We subject our equipment to thousands of engine starts, hundreds of hours cutting grass, and an endless cycle of running over metal ladders, drops onto the concrete, and being shaken like paint cans. That way, if anything is going to break, it happens on our turf. And the time spent on yours is never frustrating. Troy-Bilt introduced the first residential rototiller in 1937. We`ve spent the 80+ years since then building the most rugged, reliable and helpful equipment we possibly can