How Badly Did I Break It

[amer28]

Thanks for any help! All the blame on me here. Please take a look at photos. I put my large rototiller on my medium B2400 tractor and did not set it up right. I broke the bearing as well as the bearing housing plate. The PTO shaft is now loose since it does not have the bearing to rest on. May have screwed that up as well. Question is - if I replace bearing and plate (things I see broken) is it possible that is all there is wrong - or - is it more likely I destroyed more, like also internals, etc. If I can try replacing parts before i bring to dealer - great. Thanks for any help!!

 

[DustyRusty]

You will only know once you open it up. There is no way to tell how much else is damaged, and a lot depends on exactly how the damage occurred.

 

[DaveFromMi]

I take it that the driveshaft was too long?

 

[Henro]

It'll probably be helpful if you give just a little more information on what was going on when the damage occurred. Was the PTO turning?

The more detail you can give, the better the advice that will be given.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Ouch......

I don't have anything constructive to add, but fast forward to the 20 second mark, Steven sums it up nicely.

 

[amer28]

Ouch......

I don't have anything constructive to add, but fast forward to the 20 second mark, Steven sums it up nicely.

Geez - that hurt !

 

[amer28]

It'll probably be helpful if you give just a little more information on what was going on when the damage occurred. Was the PTO turning?

The more detail you can give, the better the advice that will be given.

Set up tiller and am now sure used wrong driveshaft. Just started rototilling and was adjusted the height a few times to try to just hit first few inches of dirt. Tilled and then smelled something so looked back and saw about 20 ft of oil behind me. Generalize broke bearing and traveled those 20 feet and then stopped

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

If the PTO shaft was too long, you're probably looking at substantial internal damage.

I did one of those a while back.

Pull the back cover and you'll know instantly.

This is not a repair you want a dealer to perform as they are going to be costly.

 

[Landroverbill]

I did the same thing on my BX. Once I stopped crying, and took it apart, it was an easy fix. $200 approx.

 

[Mountainman]

Depending on what you did to cause it its very possible you could just replace the cover and go. Like Wolfman said if the pto shaft was too long and it shoved it in then your likely to have case and possibly differential damage as well. Had a customer a couple weeks ago do that. If you need parts I have a couple b2100 parts tractors.

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

I did the same thing on my BX. Once I stopped crying, and took it apart, it was an easy fix. $200 approx.

Well you got incredibly lucky!

 

[amer28]

Thanks very much for all the help. Looks like I take it apart and find out !