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Re: King Kutter 6\' tiller
All i can add here is,
Last year when i was ready to buy a new Howard that could handle at least 100 hp, my dealer said "don't buy a gear drive". The Howard factory rep. at the Louisville farm and machinery show said the same thing. Both said "the chain drive is a proven design and is problem free". "The gear drive models are a newer design, and are only offered to satisfy those that think it's better". (i'm not refering to the biggest models wich all so have oil pumps to move the fluid through the frame)
My dealer all so told me this, "some old Howards had gear drives, and the gear sets are spl. to each model tiller". The old chain drive models had the same sizes of chains made today, so guess what one is easier to get parts for today"???????
I am sure about one thing, a chain drive will take the abuse of shock loads in the drive line better than a gear drive, and the factory rep i talked to agreed.
Remember, there's a reason those cheapo tillers are cheaper!!
Robert
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All i can add here is,
Last year when i was ready to buy a new Howard that could handle at least 100 hp, my dealer said "don't buy a gear drive". The Howard factory rep. at the Louisville farm and machinery show said the same thing. Both said "the chain drive is a proven design and is problem free". "The gear drive models are a newer design, and are only offered to satisfy those that think it's better". (i'm not refering to the biggest models wich all so have oil pumps to move the fluid through the frame)
My dealer all so told me this, "some old Howards had gear drives, and the gear sets are spl. to each model tiller". The old chain drive models had the same sizes of chains made today, so guess what one is easier to get parts for today"???????
I am sure about one thing, a chain drive will take the abuse of shock loads in the drive line better than a gear drive, and the factory rep i talked to agreed.
Remember, there's a reason those cheapo tillers are cheaper!!
Robert
http://www.fototime.com/{5ED64481-7523-44E7-B264-B9A204D6937E}/picture.JPG