Honda Honda mini Tiller

FG110 Engine Failure
Sep 21, 2007 11:38 am

Durgan
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The effort for Warranty Replacement.

Honda FG110 Rototiller 19 September 2007

I purchased the FG110 Rototiller on 4 April 2006. It worked fine until three days ago. It has performed marvously over the last year. I took it to the Farm Service Depot where it was purchased and was informed today that the Engine is finished.This unit was serviced very carefully, over the last year. Oil changes and air filter were cleaned religiously. The transmission was greased on a regular basis.

I pointed out to the Service People that the Engine was warranteed for two years. The Service Depot did not volunteer this two year warrantee information, which suprised me. The information about the warrantee is in the Owners' Manual on Page 38.They told me they would contact Honda and let me know the decision. I will keep this forum informed regarding the outcome.

I truly love the little unit, and simply cannot garden without it. It has become my most useful garden tool. But I certainly expect it to last more than two seasons. I hope the problem was just an inherently faulty engine, and is not representative of the FG110.

Anyway the ball is now in Honda's side of the court.

Date Purchased: 4 April 2006
Price Paid: $654
Recommend: Yes

Pros:

My recommendation is contingent upon Honda honouring their warranty.

This message was modified Oct 26, 2007 by Admin

Honda FG110 in action.
Apr 5, 2007 7:43 am

Durgan
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My accolades regarding this cultivator. Copy and paste the URL into your browser address line.

http://xrl.us/u7s2
URL to the tiller in my vegetable garden. Honda FG 110 mini-tiller

http://20may2006.notlong.com/
Working compost into underlying soil.29 April 2006 Zone 5.

http://www.durgan.org/Blog/Durgan.html

This litle cultivator has to be the best piece of garden equipment that I ever purchased. I use it constantly and have reduced the garden labour by several orders of magnitude. Don't leave home without it.

Durgan.

The Small Roto-tillers. My Experience 2006

Small Cultivators Honda FG110G

The Small Roto-tillers. My Experience 2006

The Small Roto-tillers. Choice of a four stroke Honda is excellent NEVER a two stroke. They eventually becomes a hassle when starting, no mattter how careful one is with the gas and oil. I bought mine last year (Honda) and it has to be my most valuable tool in the garden. I use it like a shovel, hoe and rake combined. To plant trees, shrubs and to make a simple hole for some plant, for edging, and working established beds, and for breaking up chunks of earth it cannot be beat. The tine shaft runs about 180 RPM, which is much much faster than larger tillers. No rototiller made will break up sod sufficiently.

http://xrl.us/u7s2
URL to the tiller in my vegetable garden. Honda FG 110 mini-tiller

http://20may2006.notlong.com/
Working compost into underlying soil.29 April 2006 Zone 5.

The Honda FG110 was used to work reasonably good soil, clay with much compost with no rocks. The area worked was over 1000 square feet. This little tiller did a perfect job. If the tiller got clogged with fiberous plant strings, I simply removed the outer tines and cleared the obstruction within one of two minutes. The tiller engine startes with one or two pulls of the starting cord.

To plant onions I removed the outer two tines and pointed the remaining two inwards and got a perfect row for planting about 4 inches wide. I use the tiller by gently pulling backwards without the drag bar. All the work was done at full throttle as it should be with such a small engine. I consider the operation to be effortless, and the result on the soil is simply not achievable with hand tools.

The noise level is for all intents and purposes not noticable, since it is a four stroke engine. It is well built, and has no appearance of fragility or poor workmanship. I simply carry the tiller from place to place as required, or set it in the wheelbarrow.

To use this small tiller amongst large rocks is misuse in my opinion. I have no rocks. Used with common sense, and not attempting to work it in conditions where a larger machine is clearly required this little machine should last a long time.

To make a small bed I remove the sod with a kick sod cutter, spade the compacted earth to the proper depth, then put the tiller to work to condition the soil. On large chunks it jumps around a little, but that is to be expected. A larger machine simply kicks them out without beating them into small pieces. The result is near perfection. Do a google to find the full specs.

Worrying about turning a garden into flour like soil is probably little to worry about. I have spend my life trying to get the chunks small enough for a good garden. Usually I have had clay, but by adding city compost and composted wood chips the soil is friable.

Don't leave home without it.

Durgan.

Date Purchased: April 2006
Price Paid: $450
Recommend: Yes

Pros:

Perfect for my purposes. Probably the best piece of garden equipment that I ever purchased. I have had it for about ayear and find it perfect.

Cons:

No cons come to mind.

This message was modified Apr 5, 2007 by Durgan

Preparing for garden
Mar 6, 2005 11:58 pm

walbroman
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I just bought this mini tiller from honda. Engine runs very quietly I'm surprise (4 stroke). I try a bit in the backyard but ground still frozen and this machine didn't stop!!!

Date Purchased: 03/2005
Price Paid: $410
Recommend: Yes

Pros:

The weight, the color the handle, gas container is large

Cons:

The wheels they look cheap but as long as they turn..

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