choice seemed to be between this Sears machine and a Yard Machine from Home Depot. After noting the larger motor size and higher torque output of the......

riverview says "Small problem" about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

sears-feed — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:45:11 GMT

Brought tiller home from store assembled it and filled with oil and gas,pulled starter twice and it started. Ran it 5 min as instructed and off I went.Got to the garden and engaged tines,nothing happened.Took cover off, belt had jumped.After having that happen 10 or so times I checked the flywheel and saw that the clip that goes over the shaft wasn't holding.The flywheel was riding back and forth. I put a screw clamp on the shaft and have not had another problem.Cheap fix for a poor design.Tiller works fine,just lower throttle if it jumps too much.Very satisfied....

maildude says "very good for me" about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

sears-feed — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:03:41 GMT

After seeing some of the reviews on this tiller I was a little nervous, but for the price & features it seeming like I had to at least give it a try. A couple of nice features I didn't know about from the online info was the on/off switch, fuel petcock,and the fuel strainer buit into the filler neck on the gas tank. It was pretty easy to set up. Basically just bolt the handlebars on & tightened everything I could get a wrench on. I added the oil, & gas, then with the starter switch in the off position pulled the starter rope rope thru about a dozen times to get the oil to all the parts of the engine,& gas flowing thru the carb. Set the choke & it started on the first pull. Then it died about 1 minute later. after about 3 minutes of pulling the starter rope & adjusting the throttle & choke to avail, I stopped & double checked everything. OH DOPEY ME, I was showing it to my son & had turned the petcock to the off position! 2 pulls later it was running fine again. I ran it for about 5 minutes......

kenny46 says "works for me" about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

sears-feed — Sun, 10 May 2009 23:45:07 GMT

Looking for a new tiller to replace my old one I decided om this one,have had good luck with craftmans tools.Got it home ,read the instructions put gas and oil in it 2 pulls and away it went.So after breaking in the belt I decided to put it to work.Part of my garden is old ,went through that no problem's,so I started yo tillup new soil,this took a little time but did a great job.After 3 tank's of gas it is trouble free.One thing I do recomend is to break the motor and belt in as manual say's....

Anonymous says "don't do it!!!" about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

sears-feed — Fri, 08 May 2009 04:30:05 GMT

I drove 30 minutes to purchase this tiller last Sunday,May 3rd. It was the closest one I could find. Loaded it up, got it home, put oil in as instructed, put gas in, pulled the recoil starter and it started on the first pull! I was excited. The instructions state that you should tilt the tiller back, engage the tines and allow them to rotate for 5 minutes before it's first use, so I did. It ran for about 45 seconds and shut off. And when when I tried to start it again, I also found there to be no tension on the recoil starter. It "recoils" just fine, but without any tension it will never crank. I'm headed back over there today to let them have it back....

Jwalt says "Do not recommend" about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

sears-feed — Thu, 07 May 2009 08:17:11 GMT

Picked the tiller 5/1/09. Put in oil and gased up the unit, started the tiller it ran for about 10 seconds. Pulled the recoil to restart and found no tension, something had broken. When I picked up my unit, another customer had returned the same tiller with the same problem. Should have left this one at the store also....

Tiller says "Great Tiller" about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

sears-feed — Wed, 06 May 2009 15:02:16 GMT

I recommend this tiller to anyone that already has had the ground worked up previous years. It worked really good and was easy to use. I would however, not recommend this for ground that has not been worked up....

Anonymous says "buyer beware" about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

sears-feed — Sat, 02 May 2009 11:31:05 GMT

So I picked up my tiller today at sears. Unpackaged it, added gas and oil, read the directions, and away I went. I used the tiller for approximately 30 minutes. Let it set until this evening. Walked outside to put it in the shop and saw a huge oil puddle under the unit. The drain and oil fill lid are tight. Appears to be leaking through the gasket. Back to sears in the morning. I wonder if they will pay to clean up the oil mess....

CHS1968 says "Very Satisfied" about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

sears-feed — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:45:04 GMT

After reading several poor reviews, I was concerned about purchasing this machine, however there were enough positive comments I went ahead and bought it and I'm 100% glad I did. The key is to follow the break-in instructions. This tiller starts on the first pull every time and has all the power I need to cut through tree roots and very hard clay soil. After adding gas and oil, just push the handle downward to lean the tiller back and engage the tines and let them run for 5-6 minutes in the air (no load). After this initial break-in period you should have few if any operational problems....

Geocacher says "Nice tiller!" about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

sears-feed — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:15:19 GMT

I originally rented a rear tine tiller to do my garden and was very diasppointed with how it performed. I went over the garden twice and it just wouldn't go deep enough. So, after wasting $40 on that rental I went and bought this one and I'm really impressed. It has plenty of power and will go as deep as you want. Starts easily and quiet enough. Very happy with this, maybe in a few years when I need parts I won't be :)...

timgotz says "Front tine 9 torque Roto Tiller" about Craftsman 9 Torque Rating Front Tine Tiller

sears-feed — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 03:15:04 GMT

I recieved my tiller as a birthday gift, and I was a bit concerned at first as there are some poor ratings listed on this model but after following the break in instructions Wow, what a Gem, flawless operation right out of the box for over 5 hours of hard operation. Be sure to follow the break in instructions. They are key to proper long term operation. I'm keeping mine....