I hate my PTO

[TractorGuy]

My shield has a hinge on it. It was stiff and the first time I lifted it up it stayed so I never pushed it back down.

All of my driveshafts have push buttons. The one on my brush mower is the size of the pin and rounded in top so it's not uncomfortable to push. The pin on my finish mower was more troublesome so I tack welded a 1/4" flat washer on top.

I have an extension adapter I use with the brush mower that has the slip collar. I have to put it on before backing up to the mower and I hate it. The balls never want to go in so it will slide on easily.

The last two times I connected either I sprayed it all down with some Walmart brand spray lube and everything but the slip collar slid on with ease. Even the slip collar put up a limited fight. A couple of wiggles and it gave in.

I can't imagine fighting one of those slip collars on the end of a driveshaft.

 

[PILOON]

I always spray WD40 on my PTO shaft and the coupler B4 hooking up.
That rinses off any crap and makes coupling real easy.

While any solvent would do the job, WD is handy and being under pressure helps clean/blow away crap.
I also use it to pre clean hydraulic couplers.

I learned this trick when I had to connect my plow truck on cold winters with frozen dirty couplers.
That and a handy plumber's torch.

 

[John0829]

I have them all, push button, twist collar and the ring. Well had them all i got rid of the *&^% ring as soon as possible. Never have a problem with the twist style, the push button if it happens to be stuck a simple light tap with the heel bar I keep behind the seat is enough to free it but tha ring would hang up almost every time I went to connect or disconnect no matter how well lubed. It went away and I use fewer bad words now.

 

[ericm979]

Someone here posted that they use a bungie cord to suspend the PTO shaft so you don't have to hold it up and try to line up the splines. It helps quite a bit. I keep a bungie the right length wrapped around the work light on the back so it's there if I need it.

My Branson's PTO has two speeds and a neutral. If it's in neutral the PTO stub on the tractor can turn easily by hand. That makes lining up the splines easy.

 

[shooterdon]

I used PB blaster and a spray lube when I was fighting it. The unit was clean and not rusted up but, it is so **** awkward and cramped getting in there.

Lining up the splines was not too difficult as the blower is easy to rotate...and I did use a bungee cord to help hold the shaft up after about 10 minutes of wrestling with it. Seemed I got one thing right! LOL,

I am going to remove the PTO cover and see how it goes next time. IT thanks for posting that originally. The only PTO driven attachment I have is the blower but I use a tiller at deer camp. I can stay away from the PTO when it is running. Once the blower goes on, it stays on until the spring. One reason I did not go with a front mounted blower was not wanting to deal with a PTO connection laying on my back in the cold if I needed the pallet forks or loader.

I found this:

Easy PTO quick connect for tractor attachments - Tractor PTO Link

But at $400 not cheap. So if taking off the PTO guard does not help much, I will get a push pin type coupler installed.

One other thing I will try is to extend the PTO shaft and hook it up first so I have more room between the blower and the tractor. Then do the 3ph hook up.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

I always spray WD40 on my PTO shaft and the coupler B4 hooking up.
That rinses off any crap and makes coupling real easy.

While any solvent would do the job, WD is handy and being under pressure helps clean/blow away crap.
I also use it to pre clean hydraulic couplers.

I learned this trick when I had to connect my plow truck on cold winters with frozen dirty couplers.
That and a handy plumber's torch.

This is the way I've been doing it for many years, it makes everything go much easier!

SR

 

[pmsmechanic]

On my John Deere rototiller there is a pull back collar on the pto. I removed a snap ring to be able to remove the collar. Behind the collar is a spring. I replaced it with a much lighter spring. Hooking up is a lot easier now.

 

[ruffdog]

It helps if you learn the right words when you talk to the PTO. Sometimes I even use French.

 

[Ford850]

I always spray WD40 on my PTO shaft and the coupler B4 hooking up.
That rinses off any crap and makes coupling real easy.

While any solvent would do the job, WD is handy and being under pressure helps clean/blow away crap.
I also use it to pre clean hydraulic couplers.

I learned this trick when I had to connect my plow truck on cold winters with frozen dirty couplers.
That and a handy plumber's torch.

This is the way I've been doing it for many years, it makes everything go much easier!

SR

Same for me, but I just started a few years ago. I used to hate WD40, but I've come around to liking it more as a cleaner. Now I buy it by the gallon and use it on PTO and 3PH pins and balls to clean off grime. Spray it on and if I have time I wipe it clean with a rag. Easier and cleaner hook-ups.

 

[TractorGuy]

I have and use plenty of WD40. The Walmart Super Tech lube is a little thicker. I couldn't believe how slick mine went on after using it.