YANMAR RSB1401 tiller

[ponytug]

Came out good but it helps when it's decent to begin with.

True, but I think that there is more than a little skill and talent involved...

 

[Yander]

Very nice! Looks great hanging off the back of the Yanny!

 

[Menagerie-Manor]

True, but I think that there is more than a little skill and talent involved...

Started doing repair work on 6wd weapons carriers (keep them running) almost 50 years ago and advanced thru Triumph TR6's then onto Jeep Wrangler TJ's I'm doing now. I pick up skills as I go along and now I love this Yanmar stuff. There's a Jeep chassis in the background under restoration

 

[ponytug]

Any painting prep / painting tips for amateurs like me?

All the best,

Peter

 

[Menagerie-Manor]

Any painting prep / painting tips for amateurs like me?

All the best,

Peter

I prefer to leave surfaces intact whenever possible otherwise treat as necessary but I really spend a lot of time with scotch bright's , small ss or brass brushes and Dawn/hot water. A fresh gallon of Evapo-rust for de-crapping the hardware always a good thing, the paint was all rattle can.

 

[bmaverick]

I prefer to leave surfaces intact whenever possible otherwise treat as necessary but I really spend a lot of time with scotch bright's , small ss or brass brushes and Dawn/hot water. A fresh gallon of Evapo-rust for de-crapping the hardware always a good thing, the paint was all rattle can.

Sometimes the rut is so intense and continuous with minor pitting a wire wheel brush on a drill would greatly help and reduce the time. A set of 4 or 5 wheels with coupon from Harbor Freight puts the cost at a mere $4. Hard to beat the price for the simple effort of getting a job nicely done to remove rust.

How does the tiller look now? Will it be fully ready come Spring?

Ha, I should of scrolled back a page. Really nice work overall, even for rattle can work. It's a restored beauty.

 

[Menagerie-Manor]

With the weather finally in the cooperative mode it was time to get hooked up and put to work. The ground/earth was fairly dry and probably has not been touched in more than half a century but the tiller ran thru two 70 foot runs like it wasn't there. Tiller left a 10" deep layer of lovely fluff that took 5 minutes to rake out. This old Yanmar stuff is incredible



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[careyo63]

On the Yanmar today cutting grass!! My front yard in my profile. Made a trip to Fredricks Yrs. Ago for a Yanmar Tiller. Mothers Garden. The walk behind was just to much work and did a very poor job. Getting up there in age. RS1400 and was the last tiller they had left. A loaded Semi truck was there fixing to head out. Full load of Tractors and equipment. Spalding told me I'd better go get it. Well worth the 1.5 Hr. drive. It made planting and keeping up so much easier. The pic. is as low as I could actully get it. Notice No smoke from the Exhaust either.

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[bmaverick]

Oh my, I found out what the REAR BAR is used for on the Yanmar tillers. I would of never guessed this. See it in action. Great vid.

Now I really, really, really, want a Yanmar tiller !

 

[bmaverick]

oh, and this one too! Look at the various combos of using the mounted on tiller tool.