nikdfish
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When I put our 60" Tarter tiller away for the winter, I knew I had lost a couple of tines off the same side of one flange probably to a hidden chunk of concrete in a relative's yard. I put away the replacements to be installed this spring. Getting the replacements was a story in itself - nobody I talked with at the dealers knew what was a left or right tine (and they talked with the Tarter folks) ... the first ones in (right sides) were wrong, I kept them for spares & ordered more for the other side (left).
I hooked up the tiller today and went to install the replacement tines. While doing so, I notice two other flanges with a missing tine. So I lost a total of 4 tines last year. All had cracked across the bolt holes & of the two tines I had found, each had rust on a portion of the crack face. What's funny is that all four broken tines were left hand tines. Almost enough to suggest there may have been a QC problem with a production run...
Anyway, this afternoon I ordered enough replacements so that I'll have two of each (left & right) after repairs are done & hopefully that will reduce any downtime this year waiting for parts if more bite the dust.
Oh, I finally learned that the rule of thumb for determining left vs right tines is to lay them down with the sharp edge facing up & the shank w/bolt holes at the top. If the bottom bends to the left, it is a left tine - if it bends to the right (like an "L") it is a right tine.
Nick
I hooked up the tiller today and went to install the replacement tines. While doing so, I notice two other flanges with a missing tine. So I lost a total of 4 tines last year. All had cracked across the bolt holes & of the two tines I had found, each had rust on a portion of the crack face. What's funny is that all four broken tines were left hand tines. Almost enough to suggest there may have been a QC problem with a production run...
Anyway, this afternoon I ordered enough replacements so that I'll have two of each (left & right) after repairs are done & hopefully that will reduce any downtime this year waiting for parts if more bite the dust.
Oh, I finally learned that the rule of thumb for determining left vs right tines is to lay them down with the sharp edge facing up & the shank w/bolt holes at the top. If the bottom bends to the left, it is a left tine - if it bends to the right (like an "L") it is a right tine.
Nick
