Do not know what yr the model was, it was the replacement I purchased in 2019. It was not an in stock unit, it took about 2 weeks to be ship to vendor.
I used the tiller today for about 30-45 minutes, included area previously tilled and area not tilled in over 5 yrs--purchased house 5 yrs ago from builder. Never tilled area was about 6'x6, included rocks, 3-5 inches in diameter--previously tills area also had rocks. Have used the replacement wheel hubs for a 15'x 20' never tilled area late in 2019. From what neighbors told me, the lot was leveled about in 1990s. Some fill included small pieces of asphalt and concrete, less that 3" thick 7"x7". Have had no problem with the replacement wheel/hub--only with the tire tube. Attached is picture of replacement (weld appears much better, after relooking at it when taking photo, the original 2019 weld must have been much less than 1/8" . The one the neighbor purchased had a weld that formed a slope of near 5/16" between the wheel and the hub:
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