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Garden Tiller Maintenance Schedule and Tips

Garden Tiller Maintenance Schedule and Tips

Proper garden tiller maintenance will help keep your rototiller working hard, season after season. It's important to understand basic tiller maintenance and to determine if you need to make a simple adjustment or order new tiller parts for your machine.

  Before Each Use After 2-Hour Break In Every 5 Hours of Use Every 10 Hours of Use Every 30 Hours of Use See Engine Manual for Frequency
Check Motor Oil Level X   X      
Clean Engine X          
Check Drive Belt Tension   X   X    
Check Nuts and Bolts   X   X    
Change Motor Oil   X   X    
Check Transmission Gear Oil   X     X  
Lubricate Tiller       X    
Check Tines for Wear         X  
Check Air Pressure in Tires         X  
Clean Engine           X
Service Air Filter           X
Service the Spark Plug           X