Bent PTO shaft

[RichZ]

Uh oh!! I knew this would eventually happen!!! JMIII is trying to start the TBN Police, and he's trying to recruit our most beloved ex-policeman, Bird!!/w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif The TBN Police will be prepared to solve any crime against a tractor!!!

"Just the facts, sir, and when did you notice your PTO shaft was bent?"

Dum dee dum dum! /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[BKColeman]

Paul, that is a good theory. The reason I found it was bent was when I went to hook it up to my tractor again a couple of nights ago, it was jammed in there so tight I thought I was going to bust something sliding it apart. So that was when I disassembled it and found it was bent.

But no, I didn't ever hear a bang when raising it, only when the shear bolt broke, and even that wasn't very loud.

--Brad

 

[Bird]

/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gifBut we have just as much fun as if we had good sense./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[MikePA]

Given the shallow angle of the driveshaft, i.e., it's almost flat, when connecting a rotary mower to a compact tractor, is it accurate to say that when raising the cutter, the driveshaft will hit the deck long before the driveshaft fully collapses?

 

[pennwalk]

Sounds like your neighbor is keeping up with the Jones'. He got the same mower but added the slip clutch to get ahead. This is the perfect opportunity for you to catch up. Work a deal with the dealer to upgrade to the slip clutch on your machine. It would be a real shame to let your neighbor out tractor you./w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Chris

 

[Spencer]

Brad, I’m sorry about your problems. You got me thinking about my own rotary cutter. I just got it about 10 days ago and I very carefully went through the procedures outlined in the owners manual to check for the proper length of the shaft. Since then I have added a hydraulic toplink and had I not read this post I might not have thought to re-check everything with the new toplink. I have 8 inches of travel on the new toplink versus about 4.5 inches on the factory toplink so there could be quite a difference. I hope I can find the the time this weekend to re-check everything.

Spence

 

[RoyJackson]

I have been struggling to get the PTO shaft to telescope in and out.

Shouldn't the PTO shaft telescoped in far enough to prevent bending initially as well as providing adequate clearance for any position on the 3ph ?

 

[BKColeman]

Re: Bent PTO shaft - Update

Well, the dealer came out tonight to look at my bent shaft. He looked at it for a minute then went to his truck, pulled back the tarp, and pulled out a brand new shaft. He installed it and I fired it up, no more sheared bolts, no more problems. He then stayed for about 10 more minutes and we looked the tractor over real close to make sure we couldn't find any other problems while he was there. Everything was just fine. We raised the cutter to its highest position, the driveline didn't come close to hitting. I guess the first time the top link must have been extended all the way for it to hit. I mowed about 3 acres with it tonight.

So I must say I am very pleased with my dealer tonight. No pointing fingers (by either of us) and no questions asked. He just made it right.

Thanks to all of you who gave advice and opinions the last couple of days.

--Brad

 

[Inspector507]

Re: Bent PTO shaft - Update

Brad,
Thats great............remember that dealer at Holiday time

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Re: Bent PTO shaft - Update

<font color=blue>...He just made it right...</font color=blue>

Excellent...! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif