1210 PTO stopped and oil started leaking from below PTO shaft

[stpaulhill]

I have a ford 1210 with hydrostatic drive and was doing some brush hogging with a 4' brush hog, I hit a stump and the PTO stopped and Oil started leaking from between the PTO area and the drawbar. I bought the tractor and brushog last fall and this is the first time I put much strain on it.

any thoughts on where to start to look for cause of problem and will it hurt it to drive with significant amount of oil lost.

 

[Richard]

will it hurt it to drive with significant amount of oil lost.

I'd expect you to be at risk. I'd not drive it. Can it be towed?
My industrial once blew a hose on the back side of the farm. I just left it be. During the week, bought new hose, bucket of oil and the next weekend, drove back out there to fix it in place.

Is it worth the risk/cost to drive it home and damage something else?

 

[oldnslo]

I would not attempt to drive a hydrostatic tranny knowing that it is potentially low on oil.
By PTO stopped did you shear the shear pin in the drive shaft or break something inside the rear end?

 

[chander]

I would start with disconnecting the PTO shaft from the tractor. After that, grab the PTO output shaft and check for any excessive movement. Possibly the bearing for the PTO output shaft had failed.

Does your brush hog have a slip clutch or shear pin ?

 

[stpaulhill]

I'd expect you to be at risk. I'd not drive it. Can it be towed?
My industrial once blew a hose on the back side of the farm. I just left it be. During the week, bought new hose, bucket of oil and the next weekend, drove back out there to fix it in place.

Is it worth the risk/cost to drive it home and damage something else?

its in the woods behind my house, I would only be driving it about 100 yards, just need to get it to the trailer to take it to the shop if necessary.

 

[stpaulhill]

I would not attempt to drive a hydrostatic tranny knowing that it is potentially low on oil.
By PTO stopped did you shear the shear pin in the drive shaft or break something inside the rear end?

something inside the rear end, I am suspicious that they didn't have a shear pin in the PTO shaft,

I would start with disconnecting the PTO shaft from the tractor. After that, grab the PTO output shaft and check for any excessive movement. Possibly the bearing for the PTO output shaft had failed.

Does your brush hog have a slip clutch or shear pin ?

but rather a regular bolt.

 

[stpaulhill]

There is very little movement on the PTO output shaft.

 

[rScotty]

Don't drive it. Look, I hate like hell to be the one to say this but chances are good that you are in for some pretty detailed mechanical work.

Hopefully, access to the PTO is external.... but most require that the rear be at least partly disassembled. That means a clean shop as well as a level of mechanical expertise. It isn't expensive, but it is time consuming.

The Hydrostatic drive requires oil both for lubrication and for drive power. They are easily damaged beyond repair if operated with low oil. Hydrostats are too involved for most home mechanics.

The fact that you are even asking the question about moving it tells me that you are going to need some help with this project. Driving it 100 feet with low oil in the Hydrostat can turn a mechanical PTO problem into something impossible to fix. Don't do that.
rScotty

 

[chander]

Does it leak oil when the tractor is sitting and not running ? I would be hesitant to move the tractor fearing that further damage would be done.

 

[ruffdog]

Broken parts could get between gears or shafts and cause more broken parts. I would carefully tow it.