So last year I bought a pony tiller from a guy, and the first time I went to use it I couldn't get it to bite into the earth, eventually I realize that the depth regulator has snapped the bolts at the transmission cap, got those removed and replaced, but the hood was in real bad shape, dented up, hinge broke etc... so I decided to replace it. Originally the part number was 1917143 but that was superseded with 686-04078-0638
The problem I'm running into is it just doesn't appear to be the right dimensions, I can't get the bolts to the transmission to line up and the bolts at the depth regulator at the same time... and the gap cut in it for the regulator isn't long enough because the bit that the drag bar links to hits where in some models an extra hole was cut, and in others the one hole is longer
https://www.partstree.com/models/12...-121831199999/hood-bracket-depth-regulator-7/ this is the parts diagram for what I'm talking about...
Unfortunately I bought it during winter and waited for it to warm up a bit before trying to put it on, so returning it isn't possible, though I immediately noticed the difference in holes, just assumed I would need to cut it out larger
Has anyone swapped this out since the part number change?
The problem I'm running into is it just doesn't appear to be the right dimensions, I can't get the bolts to the transmission to line up and the bolts at the depth regulator at the same time... and the gap cut in it for the regulator isn't long enough because the bit that the drag bar links to hits where in some models an extra hole was cut, and in others the one hole is longer
https://www.partstree.com/models/12...-121831199999/hood-bracket-depth-regulator-7/ this is the parts diagram for what I'm talking about...
Unfortunately I bought it during winter and waited for it to warm up a bit before trying to put it on, so returning it isn't possible, though I immediately noticed the difference in holes, just assumed I would need to cut it out larger
Has anyone swapped this out since the part number change?
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