Dingo Man
Silver Member
I finally got some time on my new tractor and tiller yesterday evening. I have a 72" Sundown tiller which I believe is basically a King Kutter. I turned the tiller on and could hear something rubbing slightly. Never having owned one I assumed it was a couple of the tines hitting the cover. I made two passes on new ground. It was starting to get dark (thankfully). I looked back and observed some sparks so I shut it down.
I found that one of the plates on the slip clutch was hitting the cover of the tiller. The plate is the one closest to the gear box. This put a pretty good gouge in the cover. I noticed the gear box is attached with four bolts going through a steel plate with slotted holes. The gear box was sitting directly on top of the cover. I loosened the four bolts and pried up on the box and tightened the bolts back up. This eliminated the rubbing. Is this sometimes a common thing or could there be something else wrong.
The only other thing I noticed that looked out of place was the above mentioned slip clutch plate was not perfectly centered around the PTO shate that hooks into the gear box. Here are some pics.
I found that one of the plates on the slip clutch was hitting the cover of the tiller. The plate is the one closest to the gear box. This put a pretty good gouge in the cover. I noticed the gear box is attached with four bolts going through a steel plate with slotted holes. The gear box was sitting directly on top of the cover. I loosened the four bolts and pried up on the box and tightened the bolts back up. This eliminated the rubbing. Is this sometimes a common thing or could there be something else wrong.
The only other thing I noticed that looked out of place was the above mentioned slip clutch plate was not perfectly centered around the PTO shate that hooks into the gear box. Here are some pics.