PTO Quick Connect

[Flad]

Hi' what makes these things popular with most people is that if you have a guard around the PTO shaft, is that its not so easy to put in the locking pin generally a bolt through the hole in the adapter through the PTO shaft, lining up the holes with the guard in place can be frustrating , then there is the safety aspect you cant see if the locking pin is still in place broken or coming off, if you have dexterity problems with your hands quick couplers are great, It would be difficult for me at least to use a standard type, not impossible but not without pain.

The other thing is the pin hole sizes in the simple standard type adapters are not all the same even if the splines match if they are the same size as the hole in the PTO shaft then there is a shear load on the pin or bolt which will fail due to radial back lash or ware on the splines, the holes in your adapter should be slightly bigger than the hole in the PTO shaft, The pins job is only to keep the adapter from coming off, nothing else, these can and do break.

Just another point I never hook up a PTO drive unless its in neutral with the motor stopped.

 

[pattycake]

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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I am 72.... a bit less flexible than I was when I was younger. I have the 1st one in your post and to be quite honest with you, it's simply "ok". Despite what they say, it is still difficult to "twist" or "untwist" to get it on the PTO shaft. It is easier than not having it, but not much. That "twist" to disconnect is very hard to do. I have tried it with the PTO locked, and with the PTO in neutral (free spin). The company is great, they answer the phone, they return phone calls etc.... but that doesn't make it any easier for me to hook up a tiller or disconnect a brush hog.

I am tempted to buy the other one mentioned in your post - seems a better design to "connect and disconnect". I actually went by their office - it's a one-man gang type of thing.

Anyone wanna buy the one at Easy PTO quick connect for tractor attachments - Tractor PTO Link ??

 

[Williy]

When I have a nut or bolt that don't budge I spray it
with liquid wrench or wd40 and tap it with a hammer
if that don't work add a 3 foot long piece of pipe it will
give you extra strength and you can tap it bolt or nut
with a hammer while you apply pressure to remove it
the gently tapping usually works

willy

 

[txndncowboy]

I had stopped using my batwing mower because it was just too difficult to connect. The PTO easy connect was expensive but it was a life saver for me. I'm back to using the batwing now. I also went ahead and bought extra adaptors so I didn't have to move it from each implement with a PTO. I just wish the thing was available 30 years ago. But back then it wasn't really needed. Today they have so much safety crap on these things that you can't even lift the shaft hardly. I posted about in yet another thread on this thing. Someone should merge these threads into one.

PTO Link - Anyone using it?

Does this thing work well? At $400 and another $225 per shaft for additional pieces, I want to know that this thing works as advertised and isn't just another piece of junk.

www.tractorbynet.com

 

[Hay Dude]

Just buy one tractor for every attachment.
Problem SOLVED!

 

[Dog Gone It]

Thanks for all the great help.
Ive been given several interesting points and helpful tips that Im going to try.
It might take me a few weeks to try different things but I will update.

 

[txndncowboy]

Just buy one tractor for every attachment.
Problem SOLVED!

I'd swear that's just what one of my grandads did. When he died back in 85 he was over $3 million in debt. A 225 acre farm that was to be handed down to me was divided up to the creditors instead, upon sale of property and equipment. He had 4 tractors plus combine, baler, rake(s), mower(s) and just a bunch of other things accumulated over the years.

 

[Hay Dude]

I'd swear that's just what one of my grandads did. When he died back in 85 he was over $3 million in debt. A 225 acre farm that was to be handed down to me was divided up to the creditors instead, upon sale of property and equipment. He had 4 tractors plus combine, baler, rake(s), mower(s) and just a bunch of other things accumulated over the years.

Yeah I know I was joking.

 

[sunandsand]

" . . . handed down to me instead."

This should be a wake-up call to anyone with assets and carrying business-related debt or other business related exposure. (Yes, farming is a business, often a non-profit business although it wasn't meant to be that way.)

Think "trusts", think "generation skipping trusts", think corporations instead of personal ownership, think estate planning attorneys. The trick is to shed *personal* liability for debts and to isolate assets under different ownership structures. This may insulate you and/or all your other stuff from going down in flames if one item goes sour.

Example - there's this airplane, see, and it is owned by a Delaware corporation (confidential ownership). It gets lent to someone who crashes it and does $10,000,000 worth of damage. Everyone gets sued, but the only "deep pockets" are the insurance company and the Delaware corporation, whose only asset is one very crashed airplane. Policy limits were $1,000,000, so the other $9,000,000 in claims are out of luck.

If YOU owned that airplane personally, you would have been on the hook and everything else you owned would be at risk.

There's a HUGE area of law in this country about legally minimizing risk, it is called "asset protection". Note that there's a lot of garbage on the internet from services claiming to offer "asset protection" but the only assets they are really protecting are their own. Spend a few bucks on a REAL lawyer who specializes in this field, and you may find it very worthwhile indeed. Legal fees are tax deductible as a business expense.

Here's another example of asset protection. A certain recent president of the US has a background in resort management. (I'm not mentioning any names because this is supposed to be a politics-free venue. I am also NOT passing judgement on anything which may or may not have happened, I am ONLY looking at one specific and legal area involving asset protection.)

Short version: He was able to assemble a consortium to buy a collection of distressed casino properties, then spun off the debt to the consortium while keeping control (and most of the cash flow) himself. His counsel served him well, all this was legal. Eventually, the consortium collapsed under the weight of the debt service, the investors got a haircut (Wall Street term for "got screwed") and the organizer walked away intact with ZERO liability.

There's a longer, much more detailed version, but it summarizes nicely as above.

(Non-partisan references for this on request. Source is a non-US financial writer with NO political axe to grind.)

The law is a two-edged sword. If you have a good lawyer, it will cut for your benefit, not for someone else.

Note that this is not to be construed as "legal advice", I am not a lawyer and don't play one on TV, but I've been in business a long time and I will paraphrase a famous movie line: "If it looks dangerous, send your lawyer in first."

Best Regards,

Mike/Florida

 

[Engine Dan]

Interesting, I have a NT QUICK HITCH, sets all implements back 4 inches. I also have nerve damage from getting rear ended 3 yrs ago. I really struggle to connect my bushog and tiller PTO shaft. Can barely connect/disconnect hydraulic lines to change grapple/FEL bucket due to loss of strength in arms/hands. 4 plates n 8 screws in neck bones. I would be really interested in this product,but would have to try it myself before spending that kind of money. Would like to hear from someone who has used one of these.

I'm with you. I am 68 years old . 7 years ago i had neck surgery , Degenerative Disk Disease. Nerve Damage, No Balance. Arms and Hands numb 24-7 . But i only have my tiller to hook up. Can not see spending BIG MONEY for something so simple .