Glenn9643
Veteran Member
I picked up a Howse RTC70 yesterday and after checking it out managed about five hard hours before the PTO shaft came off at the gearbox shaft. It's secured by a headless tapered pin, threaded with nut on one end to secure it. I managed to find another discussion here that has a picture of a similar pin posted as an attachment.
After removing the pin I found a small piece of steel that appears to haven broken off it inside the splined area that slides over the gearbox shaft.
I asked that they check the shaft length before I picked up the tiller so I can only assume that they did. I did an "eyeball" check when I was hooking it up and everything seemed OK, but the only thing I can think of that could have broken that piece off the pin is that the shaft has to be a little too long. Too late yesterday evening to properly check and too early this morning to leave my coffee. Anyone else with a similar problem or ideas?
After removing the pin I found a small piece of steel that appears to haven broken off it inside the splined area that slides over the gearbox shaft.
I asked that they check the shaft length before I picked up the tiller so I can only assume that they did. I did an "eyeball" check when I was hooking it up and everything seemed OK, but the only thing I can think of that could have broken that piece off the pin is that the shaft has to be a little too long. Too late yesterday evening to properly check and too early this morning to leave my coffee. Anyone else with a similar problem or ideas?