[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Deal Alet!! Tillers at Home Depot. (Page 2 of 19)
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Quoted: I wonder who makes those? How are they so cheap? I’ve had a troybilt for 20 years that just cannot be killed. It cost me $100 to rent one every year, so if I get 2 yrs out of it, it’s worth a shot. I also know how to store an ICE engine, you don’t just park it. |
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Quoted: Uh oh, what do I need to do to store it? Quoted: Quoted: It cost me $100 to rent one every year, so if I get 2 yrs out of it, it's worth a shot. I also know how to store an ICE engine, you don't just park it. Uh oh, what do I need to do to store it? Make sure you drain all but 1/4 tank of the cheapest 15% ethanol 85 octane gas you can find, and then leave it with the gas cap cracked under the car port so the mud daubers can hillbilly port your exhaust. |
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Quoted: I mean it was a $700 tiller at one point in time  Quoted: Quoted: What is the over-under on how long a $180 roto-tiller works before breaking? I mean it was a $700 tiller at one point in time That’s True. 4 months ago my neighbor bought the front tine champion that was a scratch and dent special at the local HD for $350 iirc. He loves it. I’ve got an old Troy bilt horse from the 70’s and it’s a beast. I don’t expect these are made as heavy duty as that. But I’d wager they are a hell of a tiller at $190. |
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Quoted: It was over 7k when I bought one. Quoted: Quoted: The champion was showing over 5000 units left. I had it in my cart and then it showed sold out. It was over 7k when I bought one. If their numbers are correct there must be a huge warehouse somewhere slam full of tillers. |
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Quoted: Just got the cancellation email https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/179056/IMG_5811_jpeg-2897629.JPG Aww man. |
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Quoted: The Champions aren't even on their site anymore, but the Yard Force and Legend Force are still up for the steep discount. I ordered the legend force about an hour and half ago. Hopefully there's enough of a buffer before they sell out that my order gets through to wherever it needs to go to have my local store assembling for pickup. |
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Quoted: Just got the cancellation email https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/179056/IMG_5811_jpeg-2897629.JPG Son of a gun |
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Quoted: Got my shipping notification this morning for the 20'' legend force. I ordered it on 6/21 and scheduled to be delivered on 7/31. Being shipped by freight, Estes - never heard of them. Estes is a large carrier corporation; yellow trucks with a large E on them and common around here along with Southeastern Freight. Never heard of Legend Force though, I put one in my cart but don't need one bad enough to create a HD account. |
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Awesome! Thanks for the heads up! I had a tiller on my list for needed tools. Snagged one of the Legend Force Forward/Reverse models. Was planning on one of the bigger named models but these are priced too cheap to pass up. Would have preferred the Champion one but it didn't show up for me. The reviews on the Legend Force seem decent so we'll see. Went ahead and got the 2 year plan on it because why not as cheap as this is. Now I just need a good log splitter and wood chipper. 
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I ordered a Legend Saturday and so far so good, expected 8/4/23. For $200, I really can't go wrong and I have plenty of good used vertical and horizontal engines to toss in it if it dies. That one looks like it has a cast transmission housing, it isn't an Ariens but for $200, it's still a steal. i really toyed with buying 5-10, putting them together and selling them for $350 each brand new and assembled and tested. |
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I ordered a Yard Force (others were out of stock) - pics show a briggs and stratton engine and has decent reviews. The weakness in any of these will be the handles, which all look weak - however, most of the Troy Builts have been weak like this for a long time anyway, except for the really high end ones. Hard to beat for 200 bucks though. |