Back to my tiller project. Some of you may recall my old roto-tiller had some problems last spring. I couldn’t be with out a tiller right in the beginning of the garden season so I went out and bought a new one. Well in one of our slow moments last June Tim and I tore the old one apart to fix it. Tim is my neighbor that has become a good friend and helps a lot in the garden. We share in the cost and the bounty. I also have another friend that has his own garden. All three of us get together and can our produce in the fall. We make it a good time. (Meaning we drink beer)
Well now it is January and I have all my other important projects done and thought it was time to finish this project. Now please don’t ask me what all the other projects were or why they were so important.
The problem I have now is... Well if you have been reading this so far, you might have caught a couple facts here that could lead up to problems. 1. It was 7 months ago that we tore this thing apart and 2. we drink beer.
Here are some pictures of what I have found so far.
This last photo shows the new shaft I made and the new bearings I got to replace the ones that wore out. They were more like steel bushings. I couldn’t buy replacement ones so I had to fabricate a mount for the new ones.
The new shaft with the good bearings should last until the rest of the tiller falls apart. That is assuming I ever get it back together.
One last thing.... Have any of you ever worked at a roto-tiller assembly plant?
Well now it is January and I have all my other important projects done and thought it was time to finish this project. Now please don’t ask me what all the other projects were or why they were so important.
The problem I have now is... Well if you have been reading this so far, you might have caught a couple facts here that could lead up to problems. 1. It was 7 months ago that we tore this thing apart and 2. we drink beer.
Here are some pictures of what I have found so far.



This last photo shows the new shaft I made and the new bearings I got to replace the ones that wore out. They were more like steel bushings. I couldn’t buy replacement ones so I had to fabricate a mount for the new ones.
The new shaft with the good bearings should last until the rest of the tiller falls apart. That is assuming I ever get it back together.

One last thing.... Have any of you ever worked at a roto-tiller assembly plant?