> I bought a 1340 Hesston Disc mower conditioner from a dealer Monday
> morning. He advised the machine was ready to go to work, they had
> checked it out, it was only rough looking. I checked the rotors, and
> they were tight, the driveline looked good, it did not have the front
> half of the PTO shaft, but dealer advised he had the CV joint half and
> it was good. I paid his asking price of $4250 and requested a set of
> blades and that he deliver it ( about 30 miles to my place).
I found that my TS110 New Holland did not have the 1000 RPM stub shaft
> required for the Hesston, so I spent the rest of the day fixing a flat
> on my 1976 model 2-105 White tractor .
I have had problems with the 3pt lift cylinders leaking on the White, so I spent most of the next
> day getting the lift cylinders plugged off and removing the lift arms.
Lift arms are a major cause of bent PT O shafts. I also had to
> remove the dual wheels that had been on the tractor for the last 15
> years. The flat was on the left inside dual, the tube had separated
>from the valve stem, and still had liquid in the tire. A real mess...
> I ended up bolting on the dual wheel in place of the original.
Finally got the swather hooked up and greased and ready to go about 6pm
> yesterday. The drive shaft vibrated so much you could not stay in the
> cab and I never got it over 400 RPM. I removed the drawbar extension
> this morning and tried it again and this time I sped it up to about 500 to
>600 RPM The strobe effect of the video camera really showed what the
> shaft was doing.
>
> The link to the video is here:
>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhkF1yF-7rg
>
> The dealer wants me to pay his cost of $1200 for a new shaft. I
> really do not think I should have to pay the cost of the shaft when I
> was told it was ready to go and I paid his asking price, paid by good
> check, and did not attempt to get it at a lower price.
What is the standard of service here?
