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I need some advice on repairing my tiller. I just received my NH TC18 and the guy "threw-in" a Howard 48'' used tiller with it for next to nothing, as-is. Well, I was using it in the garden and all of a sudden, the tiller gearbox starting jumping all over the place. What happened is, all but one of the four bolts that mount the gearbox were missing and the one that was there, snapped off. I removed the gearbox tonight and drilled and tapped the three remaining holes. The snapped off bolt will not come out with an easy-out, as it's an extremely hard bolt. My question is, when I get it all back together with the three mounting bolts, should I weld the darn gearbox right to the frame? The tiller has probably a few good years left in it if everything goes right. Would welding it in place hurt anything? I will still be able to remove the side cover of the gearbox for servicing, I just won't be able to remove the gearbox itself. What do you all think?
Thank you,
Dave
Thank you,
Dave