Posthole Digger Fixed length PTO Shaft?

[dstig1]

G&G Manufacturing Company - Products

www.ggmfg.com

If they don't have it nobody does. Surplus Center sells some of their stuff, but not everything by a long shot... You may need to search the web or call them if you can't find it on Surplus Center as G&G doesn't sell retail.

 

[5030]

Just go on Agri Supply's website and buy a new complete pto shaft for under 150 bucks. That one is basically junk.

One thing I quit doing is greasing the shaft halves. I'll pull them apart and apply motorcycle chain lube to them.

Hopefully, the PHD is in better shape than the pto shaft. Today and for the last 20 years or so, pto shafts have removable plastic guards. The metal ones are antiques.

 

[Peter 315]

Try this place....Weasler PTO Implement Yoke, Domestic 14 Series, 1-1/8" Round Bore

 

[5030]

I see no economic reason to buy a Weasler or Euro-Cardan when the ASC import shafts will do just fine. A PHD is not an intensive load and you don't turn them very fast, in fact idle speed is ideal

 

[Yakman1975]

Just go on Agri Supply's website and buy a new complete pto shaft for under 150 bucks. That one is basically junk.

One thing I quit doing is greasing the shaft halves. I'll pull them apart and apply motorcycle chain lube to them.

Hopefully, the PHD is in better shape than the pto shaft. Today and for the last 20 years or so, pto shafts have removable plastic guards. The metal ones are antiques.

Yeah, that would work great except for the 1-1/8" input shaft on the gearbox.
I've found a $199 shaft that will work here:
PTO Drive Line, General Purpose, Post Hole Digger, 1-3/8
Supposedly this is equivalent to a Weasler 14 series. If the cross/bearings are compatible with Weasler 14 series parts, I could replace the implement yoke with this one:
14 Series Pin Yoke - Weasler Engineering, Inc.

Now I'm just waiting for ToolTuff to respond to my message regarding whether their shaft will work with Weasler parts.

 

[Yakman1975]

The other option is to use a PTO shaft with a 1-1/4" round shear pin yoke and use a sleeve bushing like this to fit it to the gearbox:
McMaster-Carr
The only issue here being the gearbox shaft has a 5/16" shear pin, and I haven't seen a pto shaft with that size yet.
The Weasler yoke mentioned in the post above has a 1/4" shear pin hole which I could ream up to 5/16" to match the shaft.

 

[hunt4570]

Check this one out, I've bought a couple PTO shafts from them and been happy with both of them, and at a great price. If this one does not fit your digger/tractor combo look around, they have a pretty good selection.

VEVOR PTO Shaft, 1-3/8" PTO Drive Shaft, 6 Spline Tractor End and Round Implement End PTO Driveline Shaft, Tractor PTO Shaft, 30"-39" Brush Hog PTO Shaft Black, for Finish Mower, Rotary Cutter | VEVOR US

VEVOR PTO Shaft offers adjustable length, robust construction, and a secure fit for tractors and implements, delivering powerful performance and wide application.

www.vevor.com

 

[Yakman1975]

Check this one out, I've bought a couple PTO shafts from them and been happy with both of them, and at a great price. If this one does not fit your digger/tractor combo look around, they have a pretty good selection.

VEVOR PTO Shaft, 1-3/8" PTO Drive Shaft, 6 Spline Tractor End and Round Implement End PTO Driveline Shaft, Tractor PTO Shaft, 30"-39" Brush Hog PTO Shaft Black, for Finish Mower, Rotary Cutter | VEVOR US

VEVOR PTO Shaft offers adjustable length, robust construction, and a secure fit for tractors and implements, delivering powerful performance and wide application.

www.vevor.com

Yeah, I saw this one but it doesn't specify what the shear pin diameter is. Funny how some of these companies have no clue what information is required to match a PTO shaft to tractor/implement. Then you try to get a hold of them and wait, wait, wait.

 

[Yakman1975]

I decided to go with this ToolTuff PTO from Amazon, and will make up the difference in shaft size with a bronze sleeve bearing from McMasterCarr. I also ordered some sleeve bearings to make up the difference in the yoke (3/8") to input shaft (5/16") shear pin size.
I will just need to measure and get a couple grade 5 bolts/nuts to use as shear pins when all arrives.

 

[Yakman1975]

...and now she works like a charm. Watch out China, here I come!