Thanks James! Glad my style rings a bell with you as that is the way I try to roll. Good to hear from you. Best to you and yours as well. Take care, G.
I was just given on of these Garden King Tillers. It has been idle for a minimum of 12 years and I suspect more like 20. Hoping to get it running too. I was so pleased to find your videos. I am not a mechanic nor a machinist, but you explained either thing well enough for me to understand. Thank you for such an informative video. K T Wyoming
Nice in depth repair on an old tiller. I have a similar project on the go, it being an old Eaton (Viking) likely from the late 60's early 70's with a similar style gear case. I hope I don't find too many gremlins with it as I don't own a lathe. Again it's nice to see others out there who appreciate the older equipment and have the knowledge to bring it back to life. 👍
Watched all three of this set of videos and was glad to see you got it running the way you wanted! The improvements were great (idlers and resurfacing for gaskets)! Should last a long time!
Thanks Mac! It's seen quite a bit of use since posting and it's still working great. Aside from what I had to buy, the rest was what I had on hand and my time. Win-win. Take care, G.
Thanks G! Nice Cheap and Cheerful save on the old beast although a few hours of work it looks to get with the program and run like a top. Enjoyed hearing you go through things and saying "come on now"....me too, gotta talk to em some times. ;-D All the best to you and your family!
Good to hear from you PJ! Yeah, it tuned out pretty good for what I had to work with. I've use it several hours beyond this and it's working great. Yes, talking to them does make a difference. If they still struggle, my G-rated rating goes right out the window...lol. Then they duck their heads and comply to my demands! Good wished to your and yours as well, G.
Great to see you posting another video. I use anti seize on shafts for tiller tines but I'M sure grease will work just as good. I used to use a lot of black delrin love the way it machines besides color is the any difference in the black and white Delrin? Yep briggs used to use different thickness of gaskets i don't believe they do on the newer engines. you should post some machining videos. Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Thanks! I don't have any anti seize so grease was my natural choice. Again, I don't think there's a difference in the colors of Delrin. Black is all I've used though. I shot some clips of machining the UHMW flange bearings- but the camera was doing some funny stuff. Can't decide if I want to post them. It was all done with no speaking- just showing the work. Take care, G.
Thanks for parts 1,2 and 3. I have this tiller. A 1985 MTD 3 hp. My model # differs a bit though. Can't understand it. Everything is Identical. Mine is 216-031-000. Anyway, I wanted to get a look at your Governor throttle spring and I got a good look at it. Mine is stretched and needs a new one. Appreciate it ghostses.
Thanks Joe! Glad you were able to see the details for the spring even though yours is a different model. Hope it works out well for you. Good luck with your project. Take care, G.
You might want to pull the head, turn the crank around to where the valves lift, and wiggle both valves. If either wiggle, the valve guides are worn out. That may be your oil leak. It frequently is.
Right before 5:47 A LOT of work got done, work I wanted to see. Gaskets, spindle placements, chain locating and spacer feeling. We were kept from learning that. I also missed what you put in the chain case for lubrication?? I also wanted to know part numbers, especially MTD part numbers
Everything besides adding grease and the gasket was shown in previous mock-ups- which is why they weren't shown here. I used grease in the gear box, which was also noted in the series. Part numbers you will have to look for online. The info is available. Take care, G.
I have a Turfking rototiller that has an almost identical gear box as your machine. I would like to add and check the gear lube oil but can’t find a oil port. Not anxious to split the gear box. I can see there is a slow leak of gear lube oil. I see other videos on different models of rototillers where there is a drain port on the bottom, but not on our models. Is there an easy way to add some 80-90 wt. ? Thanks.
Could you tell if the crankcase gasket was blown outwards? If it was check the breather to make sure it is venting the crankcase properly. Maybe you already did that.
No, I couldn't tell. It was pretty torn up when the side cover was removed. I didn't check the breather at all. After a couple of hours of use- it still seems oil tight after replacing the gasket. If I have a problem later, I'll investigate it then. Thanks for the tip, G.
Hey G, you had me really confused for ages, talking about the end play and gasket thickness. Made sense when you put the case end back on, I have no experiance on little engines, so would never have occured to me a gasket thickness matters in some things. Learn something new all the time. I gave my allotment up ages ago because of digging, should have had one of these. How's your housing empire going? All the best.
I'm right there with you Sirus. 8 holes are really my groove. I learned about this endplay with the gasket as I was doing the work. It's really handy for breaking up soil for moving it around. Stagnant of the empire. Been sitting on one for way too long- but getting ready to get back at it. Good to hear from you, G.
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Great thorough job as usual. Thanks for all the patience you exhibit. Never a short cut with Ghostes. Always right on point. Best to you! Jim
Thanks James! Glad my style rings a bell with you as that is the way I try to roll. Good to hear from you. Best to you and yours as well. Take care, G.
I was just given on of these Garden King Tillers. It has been idle for a minimum of 12 years and I suspect more like 20.
Hoping to get it running too.
I was so pleased to find your videos. I am not a mechanic nor a machinist, but you explained either thing well enough for me to understand.
Thank you for such an informative video.
K T Wyoming
Thanks K T! Glad you found it informative. Good luck getting yours going again, G.
Nice in depth repair on an old tiller. I have a similar project on the go, it being an old Eaton (Viking) likely from the late 60's early 70's with a similar style gear case. I hope I don't find too many gremlins with it as I don't own a lathe. Again it's nice to see others out there who appreciate the older equipment and have the knowledge to bring it back to life. 👍
Hope your project goes well Don! Yes, I do try to bring things back to life. Take care, G.
Watched all three of this set of videos and was glad to see you got it running the way you wanted! The improvements were great (idlers and resurfacing for gaskets)! Should last a long time!
Thanks Mac! It's seen quite a bit of use since posting and it's still working great. Aside from what I had to buy, the rest was what I had on hand and my time. Win-win. Take care, G.
ghostses Hope you and the family have a wonderful new year!
Same to you Mac! G.
Thanks G! Nice Cheap and Cheerful save on the old beast although a few hours of work it looks to get with the program and run like a top. Enjoyed hearing you go through things and saying "come on now"....me too, gotta talk to em some times. ;-D All the best to you and your family!
Good to hear from you PJ! Yeah, it tuned out pretty good for what I had to work with. I've use it several hours beyond this and it's working great. Yes, talking to them does make a difference. If they still struggle, my G-rated rating goes right out the window...lol. Then they duck their heads and comply to my demands! Good wished to your and yours as well, G.
Nice job, I enjoyed watching thanks. PS boots
Thanks Stephen. This was the test. The boots wen't on when the real work started. Take care, G.
Cool series G!
Thanks Rodney! Good to hear from you, G.
I always enjoy watching your repair videos!!!
Thanks Lloyd. Glad you like them, G.
Excellent work.
Thanks again, G.
Great to see you posting another video. I use anti seize on shafts for tiller tines but I'M sure grease will work just as good. I used to use a lot of black delrin love the way it machines besides color is the any difference in the black and white Delrin? Yep briggs used to use different thickness of gaskets i don't believe they do on the newer engines. you should post some machining videos. Happy Thanksgiving!!!
Thanks! I don't have any anti seize so grease was my natural choice. Again, I don't think there's a difference in the colors of Delrin. Black is all I've used though. I shot some clips of machining the UHMW flange bearings- but the camera was doing some funny stuff. Can't decide if I want to post them. It was all done with no speaking- just showing the work. Take care, G.
Thanks for parts 1,2 and 3. I have this tiller. A 1985 MTD 3 hp. My model # differs a bit though. Can't understand it. Everything is Identical. Mine is 216-031-000. Anyway, I wanted to get a look at your Governor throttle spring and I got a good look at it. Mine is stretched and needs a new one. Appreciate it ghostses.
Thanks Joe! Glad you were able to see the details for the spring even though yours is a different model. Hope it works out well for you. Good luck with your project. Take care, G.
Sounds good
It does. I've used it a bunch and it never missed a beat. G.
You might want to pull the head, turn the crank around to where the valves lift, and wiggle both valves. If either wiggle, the valve guides are worn out. That may be your oil leak. It frequently is.
Thanks George. It could be using some oil through the valve guides. It is really old after all- 1987 I believe. Thanks for the tip, G.
I wish you would have showed how to lube the grearbox. I've never worked on one of these before.
I just packed it with grease. Nothing much to show. G.
Right before 5:47 A LOT of work got done, work I wanted to see. Gaskets, spindle placements, chain locating and spacer feeling. We were kept from learning that. I also missed what you put in the chain case for lubrication?? I also wanted to know part numbers, especially MTD part numbers
Everything besides adding grease and the gasket was shown in previous mock-ups- which is why they weren't shown here. I used grease in the gear box, which was also noted in the series. Part numbers you will have to look for online. The info is available. Take care, G.
I have a Turfking rototiller that has an almost identical gear box as your machine. I would like to add and check the gear lube oil but can’t find a oil port. Not anxious to split the gear box. I can see there is a slow leak of gear lube oil. I see other videos on different models of rototillers where there is a drain port on the bottom, but not on our models. Is there an easy way to add some 80-90 wt. ? Thanks.
I really don't know John. I too don't recall any fill plugs to check/add any oil. Sorry I couldn't answer your question. Good luck, G.
I used to use the Black delrin a lot it machines great. Is there a difference in the black and white other than color?
Not to my knowledge- but I could be wrong. I agree though- Delrin is a pleasure to machine. G.
Could you tell if the crankcase gasket was blown outwards? If it was check the breather to make sure it is venting the crankcase properly. Maybe you already did that.
No, I couldn't tell. It was pretty torn up when the side cover was removed. I didn't check the breather at all. After a couple of hours of use- it still seems oil tight after replacing the gasket. If I have a problem later, I'll investigate it then. Thanks for the tip, G.
@@ghostses That's good it is fixed.
Hey G, you had me really confused for ages, talking about the end play and gasket thickness. Made sense when you put the case end back on, I have no experiance on little engines, so would never have occured to me a gasket thickness matters in some things. Learn something new all the time. I gave my allotment up ages ago because of digging, should have had one of these.
How's your housing empire going?
All the best.
I'm right there with you Sirus. 8 holes are really my groove. I learned about this endplay with the gasket as I was doing the work. It's really handy for breaking up soil for moving it around. Stagnant of the empire. Been sitting on one for way too long- but getting ready to get back at it. Good to hear from you, G.
Where did you find the material for the gasket.Thank you
Any auto parts store should have rolls you can purchase. That's where mine came from. Good luck, G.
Part 3 of 3?
The other parts are uploading now. Take care, G.