[AT] 1340 Hesston swather PTO shaft

[Phil]

I would stand my ground on that one, Cecil. You did get all the dealer's
statements in writing, didn't you?
If you were told it was ready to work, there should be none of this kind
of problem with the driveline. The dealer should be making it right, period.

my 2¢,
Phil

At 06:26 PM 7/10/2013, you wrote:
>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 2-105 White tractor about a 1976 model. 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 taking the lift arms
>off.  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
>-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, or he can
>get an aftermarket shaft for $700 cost and me to pay all of that.  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.
>
>Cecil in OKla
>
>
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