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I had the same problem, the engine ran but the tines would barely move on my Ryobi tiller. There were 2 plugs on the gear box. I removed them with an Allen wrench and added oil until it leaked out, replaced the plugs, waited awhile and started it.That fixed the problem, it worked fine.
If you do add oil, it should be 80w or 90w I would think. Do not put 2 cycle oil or gasoline in your gear box like the ones above mentioned unless you are purposely trying to tear the gears out.
Mantis cultivators use Lithium 0 grease in theirs (Mantis Original Gearbox Lithium Grease #9985)
It sounds like it got tilted on its side. The air filter needs to be cleaned or replaced and the carburetor needs to be removed and cleaned.
When the tiller gets tipped over toward the air filter, oil will run out into the filter and the carburetor.
If the filter is foam you can clean it with gasoline, if its paper just buy a new one.
The carburetor is between the air filter box and the engine, it should come off with a few bolts, just remember where the springs hook up.
Open it up, take it apart and spray everything with carburetor cleaner from your local auto parts store. When you put it all together it will run like new!
If your model does in fact have markings on it or in the manual indicating it is a 4-cycle tiller you need to put straight gas in the gas tank. It will also have an oil plug/dipstick on the motor that you have to check to make sure it is full of oil. The oil should be checked every time you fill the gas tank for the safety of your motor.
Manuals for many Craftsman tools are available here: http://www.managemylife.com/mmh/owner_manuals . Lots of tillers are listed just by searching for Craftsman tiller. If you can find the model number (usually on a plaque on the housing of the tiller), you can narrow down the list greatly.
Definitely stay away from Ryobi, Troy Bilt, Bolens and Yard Machines by MTD. They are all Ryobi with different brand names on them. (goes for trimmers too) MTD owns them all. The best small tiller, IMHO, is Mantis. (2-cycle) I think Sears sells them now. I have one and it will run circles around the rest.
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