Howard 80 Rotovator - Budget Tiller Build Part 2

Spring is coming, and I need a tiller. In this episode I begin the repairs on the cheap Howard 80 rotovator I just bought. In this episode I replace the main rotor seal, repair the bearing carrier, cover hinges and height adjusters.

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[roosthrower]

Great job dave, you may need copper or aluminium washers on the oil.side of bolts u put in could be leaking thru the bolt or nut heads and always rub the silicone around holes where u didnt put any I can understand why u got frustrated😅.👍

[TF]

Where is part 3?
We want to see this thing working.

[AliMackMechanical]

I can understand why you where getting frustrated with it. Dam rivets but the bolts seemed to have done the trick after the turn. It's the first time av seen one run on the back of a tractor myself. My Dad used to do a fair bit of plowing with a Ford 4000 we had but he always used discs and harrows. We used to follow him picking up stone's and throwing them to the side Rember learning to reverse with the tractor lol collecting stone's. My brother's got my Dad's small holding since my Dad's passing got the little grey Ferguson with a 3 cylinder Perkins p3 it's not a bad little machine but he keeps saying he could do with getting a 4 wheel drive. Was over there this week just gone he's lambing so he's been quite busy with them. Hope you are keeping well and thanks for the shout out bud. 👍

[kenfrazier]

keeping at it worked good man, My dad always saifd it is just a machine man made and it can be made to work. again awesome job

[wickedxe]

You should avoid using any sealant on cork gaskets as the sealant tends to lubricate the cork gasket and when you tighten the bolts the gasket will tend to extruded out the sides; although you were so careful that it seemed to be absolutely perfect. Awesome job though mate, another useful machine saved from being scrapped. your videos are excellent and your work is meticulous and thorough; you take very careful approach that is not often seen on youtube and I really like the way you work on things

[mickeyvfr]

You just gotta love old machinery Dave it would try the patience of a saint 😉 but glad you persevered 👍👍

[TheHomePros]

Hey Dave glad to see another vid I haven’t been doing so well I just got out of the Er last night my health is really dwindling I mite not be making anymore vids unless I start feeling better ☹️ Thanks for posting my friend

[glenq]

Hi Dave. Thanks for sharing your experiences with repairing the Howard. I just wanted to ask if you'd serviced the slip clutch? In the video it's where the driver shaft joins to the gearbox. Im told it should be adjusted and checked every year or so. It's important cos if you hit a decent size rock and jam the blades it will prevent drastic damage to the drive chain etc....

[clintonroushff]

So much work. You keep after it and never let it get to you.
Great job!
Happy Springtime from Kentucky, the Bluegrass State.
Take care Dave

[briancostello]

Enjoy your video again. Not sure exactly what machine mine is. Very similar to yours. No wheels and only one swing door on back. Don’t know if I can get parts here in Pennsylvania. A slight leak on bottom of chain drive cover plate. Afraid to take off cover because I don’t know if I can get gasket. My problem is the Spade shaft is not turning freely. Not sure what’s causing that. Again any advice would be appreciated. Just subscribed. Thanks. I’m from Laois Originally. Great Soil there. My Father had nothing but David Browns on the farm. And a Howard Rototiller. Should have learned lots from him. He always Rototilled. Before Drills for Sugar Beets.

[stevenwright]

They leak from new Sadly was expected to top them up daily when oil was as cheap as chips. We got 6 e sires all different sires all been on the farm from now grandad and grandad always put grease in them never had a problem. I dred to think how meany acres they done used to all potato, carrot, parsnip, cabbage, Sprout, beet root so on and so on land every year

[christopherjames]

Really enjoyed your repairs, it prompted me to drag our P.60 howard out of the nettles and see if we can restore it.
Where did you get your spares from? please. Regards, Chris from N. Wales

[DTS]

Great video, the only thing is you must have edited the part where you were beating it with a lump hammer out of frustration.

[michaelcorlett]

Great video dave i admire your patience, whats happening with the cat everyone is waiting with baited breath!