Folks,
I purchased a used TPH implement and the relatively short PTO shaft which came with it is "not quite" long enough to make me comfortable. There is only about 2" of overlap on the shafts, with the load requiring about 15HP. I would be more comfortable with 6" or better of overlap, which is towards the 2/3rd's of overall length rule of thumb for overlap.
The shaft I have is made by Binacchi, model CS42511. With a little Googling I have since discovered that this PTO shaft was cut down from it's original length. I removed the plastic guards and found that the now-cut PTO shaft tubes themselves are held in place by roll pins. These are "triangular lobed" Italian style tubes, by the way.
The items I would need are shown below as #6 and #7. I need tube style "B4" as shown on the Binacchi cross reference table below.
On to my question:
In order to lengthen a PTO shaft, is it economical to replace only the tubes, or do I just buy an entire new shaft? If the former, does anyone know of a good source for these triangular lobe tubes? I'm on the east coast of the USA.
(By the way, I know I can use a PTO shaft coupling extension but would like to investigate replacement tubes before taking that route.)
Thanks,
Wrooster
I purchased a used TPH implement and the relatively short PTO shaft which came with it is "not quite" long enough to make me comfortable. There is only about 2" of overlap on the shafts, with the load requiring about 15HP. I would be more comfortable with 6" or better of overlap, which is towards the 2/3rd's of overall length rule of thumb for overlap.
The shaft I have is made by Binacchi, model CS42511. With a little Googling I have since discovered that this PTO shaft was cut down from it's original length. I removed the plastic guards and found that the now-cut PTO shaft tubes themselves are held in place by roll pins. These are "triangular lobed" Italian style tubes, by the way.
The items I would need are shown below as #6 and #7. I need tube style "B4" as shown on the Binacchi cross reference table below.
On to my question:
In order to lengthen a PTO shaft, is it economical to replace only the tubes, or do I just buy an entire new shaft? If the former, does anyone know of a good source for these triangular lobe tubes? I'm on the east coast of the USA.
(By the way, I know I can use a PTO shaft coupling extension but would like to investigate replacement tubes before taking that route.)
Thanks,
Wrooster