Gary Fowler
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- Joined
- Jun 23, 2008
- Messages
- 11,998
- Location
- Bismarck Arkansas
- Tractor
- 2009 Kubota RTV 900, 2009 Kubota B26 TLB & 2010 model LS P7010
A few days ago I wanted to check the bolts in my bush hog and had to use my 1" pry bar to turn the PTO shaft. Well I got the blade bolt tighened and decided to check the stump jumper so I wedged my pry bar in the yoke of the PTO shaft to keep from spinning while tightening.
Well today I decided to do a little cutting and when I engaged the PTO it stalled the motor at idle so I increased throttle to 1500 and that when I saw pieces of the pry bar thrown about 15 feet to the side. It broke off a section about 10" long and bent the other piece into a shepherd hook.
Yep, I forgot to remove the pry bar from the yoke when I finished. Lucky it didnt damage the bush hog other than the two support bars from the 3 ph to the rear (1" schedule 80 pipe) I jacked and come-a-longed them back straight. I guess Bush Hog builds some very strong universal joint yokes.
I guess I need a checklist to remember to pick up and remove all my tools.
I managed to cut off the bend and weld back the wedge end to make 2 foot long pry bar out of my 4 foot one.
Well today I decided to do a little cutting and when I engaged the PTO it stalled the motor at idle so I increased throttle to 1500 and that when I saw pieces of the pry bar thrown about 15 feet to the side. It broke off a section about 10" long and bent the other piece into a shepherd hook.
Yep, I forgot to remove the pry bar from the yoke when I finished. Lucky it didnt damage the bush hog other than the two support bars from the 3 ph to the rear (1" schedule 80 pipe) I jacked and come-a-longed them back straight. I guess Bush Hog builds some very strong universal joint yokes.
I guess I need a checklist to remember to pick up and remove all my tools.
I managed to cut off the bend and weld back the wedge end to make 2 foot long pry bar out of my 4 foot one.