Over the winter I bought a 123 ,not running but including a tiller. The tiller was not mounted on it. I tore the tractor down to the frame , even cutting the spot welds on the "tunnel"(and replacing them with self tapping screws) for complete access . While it was apart , I lubed all of the lift linkage, and it worked easily. Now , I've mounted the tiller , and it will just barely lift it an inch. It's as if it was hooked to something immovable .I've tried several tension settings on the helper spring , none makes it better . I have the lower arms bolted (loosely) in the lower holes in the mounting bracket , there is another set of holes an inch higher , but I don't see that changing anything . Any ideas out there ? I'm afraid I'll break or bend the lever ....
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Butch(OH)
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And now you know why they came up with the hydraulic lift,,,,
Possible that something is binding under load but as the other poster said the tiller set up is a big load on the lift especially when it has both extensions. You have to really crank the lift spring tension for the lever effort to be anything short of VERY heavy. It is easier to crank the spring if you raise the tiller with a jack. There may also be different springs for differing loads on the hitch? Just something to check out. We have had Cub Cadets and tillers for quite some time and have the spring assists laying in the shed but long ago converted the tiller tractors to hydraulic lifts.
Possible that something is binding under load but as the other poster said the tiller set up is a big load on the lift especially when it has both extensions. You have to really crank the lift spring tension for the lever effort to be anything short of VERY heavy. It is easier to crank the spring if you raise the tiller with a jack. There may also be different springs for differing loads on the hitch? Just something to check out. We have had Cub Cadets and tillers for quite some time and have the spring assists laying in the shed but long ago converted the tiller tractors to hydraulic lifts.
Lance Skene
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I mounted a small electric winch behind the seat
Lance Skene
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A helper spring will assist you in lifting the tiller but it will do that by reducing the weight applied to the tiller which means it wont till properly, it needs the weight to keep it firmly planted in the soil.
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