Howard Rotavator Bolts

The Howard bolts may be expensive, but they ARE of good quality too. I buy grade 8 bolts from a place that sells "quality" bolts, that means NO TSC or other farm store!!! Been there regretted that, later on!!!!

Anyway, experence has taught me to buy good bolts and "crimpted" lock nuts!!! Then use red lock tite along with the crimpted nuts!!! I do NOT use any washers of any kind! NEVER reuse any old bolts!! Always put new ones on no matter how good the old bolts/nuts look!

As for the blades, the curved last longer because the L blades wear in the bend more, and then break easier in that spot. I only buy C blades these days.

Hope this helps,

Robert

Why not lock washers? I ask because the local New Holland dealer claimed they were superior to lock nuts. My father convinced me to test grade 5 bolts. The reason is that I actually want them to break before anything else. I don't have a shaft clutch on the PTO because this is an old small Rotavator on a small tractor. If I add a universal clutch on the PTO the shaft will either bind or come apart. Thanks for the info on the C-blades.

Carl

Do them anyway you want, i'm just telling what i've learned from doing custom rotavateing for the last 20 years. Wish someone would have told me the same info 20 years ago!!!

No slip clutch???? Better have an "in the drive line" shear bolt then, as those grade 5 bolts are just going to cost you BIG money before your all done!!!

Robert

Carl

They work just fine on 100's of gr2 bolt situations (I use them allt he time), but not if you need really superior high-grade bolting.

--->Paul