02-03-2018, 12:11 AM
I bought a Troy Built garden tiller back in 1985 and after many years of service the engine finally gave up last year. I took it apart last year, thinking I could overhaul it but after checking the cost of parts, I decided to look for another route. Found a nice engine at Harbor Freight(HF) for $100.00 and figured it was worth trying, the problem is, it might be too big. The old engine on my tiller is a 3.5 HP and the engine from HF is 6.5 HP, do you think a motor with double the HP, is more than that old tiller can handle?
I figured all I would need to do is idle a motor that size to keep up with the old motor but I was worried about running the gears too fast, if I throttled up, think it would be a problem? Thanks for any insight anyone is willing to give.
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I figured all I would need to do is idle a motor that size to keep up with the old motor but I was worried about running the gears too fast, if I throttled up, think it would be a problem? Thanks for any insight anyone is willing to give.
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