Ideas needed for converting an Ariens ST524 to a garden tiller. The part used to do this is now obsolete...Ariens part 832004....and I have not been able to find it through several cyberspace searches.
What I have found is tiller blades with the hole in the center being
1"OD, which appears to be compatible with the drive on the tiller. Could the tiller blades be welded to some pipe, then this bolted onto the tiller drive?Another concern is the grease "inlets" on the auger head, which a homemade tiller head would not have...?
So....where can I find Ariens part 832004 (Ariens Co. says...keep looking)?
Can a tiller head be fashioned out of the tiller tines that I have found?
What about keeping this portion of the unit greased?
Linda H., doityerselfer in IL