New member & the first question - Merry Tiller Rotovators

Just found this site whilst looking for some information........

We are not new (new) allotmenteers, but now have 1/4 of an acre to play with....so we are looking to invest in a decent petrol rotovator....

Could someone please tell me how much i should be looking to pay for a merry Tiller/Titan in good working order, there are a few about but seem to be going for high prices......

Andy

Thanks very much...looks like discovering this site will be a godsend......i'm sure we'll have some more questions later....

Andy

Unfortunatly, The Merry tillers, and every-other rotovator, are fetching silly money at present. I've been keeping an eye on Ebay for a while now, and have had to laugh over what is being spent on machines the purchser hasn't been able to look at before bidding.
Would you not consider buying something a little newer? because of the economic situation, There are some good deals around in the shops, AND you get a warranty.....
We have a link to a good website on the homepage of this website. Thats a good place to start looking.
Honda are every bit as good as the M.T. So that might be an alternative for you.

As for prices on the secondhand kit, It's very difficult to say. I bought mine for about £75. I would have gone up to around £150, but I did know the machine was in good working order, just needed a service.

I hope that helps.
all the best in your Quest

This is definately one for GWIZ.....(I think)

I have just acquired a Merry Tiller Super Major
But it needs a belt...model No is 3424/3429

belt appears to be 47" or (1200mm for you euro wotsits)

Could someone tell me what belt Part No i need to order please.....

Thanks in advance......


Andy

If you pop along to here...
http://www.bearing-supplies.co.uk/
and go to belt drives. follow the links, and you ought to find what you are looking for....

  gwiz you is the main man

By chance today my work took me to a local long established service agent...whose parts books I got to have a look at...

MT model 3424 was shown as a Super Major of the design series that used pressed steel angled plates to form the chassis rather than earlier, and later machines, that had actual "angle iron" as the chassis engine rails.  I believe this to be 1978 to early 1980s
 The drive belt shown for 3424 was listed with original Wolseley part number as ECO192A....at some time the agent had written alongside this entry more recent part numbers of MT329 and newer still W28093.

I could not find a ref to model 3429 in the collection of parts books that he had in the file.

All the best,
            "Dori"