Tiller Input Shaft Broken. Repair or Junk It.

[Powerlinefixer]

When you get going with it be sure and watch your drive line as you raise your tiller. I wouldn't doubt that shaft being broken because of the drive line being to long and bottoming out while raising causing the shaft to break off. May just be a wild idea but in my mind more likely than pto turning force. :thumbsup:

Thanks for the hint. Maybe even a combination of improper length and abuse. The gears, splines, bearings, and tines show signs of shock load.

 

[Coldwater]

I bought a Yanmar tiller a while ago with a broken input shaft. It was cheap, so I thought I'd buy it and fix it.

Oops. I didn't realize I couldn't get parts.

I think it's a RS1300. It's overall width is about 54" and it's tilling width is about 43ish inches. It's a gear drive tiller too.

Does anyone know where I can get an input shaft?

If I can't find one I'm going to weld it and see what happens.

Thanks!

i have a lot of yanmar parts tillers. let me know if we can help

 

[Powerlinefixer]

I've got the whole thing back together with the welded input shaft. I looked around for a week for a PTO shaft and then called Ernie, who I should have called in the first place because he had exactly what I needed. Thank you again, Ernie.

First run went well. The ground was really wet so busting the sod wasn't too bad. I hit a few small stones (grapefruit sized) and if I really sunk the tiller I could bog the tractor so I think the weld is going to hold.

Thank you all for the help!

 

[mchaviers]

I have a similar problem. I have a Yanmar YHT-40A Tiller with a broken shaft that handles the tines. Does anyone know of a place i might could locate a shaft for this tiller? Thanks