Hooking up PTO w/ Engine Running

[Soundguy]

Remember, unless you provide pics or a video as proof, it didn't happen.....

pics? why?

what's so special about an engine running, but a pto disengaged, standing behind the tractor, sliding a telescoping driveshaft out, and slipping it on to the not moving tractor pto stub?


maybee I'm missing something?

seems pretty mundane...

soundguy

 

[tungularafishcamp]

I think he was jokin soundguy, although it would have helped to add a:laughing:

 

[North West Farmer]

Knud,

If you feel my rant on people versus PTO shafts can reduce injuries and/or deaths in any way, please feel free to utilize my comments.

As a retired emergency responder, quite possibly, my primary opportunity to serve my fellow man is via reporting my experiences so someone else might not repeat an act that results in catastrophic out comes.

Nick, North West Farmer

 

[Elkins45]

I usually leave my tractor running when I'm hooking up the links, but that depends on the attachment. I can usually scoot the bushhog around enough to li e everything up, but i find that I frequently need to jiggle the lift arms around to get my tiller lined up. I've honestly not given much thought to not leaving it running when hooking up the PTO coupler, but maybe that's because the PTO engagement lever is positioned horizontally on the top of the transmission of my Kubota. I can't even begin to imagine how it could accidentally engage.

If I had an electrical PTO switch then I wouldn't get within five feet of it with the tractor running. I can easily see how an electrical fault could turn it on in an instant.

 

[Chilly807]

I usually leave mine running too, although I'd never teach anyone else to do it that way. Mine is a mechanical engagement type PTO like Elkins45's, I very much doubt I'd try it with an electrically controlled PTO. It's possible that the PTO on mine could engage by itself, but it's not likely.

The way I do it isn't entirely safe, and I'm surprised, as others have been, at how many of us do it like this.

With familiarity comes complacency, occasionally followed at some point in the future by catastrophe. Funny thing, all three words (familiarity, complacency, and catastrophe) have 11 letters.

Sean

 

[Soundguy]

ditto that.. most of mine are mechanical dog clutches.. or hyd independent clutch pack. they could engage.. but then.. the tractor could back over me too.. or the engine blow upa nd kill me.. all remote possibilities..

and I might win the lotter too..

 

[grsthegreat]

ditto that.. most of mine are mechanical dog clutches.. or hyd independent clutch pack. they could engage.. but then.. the tractor could back over me too.. or the engine blow upa nd kill me.. all remote possibilities..

and I might win the lotter too..

Ive won the lottery several times... once in Uganda and again somewheres in Europe. I only have to send them $1,000 to verify who i am and they will send me my millions. Now where is my checkbook.

 

[5030]

Ive won the lottery several times... once in Uganda and again somewheres in Europe. I only have to send them $1,000 to verify who i am and they will send me my millions. Now where is my checkbook.

Oddly, I have too. Must be a lot of winners in those offshore contests.....:laughing:

 

[Pete Judd]

I always used to shut of the tractor when dealing with the PTO, but haven't been doing so lately, know the risk, but unless a dog jumps on the lever, won't happen.

I also have won lots of lotterys, and had all kinds of relatives die in plane crashes that I never new and would have to go to Nigeria, to collect the cash.

 

[5030]

The only problem I see with going to Nigeria or Uganda to collect your winnings is, you might not live long enough to spend any........

I think your chances of having your PTO self engage are better.:laughing: