Bummer, bent the hand crank

[akpilot]

I caught mine on the tire earlier this year, looks bad but it still works. I'm going to convert mine to Hyd as soon as I get some time.

 

[grsthegreat]

Bending your still is better than what happened to an owner of a cab Kioti DK unit that my dealer told me about last winter. He decided he didn't need a hydraulic snowblower deflector (or electric) so he bought a cheaper handle model. When he raised it up it shattered his rear window. Ended up costing him alot more than a hydraulic rotator......which he also had to buy.

 

[mpham]

Bending your still is better than what happened to an owner of a cab Kioti DK unit that my dealer told me about last winter. He decided he didn't need a hydraulic snowblower deflector (or electric) so he bought a cheaper handle model. When he raised it up it shattered his rear window. Ended up costing him alot more than a hydraulic rotator......which he also had to buy.

That's why I changed mine to the electric turn. I got lucky as mine only hit the window no breakage.

 

[GPintheMitten]

Look in the build it yourself section. Several replies to how to turn the shoot today. I used a power window motor. Altogether it cost me about $30 to convert.