kyoders
Silver Member
Steve,
You would think so, but in my situation, the max extension is roughly when shaft is parallel to the ground. The offset for the tiller is all or nothing, done by moving the A frame between two sets of mounts and the clevis brackets back and forth on the front bar of the tiller. The gear box is not directly in line with the PTO in either position, so there is always some offset in the u-joints. Through the whole range of motion, the shaft only moves about 2-1/2 to 3". In my case, the chattering at the top has to be the angle of the u-joints. The shaft can still overlap another 1" or so when it is making the noise. I've just gotten in the habit of dropping the tiller a few inches before engaging the PTO, then bringing it up to speed as I lower it. The only time it's an issue is when I try to bring the tiller up when finding a large rock. With the engine RPM's up, the lift arms usually come full up before I can stop it.
Kevin
You would think so, but in my situation, the max extension is roughly when shaft is parallel to the ground. The offset for the tiller is all or nothing, done by moving the A frame between two sets of mounts and the clevis brackets back and forth on the front bar of the tiller. The gear box is not directly in line with the PTO in either position, so there is always some offset in the u-joints. Through the whole range of motion, the shaft only moves about 2-1/2 to 3". In my case, the chattering at the top has to be the angle of the u-joints. The shaft can still overlap another 1" or so when it is making the noise. I've just gotten in the habit of dropping the tiller a few inches before engaging the PTO, then bringing it up to speed as I lower it. The only time it's an issue is when I try to bring the tiller up when finding a large rock. With the engine RPM's up, the lift arms usually come full up before I can stop it.
Kevin