PTO shaft

TractorGuy · Nov 9, 2020

What isn't "PROPER" is having NO protection for striking immovable objects.

IF Bush Hog is sending out brush mowers with shafts that have no shear bolt or slip clutch I would be very interested in knowing why.

Hope you don't shear the PTO in your tractor due to having a wrong shaft.

MF243RedTop · Nov 9, 2020

TractorGuy said:
What isn't "PROPER" is having NO protection for striking immovable objects.

IF Bush Hog is sending out brush mowers with shafts that have no shear bolt or slip clutch I would be very interested in knowing why.

Hope you don't shear the PTO in your tractor due to having a wrong shaft.

They came with and without clutches,
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjACegQIKRAB&usg=AOvVaw3v0OrzPRlceMJXg4d-DygW
The OP knows he needs a clutch, so why are you burning him?
Either help or move on.

bones66 · Nov 9, 2020

TractorGuy said:
What isn't "PROPER" is having NO protection for striking immovable objects.

IF Bush Hog is sending out brush mowers with shafts that have no shear bolt or slip clutch I would be very interested in knowing why.

Hope you don't shear the PTO in your tractor due to having a wrong shaft.

I have the shaft that came on my equipment new so it is not “the wrong shaft” A quick note Both these Bush Hogs are very old. My 306 is nearly 50 or maybe more. My 502 or 600 is 40ish. My guess is things were a little different then when they were sold/bought. 1) There were not as many lawyers and 2) Maybe the end user knew how to use them properly. Something that I think helps is I Bush Hog very high. I am not mowing a lawn so I don’t try to mow close. Never had an issue since 85 but I do recognize the benefits of a slip clutch thus this post hoping to glean info. Thanks

bones66 · Nov 9, 2020

MF243RedTop said:
They came with and without clutches,
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjACegQIKRAB&usg=AOvVaw3v0OrzPRlceMJXg4d-DygW
The OP knows he needs a clutch, so why are you burning him?
Either help or move on.

Thank you sir! I apologize to you and this forum if I have offended anyone.

TractorGuy · Nov 9, 2020

MF243RedTop said:
They came with and without clutches,
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjACegQIKRAB&usg=AOvVaw3v0OrzPRlceMJXg4d-DygW
The OP knows he needs a clutch, so why are you burning him?
Either help or move on.

Not trying to "burn" anybody or start any argument. I'm just stating facts. If somebody wants to gamble the PTO on their tractor by saving a couple hundred bucks on a proper driveshaft then so be it.

Sorry I made an assumption on your equipment and offended you bones66. I stand by my statement you have the wrong shaft for a brush mower.

bones66 · Nov 9, 2020

TractorGuy said:
Not trying to "burn" anybody or start any argument. I'm just stating facts. If somebody wants to gamble the PTO on their tractor by saving a couple hundred bucks on a proper driveshaft then so be it.

Geeez, I’m trying to find a slip clutch. That is the purpose of my post. If you read my post I have never denied it would be wise if I had one so I’m not gambling I’m trying not to gambler

TractorGuy said:
Sorry I made an assumption on your equipment and offended you bones66. I stand by my statement you have the wrong shaft for a brush mower.

Even though if you look at the diagram you will see my exact PTO shaft. How can it be the wrong one??? Bush Hog put them on from the factory they have a part number etc.

MF243RedTop · Nov 9, 2020

He's just being a t****, can't help it.

I'm fairly sure you're not going to find that exact clutch anymore. Those parts are either outdated or discontinued. Best advice is what was suggested earlier. Figure out how to modify your current PTO to accept a clutch that's available. Or just buy an entire new PTO with clutch.

Maybe others can help GL either way.

K5lwq · Nov 9, 2020

mwayne said:
Is this what you are looking for?

Slip Clutch-PTO Slip Clutch | Agri Supply 12247

Wonder if you could use this clutch with a PTO extender that bolts on to your gearbox?

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/speeco-pto-extender

TractorGuy · Nov 9, 2020

bones66 said:
Geeez, I知 trying to find a slip clutch. That is the purpose of my post. If you read my post I have never denied it would be wise if I had one so I知 not gambling I知 trying not to gambler

Even though if you look at the diagram you will see my exact PTO shaft. How can it be the wrong one??? Bush Hog put them on from the factory they have a part number etc.

MF243RedTop said:
He's just being a t****, can't help it.

I'm fairly sure you're not going to find that exact clutch anymore. Those parts are either outdated or discontinued. Best advice is what was suggested earlier. Figure out how to modify your current PTO to accept a clutch that's available. Or just buy an entire new PTO with clutch.

Maybe others can help GL either way.

I am not trying to be a dick. I guess like others I was unaware Bush Hog ever delivered a mower like this.

I was trying to point out that this type shaft would normally only come on a finish mower which has belts to provide the slip protection.

Looking more at the conversation and parts list it doesn't look like any reasonable way to update without replacing the gearbox and driveshaft since they didn't have the groove in the input shaft.

Sorry to offend you guys.