TheMan419
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or you know there are those of us with disabilities that in fact do have trouble with things you find easy. I hope you never find yourself in such a position. I also hope you find some compassion for your fellow man.
PTO Quick Connect
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or you know there are those of us with disabilities that in fact do have trouble with things you find easy. I hope you never find yourself in such a position. I also hope you find some compassion for your fellow man.
LindaK
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I have it. As a small "ish" woman, I really liked it. But it broke! The splines that attach to the tractor chipped off. So, I didn't feel like it was worth the money.
sunandsand
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"just not strong enough"
Me either (sometimes). I'm finding things that I need to do that take me to the absolute limit of my strength. The button on the tractor end of the PTO shaft is one. I've been able to do it, but it is NOT easy for me. I've used the level-it-with-3pt-hitch trick plus a bungee and the hook on the bush hog, but sometimes I just do not have enough strength in my hands to juggle the end of the PTO shaft, align the collar, press the (blankety blank) button and push it into place. I've cleaned and lubed the stub, and I use a dust sleeve on it when I'm not using a PTO driven attachment. I have also noticed the zerk fitting in the U joint is exactly backwards - the way it points now, I have to disconnect the PTO shaft to grease the zerk. Next time it is off, I'm going to reverse the U joint so the zerk points to the rear and I can lube it quickly and easily, with everything still attached.
I also cannot get the lock nut on the right side adjustable 3 point link to move. I can get a wrench on it (just), but beyond that, it flat isn't letting go. There's enough other "stuff" in the area so I need to be careful. If the wrench slips off while I am putting the grunt on it, I may damage other stuff, including myself.
In all fairness, these are actually very minor quibbles. I'm still very glad I bought the tractor and it has done a LOT of otherwise impossible work for me.
I think that since I am not a "big guy", that might be part of the problem. In three months, I'll be 75 (how the heck did THAT happen?) and am healthy, but I accept that I'll never be able to bench press a railroad locomotive. (Lionel maybe, but General Electric? No way.)
Best Regards,
Mike/Florida
Me either (sometimes). I'm finding things that I need to do that take me to the absolute limit of my strength. The button on the tractor end of the PTO shaft is one. I've been able to do it, but it is NOT easy for me. I've used the level-it-with-3pt-hitch trick plus a bungee and the hook on the bush hog, but sometimes I just do not have enough strength in my hands to juggle the end of the PTO shaft, align the collar, press the (blankety blank) button and push it into place. I've cleaned and lubed the stub, and I use a dust sleeve on it when I'm not using a PTO driven attachment. I have also noticed the zerk fitting in the U joint is exactly backwards - the way it points now, I have to disconnect the PTO shaft to grease the zerk. Next time it is off, I'm going to reverse the U joint so the zerk points to the rear and I can lube it quickly and easily, with everything still attached.
I also cannot get the lock nut on the right side adjustable 3 point link to move. I can get a wrench on it (just), but beyond that, it flat isn't letting go. There's enough other "stuff" in the area so I need to be careful. If the wrench slips off while I am putting the grunt on it, I may damage other stuff, including myself.
In all fairness, these are actually very minor quibbles. I'm still very glad I bought the tractor and it has done a LOT of otherwise impossible work for me.
I think that since I am not a "big guy", that might be part of the problem. In three months, I'll be 75 (how the heck did THAT happen?) and am healthy, but I accept that I'll never be able to bench press a railroad locomotive. (Lionel maybe, but General Electric? No way.)
Best Regards,
Mike/Florida
CoyPatton
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The lessened distance of the added coupler and the increased distance added by Pat’s QH should to some extend offset one another. The coupler means you need a shorter shaft, while Pat’s QH requires a longer shaft. Are they the same distance? I do not know!
lpakiz
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I fabricated a small U clip out of 3/16 rod. I bet a piece of welding rod wouid work. One leg of the C is about an inch long, and the other leg is maybe 3/8” long. The main part of the C is whatever dimension it takes to hold the collar in the unlocked position.
Before I attempt to engage the splines, (and out in the open, where I can get at it easily) I hold the collar back to its unlocked position and place short leg of the clip over the front edge of the collar and the longer leg in behind the cross of the U-joint. This holds the collar back and unlocked until you can maneuver the shaft onto the splines.
Get the splines on PAST the point that it would lock, then dislodge the clip. The spring loaded collar tries to engage while you pull the shaft slowly back off. It will catch at the right place.
Before I attempt to engage the splines, (and out in the open, where I can get at it easily) I hold the collar back to its unlocked position and place short leg of the clip over the front edge of the collar and the longer leg in behind the cross of the U-joint. This holds the collar back and unlocked until you can maneuver the shaft onto the splines.
Get the splines on PAST the point that it would lock, then dislodge the clip. The spring loaded collar tries to engage while you pull the shaft slowly back off. It will catch at the right place.
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Yeah, the PTO is the most miserable chore of spring and fall. I finally had to get a socket extension so I could remove the shield on my Mahindra 1626. That helped a lot, but I still have to hire a lad with stronger hands than I to do the actual changeover. I'll be 90 in November, which may have something to do with it.
The brush hog is ten years old, but everything else was new last year, and still there's one quick-connect for the snow plow hydraulics that even the young lad has trouble with. Mahindra Baba is very badly designed, and the connection is placed where it's quite impossible to get a good grip on it.
The brush hog is ten years old, but everything else was new last year, and still there's one quick-connect for the snow plow hydraulics that even the young lad has trouble with. Mahindra Baba is very badly designed, and the connection is placed where it's quite impossible to get a good grip on it.
TheMan419
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one tip I use for the button is put a dime in the thumb of your glove. Use that thumb to press the button. Just that extra bit of rigidity from the dime help a ton.
N7HEVN
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Hi all.
I've been contemplating one of these for over a year as well. Have just been keeping my 72" mower attached, since it's too cumbersome to take on / off.
As someone noted in an alternate reply (or it may have been one of the other linked forum discussions), a reference to this situation being difficult, is having a Quick Connect on... Holy-moly, that thing is just difficult to get your arms / body around, when trying to get the PTO connected, it definitely adds a physical impedance of 'in the way', that I believe many of the people replying and commenting about "you're just making it harder than it has to be", are overlooking.
A couple items I'd like to throw out for consideration / discussion, and see if anyone has thoughts on -
1) The property I bought, is in eastern Oklahoma, and it is the land of ROCKS....... I have some hesitation that these add-on PTO items to make it easer for connect / disconnect, if I hit some big stinking rock(s) that I couldn't see in the grass and junk growth, is this device going to hold up to that beating over time? Yes, I know the mower blades are supposed to take that impact, and the stump jumper underneath too, but you just never know how much the impact(s) could play on these add-on parts.
2) The two primary vendor products that have been mentioned, are quite different in their design (one with four holes, one with a more gear-like interlock). I noticed someone mentioned that they have concerns about rust / corrosion, etc, building up, in the metal-to-metal contact. That jumped out to me as well, that there's no reference from the vendors, to putting any kind of lubricant or similar product, to keep the metal pieces from getting worn, and end up potentially trying to seize up. Any others have thoughts about that?
This is my first tractor, and land (owned now for 2 years, for retirement in about 10 years), so I'm not a well-skilled guy like many of you may be, growing up on a farm, having your property for years, etc. I just have enough time from work to get there (3 hours away), mow to keep the scrub and stuff from getting out of hand.
I do admit, the PTO difficulties has been a bane of mine, and has been such a pain in the butt, that I just keep the mower on. If the PTO was easier to handle, I'd keep the mower in the workshop, and not drag it around on the tractor all the time.
...A small caveat worth noting on my situation too though, is the rocks. So, I decided to keep the mower attached, as rear extra weight / ballast, when loading up the bucket, and hauling the rocks to a dump spot...
Sorry for the long-write, just always like to explain myself properly.
Happy Memorial Day to everyone!
I've been contemplating one of these for over a year as well. Have just been keeping my 72" mower attached, since it's too cumbersome to take on / off.
As someone noted in an alternate reply (or it may have been one of the other linked forum discussions), a reference to this situation being difficult, is having a Quick Connect on... Holy-moly, that thing is just difficult to get your arms / body around, when trying to get the PTO connected, it definitely adds a physical impedance of 'in the way', that I believe many of the people replying and commenting about "you're just making it harder than it has to be", are overlooking.
A couple items I'd like to throw out for consideration / discussion, and see if anyone has thoughts on -
1) The property I bought, is in eastern Oklahoma, and it is the land of ROCKS....... I have some hesitation that these add-on PTO items to make it easer for connect / disconnect, if I hit some big stinking rock(s) that I couldn't see in the grass and junk growth, is this device going to hold up to that beating over time? Yes, I know the mower blades are supposed to take that impact, and the stump jumper underneath too, but you just never know how much the impact(s) could play on these add-on parts.
2) The two primary vendor products that have been mentioned, are quite different in their design (one with four holes, one with a more gear-like interlock). I noticed someone mentioned that they have concerns about rust / corrosion, etc, building up, in the metal-to-metal contact. That jumped out to me as well, that there's no reference from the vendors, to putting any kind of lubricant or similar product, to keep the metal pieces from getting worn, and end up potentially trying to seize up. Any others have thoughts about that?
This is my first tractor, and land (owned now for 2 years, for retirement in about 10 years), so I'm not a well-skilled guy like many of you may be, growing up on a farm, having your property for years, etc. I just have enough time from work to get there (3 hours away), mow to keep the scrub and stuff from getting out of hand.
I do admit, the PTO difficulties has been a bane of mine, and has been such a pain in the butt, that I just keep the mower on. If the PTO was easier to handle, I'd keep the mower in the workshop, and not drag it around on the tractor all the time.
...A small caveat worth noting on my situation too though, is the rocks. So, I decided to keep the mower attached, as rear extra weight / ballast, when loading up the bucket, and hauling the rocks to a dump spot...
Sorry for the long-write, just always like to explain myself properly.
Happy Memorial Day to everyone!
ericm979
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I don't know if it's true of all PTO shafts but mine (all button type) will engage with the splines before the button is pushed in. Its only a little bit, maybe 3mm. But its enough to feel that the splines are engaged by rotating the PTO stub with one hand. Then I can push the button in and slide the coupler on the rest of the way.
Some folks here have disassembled their PTO shaft coupler to get at the spring that holds the button out and replace it with a less stiff one.
Some folks here have disassembled their PTO shaft coupler to get at the spring that holds the button out and replace it with a less stiff one.
swamphouse
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I have Titan PTO Quick connect. I've been using it for a while. I find very disappointing the way they are designed. Personally for me using it was more frustrating than without it. I removed it and take my time connecting using just arm links which doesn't take much more time, at least you can tighten your implements properly unlike using Quick connect. If it was something like front FEL Quick attach system I probably would reconsider.Anyone have first hand experience that can suggest one over the other for ease of use ?
or suggesting a different manufacturer.
Thanks
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