Hooking up PTO w/ Engine Running

[wedge40]

I wouldn't mind the plastic cover if I could find one and figure out how to easily store when not needed.. Not so much for safety, but to keep the pto shaft clean between uses.

Wedge

 

[Soundguy]

tool box?

 

[SPYDERLK]

i know a guy that fell in his kitchen from a standing position, and broke a leg.

lets ban kithens! they are unsafe..

please.. world is fraught with real danger.. and everything has odds.

I'll take my chances with equipment I know and maintain vs some other unknown.

i have a better chance of winning the lotto or getting hit by lightning.. or heck.. 1 in 3200 chance of getting hit by space debri.. go figure..

soundguy

so far.. at 1:3200 the threat of being hit by space debris is more likely than the finger infection OR the pto springing to life... and I'm not gonna walk around looking up..

soundguy

That is 1:3200 risk of a person among the entire earth population being hit. The odds for a specific person are several billion times more remote.
larry

and? I didn't claim otherwise... just threw the statistic out there. didn't misrepresent it or anything.

there's more chance of someone getting carpel tunnel reading and replying to this thread about possible pto issues than actually having the pto issue I bet.

soundguy

You, being a specific person, certainly did claim otherwise by the "i" in your posts. Your chance of getting hit by space debris is about 1: 19,000,000,000,000. ... approximately zero. And about the same chance of a mechanical pto engagement jumping into gear on its own.
larry

 

[Soundguy]

re read those posts. see that word 'or' it means a whole lot for sure breaks the sentence up into 2 different parts...

soundguy

 

[SPYDERLK]

re read those posts. see that word 'or' it means a whole lot for sure breaks the sentence up into 2 different parts...

soundguy

... A codeword for meaning anything you want? Bull.

 

[Soundguy]

point is.. I didn't throw the statistic out there to decieve grammer or otherwise aside. you are corret. it is a collective statistic.. not a per person. my appologies if I unintentionally posed it otherwise.

be right back. i need to go read sheildarcs latest avoidance of topic and personal attack against me in the welding forum.

so far I'm up to owing a POS welder, making a wrong purchase decision because it's a hobart.. um... I'm not qualified to discuss a welder with someone of shieldarcs great stature / prowess.. um .. I'm not qualified to own a welder,, and lets see.. I know I'm forgetting a few... oh yeah.. implication that i don't understand the inner workings of flowing electrons.. um.. assumptions about my education... probably more.. but without rereading his last 5 intentionally? vauge posts.. hard to keep track.

soundguy

... A codeword for meaning anything you want? Bull.

 

[SPYDERLK]

point is.. I didn't throw the statistic out there to decieve grammer or otherwise aside. you are corret. it is a collective statistic.. not a per person. my appologies if I unintentionally posed it otherwise.

be right back. i need to go read sheildarcs latest avoidance of topic and personal attack against me in the welding forum.
soundguy

Cool. ... Sometimes portioned statements of statistics will mislead and give everybody a wrong idea. Wont have everbody staying inside or running around looking up if I can help it.
larry

 

[Soundguy]

yeah.. I'm not doing the walk around looking up thing either. ..

soundguy

 

[MichKubota]

Just made it a habit to turn tractor off when attaching to PTO. Not sure why. Just have always done it that way.

But now that you have thinking bout it, here are some reasons I will continue this habit.

1. Not always working alone. Never know what mistake someone else will make.
2. Habits are those things you do without thinking. If not thinking clearly that day, this sounds like good idea.
3. In cold Michigan weather with engine running, the PTO is spinning regardless if it is engaged.

 

[Short Game]

...the PTO is spinning regardless if it is engaged.

Yeah, that could be an issue.