I recently purchased a 4 year old ex-rental Honda FC600 mid-tine tiller with a GX160 powering it. It appeared to be in fairly good shape, and started/engaged easily in the rental shop. Being a former rental, I'm pretty sure that it's been ragged on some. It didn't appear to have an excessive amount of hours or abuse based on wear and condition. I'm planning on turning under my garden this fall, and tilling mine and a few neighbors'/co-workers' gardens in the spring. So maybe 8-10 hours of use a year on it, if that.
I'm planning on dosing the fuel with red Sta-Bil and likely do oil changes every other year with synthetic 5w-30 since that's always on hand. I'd like to swap a synchromesh into the drive unit. That apparently takes 10w-30 motor oil, and the synchromesh should offer better protection than motor oil. That's my thinking, at least. Any other thoughts or ideas for areas to address?
I'm planning on dosing the fuel with red Sta-Bil and likely do oil changes every other year with synthetic 5w-30 since that's always on hand. I'd like to swap a synchromesh into the drive unit. That apparently takes 10w-30 motor oil, and the synchromesh should offer better protection than motor oil. That's my thinking, at least. Any other thoughts or ideas for areas to address?