I see the problem when going slow with rake but it may be occurring at higher speeds.
When moving forward in a straight line the tines will rotate smoothly at speed then slow down almost to a stop then take off again. I am guessing the tine rotate 10 times or more before it repeats.
This lead me to believe there was a problem in the gear box. Pulled covered and drained milky white 90 weight. All gears were good, clutch and spring are good, bearings are tight.
Jacked up rake and rotated tires to see if I could identify a problem that way. Nothing obvious. Rotated tires backwards and listened for the clicking in the wheels thinking there might be a problem there, but again nothing obvious.
The drive shaft has a bit of slop in it. When I move the driveline side to side I measure 1/2” of movement which translates to slop in rotational movement of driveshaft.
I was wondering if centrifugal force of times is causing times to get ahead of driveshaft and then slows down waiting for wheel and drive shaft to catch up?
Does drive shaft need replacement or has anyone welded up and the ground flat the drive shaft sections?
When moving forward in a straight line the tines will rotate smoothly at speed then slow down almost to a stop then take off again. I am guessing the tine rotate 10 times or more before it repeats.
This lead me to believe there was a problem in the gear box. Pulled covered and drained milky white 90 weight. All gears were good, clutch and spring are good, bearings are tight.
Jacked up rake and rotated tires to see if I could identify a problem that way. Nothing obvious. Rotated tires backwards and listened for the clicking in the wheels thinking there might be a problem there, but again nothing obvious.
The drive shaft has a bit of slop in it. When I move the driveline side to side I measure 1/2” of movement which translates to slop in rotational movement of driveshaft.
I was wondering if centrifugal force of times is causing times to get ahead of driveshaft and then slows down waiting for wheel and drive shaft to catch up?
Does drive shaft need replacement or has anyone welded up and the ground flat the drive shaft sections?