LD1
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Looking for a little feed back here on what to do...
Picked up a yanmar RS1400 tiller pretty cheap. About 1/3 the cost that I see used KK and beefco tillers sell for. Here's what we are dealing with
The thing works okay behind my L3400, but not nearly as well behind the 8n. The KKII we always borrowed did fine behind the 8n. The rotor speed on the yanmar is 180rpm. I see 220 is about the norm. So I tore into the gearboxes hoping I could swap around some gears and get a but faster rotor speed. No dice.
So now I am thinking about a plan B. Converting to reverse rotation. I will rotate the gearbox up and over 180 degrees so the PTO is facing out the back. The guarding can be reversed easily. (Sideplates are the same, bolt holes are already there for either side.) Then its just re-configuring the 3PH. I will make new tabs for the TL to mount to the gearbos (cause they will be off), and take the yellow plates off, and weld on the back side.
So......whats your opinions? Think it will work fine as a reverse rotation tiller with 180 rotor RPM?? any other thoughts or suggestions??
some more pics
Picked up a yanmar RS1400 tiller pretty cheap. About 1/3 the cost that I see used KK and beefco tillers sell for. Here's what we are dealing with
The thing works okay behind my L3400, but not nearly as well behind the 8n. The KKII we always borrowed did fine behind the 8n. The rotor speed on the yanmar is 180rpm. I see 220 is about the norm. So I tore into the gearboxes hoping I could swap around some gears and get a but faster rotor speed. No dice.
So now I am thinking about a plan B. Converting to reverse rotation. I will rotate the gearbox up and over 180 degrees so the PTO is facing out the back. The guarding can be reversed easily. (Sideplates are the same, bolt holes are already there for either side.) Then its just re-configuring the 3PH. I will make new tabs for the TL to mount to the gearbos (cause they will be off), and take the yellow plates off, and weld on the back side.
So......whats your opinions? Think it will work fine as a reverse rotation tiller with 180 rotor RPM?? any other thoughts or suggestions??
some more pics