I will come back to the top link situation on the KK blade.
I wanted to get to the gettin' on my new (used) tiller.
I picked up a Gearmore AS Series tiller. I bartered for it.
I installed a Shower Pan (like a tub actually)a Lowes plastic POS
and a three wall surround, along w/ supplied a valve and
misc parts, cored a conctrete wall for the waste and plumbed
it into the ladys drain field. I spend a lil over $400.00 on fuel
and parts and she supplied the shower and I gave her a first
class, clean, plumb and square to the world install. She got
a GREAT Barter, I did "ok", I say only OK because some yoyo
had "drywalled" the walls w/ HARDEE BACKER, AND did it BEFORE
the Shower unit! So I had to strip it out and and and...
The tiller is no where even close to a QH dimensions. I figured
out that if I bought a second set of lower draw pin holders for
the tiller and if I made some brackets to strap them to the
1.5" square cross bar that I could pull this off. It ended up being
simple actually. I got it all good to go then I realized I had the
tines centered on the wheelbase of the tractor and it was going
to leave maybe a 1.5" wheel mark so I loosened everything
all up and offset the tiller a tad to the right.
Additionally I took the slip clutch apart and inspected it, sure
enough it had grease and oil in it, got it all cherried out. This
tiller was one o fthe reasons I got a QH, reason being the Slip
Clutch PTO Shaft that came w/ the tiller was too long and I
calc'd that w/a a QH it would be perfect, and it was.
I did the same DOM Tube trick for bushings less roll pins.
I also smartened up and reamed all the holes on the HF QH's
upper hook and all it's mounting holes and installed Quick
Remove pins instead of bolts. It makes things WAY Easier...