Got the box all welded up and new chain cut, new gasket made, put both sides together yesterday and put the pulley and locking collars on this AM, I shoved a quart and a half of 00 grease inside, I oiled everything also. There is a chain adjuster you have to trap between both case halves, I used grease t hold it somewhat and a car antenna to guide it in place.

I pulled the rear cover and replaced the gasket and mounted the gearbox bracket. Gearbox looks nice inside. My belts came in at the store.

Your having way too much fun. :beerchug:

Got it hanging on the back, still waiting on two bearings for the gearbox.

Just finished putting the gearbox together, I replaced the seals and outer bearings and new grease inside. Cut a new cover gasket from cork. No vent or fill plug on this thing, seems sealed once together. Got some parts ordered to finish the PTO also(needed one new screw and a triangle spring, one of mine had a broken tip), as well as an INTERNATIONAL decal for the back. The tiller seemed to have a tight spot when rotating, I backed off the chain adjustment and all is good now. They stress in the manual finger tight only, I had cranked it down pretty tight with my fingers, guess it was too finger tight(I did hand tight maybe?).
Still haven't bought any tines yet...had a card in hand and called that Outdoors place, and their computers were down...

Usually the outside and the ones facing the gearbox wear the most. I have rotated the tines on a few horse tillers that I borrowed before getting my own. By moving the inside facing ones out and outside ones in with a little mixing and matching you can usually get full coverage again....unless they look like Sam's, his were whooped.

Bill

My excluders were fubar from the shaft wallering around with bad bearings. I used a Dorman #299-020 washer with 1.125" ID slipped onto the shaft after the excluder, this was tack welded 3 or 4 spots then removed and spot welded all around. Should keep out the big chunks. I ordered new felt seals. Mounted the gearbox and used a 3VX530 Gates belt. Waiting on felt seals and some PTO pieces now.

What a great job, thanks.

Got a decal for the back.

What did you fill your 90° gear box with? Or is that what your waiting on bearings for.....:bigthink: