TerryinMD
Veteran Member
Need some triage for my Landpride rototiller.
I was just about to finish rototilling my garden when my rototiller locked up. The tiller was boggin down a little and I made adjustments either by slowing the ground speed or increasing the throttle. Every once in a while I would here a bang and thought that I was hitting rock. NOT!! When the tiller locked up, the slip clutch was smoking a little with that unpleasant burning clutch smell. I turn off the PTO, raised the tiller, and tried to see if the tiller would turn. It wouldn't.
Tried it a couple more times with low PTO speed to no avail. Removed the tiller and tried the PTO and it spun freely. Needless to say, parked the tractor for the evening and looked over my Landpride Tiller manual. No real information.
Before I left for work this morning, I was able to spin the tiller tines with my foot and the PTO shaft turned freely with no noises.
What should be the next step? Remove the slip clutch and examine? Check the tine drive chain?
Terry
I was just about to finish rototilling my garden when my rototiller locked up. The tiller was boggin down a little and I made adjustments either by slowing the ground speed or increasing the throttle. Every once in a while I would here a bang and thought that I was hitting rock. NOT!! When the tiller locked up, the slip clutch was smoking a little with that unpleasant burning clutch smell. I turn off the PTO, raised the tiller, and tried to see if the tiller would turn. It wouldn't.
Tried it a couple more times with low PTO speed to no avail. Removed the tiller and tried the PTO and it spun freely. Needless to say, parked the tractor for the evening and looked over my Landpride Tiller manual. No real information.
Before I left for work this morning, I was able to spin the tiller tines with my foot and the PTO shaft turned freely with no noises.
What should be the next step? Remove the slip clutch and examine? Check the tine drive chain?
Terry