Downside to PTO overrun coupler?

[LouNY]

The Cockshutt and Olivers with the Waukasha 6 cylinder engines did run smooth and had a nice exhaust note both the gas and diesels.

Our forage operation is both summer and fall. We don't use the upright silos anymore instead we use a bagger to make 200 ft sausage rolls.
While the milk cows were on the farm.

And also a few bags of feed;

1st load going into a new bag

3rd or 4th load into the bag

about 200 tons per bag,
last year they had 9 or 10 bags full.

 

[airbiscuit]

I'd never seen that done before.

 

[CobyRupert]

It’s been said there’s a danger that someone may turn off PTO and too quickly stick a hand or foot under a mower that is still rotating.
IMHO, this is why I think pto shaft cover guards are (sometimes) more of a danger than a life saver.
1) You can’t see that the shaft is still moving and dangers still exist.
2) You shouldn’t be near a spinning shaft anyways. They encourage bad practice.

Though, there’s arguments that in some cases they’re useful. Lots of old tractor you have to pretty much climb on the drawbar and pto to get on the tractor.

I use pto shaft guards, but I never connect the little chains that keep them from spinning for these reasons.