botemout
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No power to PTO on Ford 860 and trick to removing PTO shaft attached to Bush Hog
Sorry if this is the most beginner of beginner questions but, as discussed in another thread I hooked up my new/used BH SQ720 rotary cutter to my Ford 860. When trying to engage the PTO for what would have been the first time nothing happened. I assume that on the Ford 860 the PTO lever is the small (about 4-5") vertical shifter below the seat on the left hand side of the tractor. When trying to engage it (it pulls back) I get a grinding sound like when you try to change gears on a car without the clutch in. So, I figure I'm doing something wrong and wanted to test it without the brush hog attached (is the brush hog blade seized up? - I heard it spin when I bought it). But I can't seem to get the PTO to slip off. There's a collar that you push forward which, I assume, would allow me to pull the shaft off but it doesn't give. I've even disconnected the 3 pts and tried, with someone pushing the the collar forward, to drive it off (I only inched forward 3 or 4 inching not wanting something pinch hands or cause damage).
Any ideas? I probably just need to pound on it with a rubber mallet or something but I thought I'd ask here first.
Thanks
Sorry if this is the most beginner of beginner questions but, as discussed in another thread I hooked up my new/used BH SQ720 rotary cutter to my Ford 860. When trying to engage the PTO for what would have been the first time nothing happened. I assume that on the Ford 860 the PTO lever is the small (about 4-5") vertical shifter below the seat on the left hand side of the tractor. When trying to engage it (it pulls back) I get a grinding sound like when you try to change gears on a car without the clutch in. So, I figure I'm doing something wrong and wanted to test it without the brush hog attached (is the brush hog blade seized up? - I heard it spin when I bought it). But I can't seem to get the PTO to slip off. There's a collar that you push forward which, I assume, would allow me to pull the shaft off but it doesn't give. I've even disconnected the 3 pts and tried, with someone pushing the the collar forward, to drive it off (I only inched forward 3 or 4 inching not wanting something pinch hands or cause damage).
Any ideas? I probably just need to pound on it with a rubber mallet or something but I thought I'd ask here first.
Thanks
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