The old troy bilt could finish our largest garden of approximately 1,800sf in a matter of 4 hours.
This is what the new troy bilt did today, of which will have to be re-tilled as soon as I catch my breath.
You'll notice that only part of it is "tilled" using the new "tiller". 
The new troy bilt is a multi-day episode of sweat.
The new troy bilt tiller has cheap tin-like steel and hollow steel tubing whereas the old troy bilt tiller could probably be hit with a bus and still survive.
This new tiller-thing would surely crinkle up and die.
We have several plots including the raised garden beds that I made out of stone and rock masonry.
Shown elsewhere on our website
The old Troy bilt came to me used for only $300.00 (or $250) back in 2015 and worked perfectly until 2022
The new "troybilt" tiller cannot roll freely without a major work-out requiring some effort, then pull pins, hammer tire toward inside (as if it isn't narrow enough)
My sister bought it for me because my old-school Troy bilt tiller blew a motor
The new troy bilt tiller is only 16" wide and cost approximately $1,300.00 to be shipped for the shiny junk (I now see that it is available for $550.00 if we had not needed shipping, but I personally wouldn't give more than $200 if it were left to me).
The old Troy bilt had serious tires like on my tractor.
The new Troy Bilt tiller is way too light, the tires literally are spinning away without moving an inch forward without my working to push and wiggle it side to side.
The old Troy bilt was God in the garden. In fact it would easily pull ahead of me because it was built with real solid steel and a heavy guage frame that made certain the tires had enough weight to pull me through the dirt without my having to push.
I miss the hell out of the old Troy Bilt.
The new troy bilt also has stationary handles whereas the old school troy bilt could easily be adjusted up and down and even to the side (so I didn't have to walk in the dirt).
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