Broke my PTO shaft

[easygo]

Thanks for posting your story. The $1200 is a pretty deep cut I feel your pain.

 

[dfkrug]

Would I have just been ahead to buy myself a freakin' tiller? Should I just give up and trade it in on that shiny new GL HST I've been drooling over??(

In short, yes. To the first question.

But, few things are going to look more "manly" than driving that new
L5740 HST+, just about the finest CUT out there.

 

[MHarryE]

Last summer by B-I-L and I were chopping hay on his farm. I noticed he was stopped and his tractor was further in front of his chopper than normal. When I got up to him I found out his drawbar had come off, and when the chopper moved apart from the tractor there was enough whip in the shaft before it completely came apart to snap the PTO shaft off on the tractor. That is enough to really screw up your day - hurrying to get hay chopped at the right moisture content and have a breakdown like that. Fortunately his chopper was 540 rpm and his tractor had both 540 & 1000 rpm shafts. My chopper was 1000 rpm and my tractor also had both shafts. We switched choppers although we did need to steal the PTO shaft off an old chopper because that brief instant of shap whip before it came apart seriously twisted the shaft. They definitely need a good amount of overlap.

 

[BeezFun]

You should have borrowed his tractor with the tiller, that way he'd have the broken PTO.

 

[ddb123]

Well, I came home from work today and found my tractor sitting under its shelter. I hadn't expected it until tomorrow -- haven't even paid the repair bill yet. I was so excited that I started it up and drove it around the yard! Boy did I miss this thing!

If you guys want to know how to appreciate your tractors more, break them and then lose 'em for a week! :thumbsup:

 

[Baby Grand]

Sounds like you did okay.
Glad to hear it worked out well.
... and you found a good mechanic!

 

[chucko]

"Should I admit to my girlfriend that I'm not a real man and she should look elsewhere for support and protection??"

We would need a picture of her to tell you for sure LOL

But for real like to others said it does not look to bad but then I have found that kubota parts can be a lot higher cost than one would expect

 

[ddb123]

"Should I admit to my girlfriend that I'm not a real man and she should look elsewhere for support and protection??"

We would need a picture of her to tell you for sure LOL

But for real like to others said it does not look to bad but then I have found that kubota parts can be a lot higher cost than one would expect

And yes, I do think I found a good mechanic. He came and picked it up, dropped it off early when he knew I wouldn't even be around to pay him, did all the running around for parts and called me with every step of the process. His price is exactly what he quoted from the moment he had it open to see what was really broken, and he gave me receipts for all the parts and fluids (a big chunk of the cost was freakin' hydraulic fluid!) Yeah, I'm really happy with the mechanic and mostly just happy to have my tractor back and in working order. He even cleaned the tractor and straightened my step where the previous owner apparently ran it into something and bent it!

 

[rambler]

Most any comment I'd make here would be inappropriate, but you are a lucky guy.

Glad you got the tractor fixed, too.

--->Paul

 

[ddb123]

Most any comment I'd make here would be inappropriate, but you are a lucky guy.

Glad you got the tractor fixed, too.

--->Paul

LOL thanks. You can see how photogenic I am, but I rarely claim to be the pretty one.