Lift spring for sleeve hitch attachments

[Goldnboy 1,062]

I am using a sears sleeve hitch tiller on a manual lift C120....is the a lift spring that can be used to make the lifting....easier?

[ebinmaine 74,406]

@Ed Kennell ?

 

I know there's a decent sized spring used on both a rear tiller and the snowblowers. 

[ri702bill 9,982]

3 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

@Ed Kennell ?

 

I know there's a decent sized spring used on both a rear tiller and the snowblowers. 

I use one on the 854 with the snowblower.

I believe Lowell sells them.

Funny, it looks similar to a section of garage door lift spring (wink,wink)...

[gwest_ca-(File Mod) 11,703]

These manuals will show the 4629 spring (item # 9 in IPL) and how it is connected in operator manual.

This is the same spring used for the snowthrower lift

 

[Ed Kennell 42,957]

If that black rod is the lift handle for the tiller, I would attach a heavy spring from there to  one of the seat bracket bolts.

Old garage door springs work and I would also put a turnbuckle in line to adjust the tension.

 

[peter lena 9,429]

@Ed Kennell   can relate to the  turnbuckle  on a spring set up  ,  DIAL IN WHAT YOU WANT used a , very rare, today is  car hood spring , used a heavy screw in eye bolt , front corner of frame , for  similar  spring plow lift assist  , just enough  to make  the  initial lift assist , much easier , balance that to ground scrape. pete   

[adsm08 3,565]

16 hours ago, peter lena said:

very rare, today is  car hood spring 

 

 

Well there's a reason for that. I think the hood on my 78 Olds weighed as much as the whole of my wife's last car.

[8ntruck 8,120]

and the springs to counterbalance the hood weigh as much as the hood.

[Goldnboy 1,062]

The black handle @Ed Kennell is the drive belt engaging lever. The tiller is lifted with the same lift lever used for the mowing deck.

[Ed Kennell 42,957]

11 minutes ago, Goldnboy said:

The black handle @Ed Kennell is the drive belt engaging lever. The tiller is lifted with the same lift lever used for the mowing deck.

OK, I would try to fasten the spring and turnbuckle from the seat bolt to a bolt on the tiller engine.     I would do this to not only to reduce the load on the lift lever, but to also reduce the strain on the cable that connects the lift lever to the hitch.  

[Goldnboy 1,062]

Yeah...about that..

 but to also reduce the strain on the cable that connects the lift lever to

My old one broke lifting it..and I bought a new one from Lowel.

[ebinmaine 74,406]

32 minutes ago, Goldnboy said:

Yeah...about that..

 but to also reduce the strain on the cable that connects the lift lever to

My old one broke lifting it..and I bought a new one from Lowel.

 

So you'd want to keep the strain off that for sure.  

[peter lena 9,429]

@ Goldenboy  . like to use  chain , cable  spray in a cable , keeps it flexible , frnds off rust , the suppleness , helps it  move easier , might also get after any related  pulleys , levers  etc , like the  MACKS chain/ cable spray at napa , good stuff . do a lot of  connection detailing , amazing to me  to watch  someone  else , expect  an attachment , to function , in a rusted state , especially like the screaming  pto  clutch drives , not that difficult  to eliminate . pete  

[Handy Don 14,587]

3 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

 

So you'd want to keep the strain off that for sure.  

 

A spring mounted as the guys suggested will lessen the strain on ALL the lift parts: cable, clevises, rock shaft bearing surfaces, etc.