Craftsmen Reartine tiller????

[Rucka356]

So i just bought a new house and had the previous owner leave his used once 208cc Craftsmen rear tine tiller. I broke it out the other weekend, and i can't get the tines to drop down far enough to dig up the dirt, they only drop about 1" into the ground or hover above the ground. I've always wanted a reartine tiller, tell me they are better than this please!! I've adjusted the only adjust ment there is and nothing! What am i doing wrong? I've always had great success with front tine tillers and thought rear tine was better, but it doesn't appear to be true....

 

[Rucka356]

By the way, i read the manual and it's just not making sense....

 

[catman529]

Is there some kind of bar you have to raise to let the tines drop? I've used a troy bilt rear tine and it had something like that. Unfortunately I was using it the other day and a belt smoked and the drive quit working. It's not mine, it's shared among the community garden. I hope it's cheap to fix.

 

[Dodge Man]

I have a Craftsman rear tine tiller and it dose great. The adjustment bar is right above the tines. Also if it is like the one I have then the tines will turn forward and backwards and with them turning backwards it will dig a lot deeper and not jump around on you so much in hard ground.

Is the ground you are trying to till up already broken up with a tractor or are you trying to break up new ground with your tiller? If the ground is hard packed it may take a lot of passes till you get it broken up good with you tiller.

 

[farmin68]

Probably the adjustment bar is restricting the tilling depth. It's right behind the tines and sticks up through the sheet metal shroud that covers the tines.

If it's not that, then the tines may be clogged with dried mud or debris.

 

[eightpointer]

There is an adjustment/height bar right above the tines.

 

[LA man]

I have a Craftsman rear tine tiller and it dose great. The adjustment bar is right above the tines. Also if it is like the one I have then the tines will turn forward and backwards and with them turning backwards it will dig a lot deeper and not jump around on you so much in hard ground.

Is the ground you are trying to till up already broken up with a tractor or are you trying to break up new ground with your tiller? If the ground is hard packed it may take a lot of passes till you get it broken up good with you tiller.

we might have the same tiller. good info also