I just purchased a new Craftsman front tine tiller the other day from Sears. It's shown in the link below. My old Craftsman front tine tiller's carburetor finally gave up the ghost after almost 17 years, so instead of rebuilding it I decided to buy a new one. Besides, I never liked the carburetor design on the old tiller because it was tank mounted and therefore very difficult to keep clean. The tank itself was difficult to drain fuel from, which meant that I never did it (just added fuel stabilizer) which probably led to the demise of the carburetor to begin with.
Anyways, I noticed that the new Craftsman tiller design is virtually identical to those sold at Lowe's and Home Depot (at higher prices than at Sears, I might add). I'm assuming the engine is a Briggs and Stratton (although it's listed as a Craftsman brand engine). It's OHV and has a regular bowl carburetor with a fuel drain bolt on its bowl bottom, so I have no excuse now not to drain fuel from it at the end of the season! I've run it a couple of times already to prepare our garden (here in the south we can begin planting about the end of February) and it seems to have every bit the power the L-head on the old tiller had, if not more.
Other than the engine design and mods to accommodate it, the new tiller is very similar in design to the old one, with a stiff and sturdy tube running from the deck up to the handle. Who makes this tiller itself, and is the engine a Briggs?
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-208cc-fro...mp;blockType=G1
Anyways, I noticed that the new Craftsman tiller design is virtually identical to those sold at Lowe's and Home Depot (at higher prices than at Sears, I might add). I'm assuming the engine is a Briggs and Stratton (although it's listed as a Craftsman brand engine). It's OHV and has a regular bowl carburetor with a fuel drain bolt on its bowl bottom, so I have no excuse now not to drain fuel from it at the end of the season! I've run it a couple of times already to prepare our garden (here in the south we can begin planting about the end of February) and it seems to have every bit the power the L-head on the old tiller had, if not more.
Other than the engine design and mods to accommodate it, the new tiller is very similar in design to the old one, with a stiff and sturdy tube running from the deck up to the handle. Who makes this tiller itself, and is the engine a Briggs?
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-208cc-fro...mp;blockType=G1