Flymo DM Cultivator

Hi Everyone

'long term visitor, first time registered'

I need a bit of advice before I start taking my DM apart. I love my DM given to me by my father-in law. Its about as old as I am (32) but still works hard.

I was happily rotovating away today and it gave a judder and the tines stopped moving but the flywheel for the 'gear box' just kept spinning. I turned it off and inspected the machine. The tines where free wheeling and so was the flywheel, just not together!

I think I have snapped a chain in the box, but as it is 'un-serviceable' being welded together rather than bolted. What I want to know is has this happened to anyone else and how if they did fix it. I don't really want to have to part with it as its a good machine and anything so far that has gone wrong is easily fixed with minimal fuss.

Any help is greatly appreciated

Adam

Hi Everyone

'long term visitor, first time registered'

I need a bit of advice before I start taking my DM apart. I love my DM given to me by my father-in law. Its about as old as I am (32) but still works hard.

I was happily rotovating away today and it gave a judder and the tines stopped moving but the flywheel for the 'gear box' just kept spinning. I turned it off and inspected the machine. The tines where free wheeling and so was the flywheel, just not together!

I think I have snapped a chain in the box, but as it is 'un-serviceable' being welded together rather than bolted. What I want to know is has this happened to anyone else and how if they did fix it. I don't really want to have to part with it as its a good machine and anything so far that has gone wrong is easily fixed with minimal fuss.

Any help is greatly appreciated

Adam

Adam

I have a Flymo DM that you can have for spares,  its been left outside and I was just going to scrap it.

Let me know if you want it.  I'm near Watford.

Andy