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Service & Maintenance Question posted October 28, 2013 by Randy McCormickI bought a DRT900H tiller 3 months ago. It has about 10 hours use to date. It is very difficult to shift into gear. In addition, the transmission makes a grinding/scraping noise, even when I push the unit forward with the transmission in neutral with the engine off. Based on the number of complaints I have seen on the web, is there something fundamentally wrong with the design of the transmission in this unit? Has there ever been a recall to fix this problem?- Service & Maintenance Question posted February 3, 2014 by Steve RouseI bought a Husqvarna tiller a few years back. I guess I did the wrong thing and didn't drain the tank. Now it will start for about 5 seconds or less if I put carb cleaner in the carb, but it won't keep running. It's like it's not getting fuel. What should I do. Drain the tank and check the fuel line? Thanks.
- Service & Maintenance Question posted June 26, 2013 by claude wallaceI BOUGHT A HUSQVARNA TILLER LAST FRIDAY MODEL #DRT900H I DON'T THINK IT HAD ANY GREASE IN THE GEAR CASE ALL I COULD FIND ON GREASING THE GEAR CASE WAS 1 OUNCE A YEAR AFTER I RUN THE TILLER FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES THE GEAR BOX WAS SMOKING.I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW MUCH GREASE I NEED TO PUT IN THE GEAR CASE IF IT WAS EMPTY. IF NOT EMPTY OF GREASE WHY DOES IT GET SO HOT?
- Service & Maintenance Question posted June 2, 2016 by Richard EarlyI has a Husqvarna drt 700, while tilling the wheels became locked, the tines will rotate forward and in reverse, but no matter where I move the transmission lever the wheels remain locked.
- Service & Maintenance Question posted April 9, 2018 by Randy HerrI have a 2013 ft900 tiller. I had to replace the main drive belt, but now all I have is reverse motion. As soon as the engine starts I get reverse motion. I pull the lever to make the tines go forward and nothing. The main drive belt feels loose to me. Any suggestions on how to get forward motion on the tines?
- Service & Maintenance Question posted September 24, 2015 by Brian MollenshottI have a 500 CRT tiller. There is a little metal on metal sound when operating. The manual says that there is a RH Grease fitting that needs grease once per season. I can't find this fitting on my tiller. Is it possible that some models of this tiller were made with a non-serviceable transmission and does not have a grease zerk?
- Service & Maintenance Question posted April 12, 2012 by Dennis ***I have a brand new FT-900 tiller. Ten minutes into it's first use it starts to squeal. Sounds like a belt to me? Do I use a dressing on the belt or is there another solution? Thanks.
- Service & Maintenance Question posted July 18, 2013 by Janet MeissnerI have a brand new Husqvarna 900 rototiller that I have used twice (less than two hours). The second time I used the machine it started forward and/or reverse motion (depending on the gear I selected) regardless of whether I had the tine control depressed to the handle of the machine or not. Previously, forward or reverse movement would only occur (as explained in the operator's manual) when the tine control handle was engaged (held to the handle). Do you have any trouble shooting ideas? This is the 2nd machine as the first one wore a hole through the guard and belt broke with less than an hour operation. I hope you can get Husqvarna and myself back on track to a satisfied customer relationship. Thanks!
- Service & Maintenance Question posted September 19, 2016 by Chad ChaplinI have a DRT 900E, just over a year old. Was just in the garden tilling using the reverse till gear. I came to a stop to move something from my path. When I came back to the tiller and re-engaged, it seemed to be moving forward way too easy. I assumed it had somehow switched gears. However when I tried to switch gears I discovered that the shift lever is now free floating and I cannot shift at all. The last gear I left it in was the reverse tilling gear, yet it is acting like it is just in plain forward gear as the tines are not engaging either.
Please suggest a course of action. This is HIGHLY disappointing. I got rid of my old tiller, which still worked, paid top dollar for what I thought was a top of the line tiller, and here I am just over a year after purchasing and expecting to find out I have a multi-hundred dollar bill coming up. - Service & Maintenance Question posted November 29, 2011 by Matthew TessierI have a FT900 tiller and I can't get it to start. It has set up for about a month with stabilizer in the gas. I made sure the plug was clean, but seems like its not getting any fire/pop to want to start. Suggestions?