Quick Hitches PTO adapter

[Sawyer Rob]

Every bit of slop/movement ends up adding side load. I've seen the bearing/seal fail from side loading, I just won't have one on my tractors.

Of course, I really don't care what anyone else does to theirs, so there's no argument here from me...

SR

 

[ptsg]

A PTO shaft is already an unsupported shaft, since you can't have a bearing on the other side. Now, extending another 5/6" out, won't really help with the problem. Specially with aluminium transmission cases that some brands still use.

And there is actually more side load on a PTO shaft than what people think.

If I really had to use a PTO extender, I would use it on the implement end. At least it's cheaper and easier to fix a seal or bearing on the implement.

 

[zilla24]

I ended up ordering the clamp style adapter, plan is to mount it on the blower permanently as my other implements have long enough PTO shafts. Thanks for everyone’s input.

 

[davrow]

I ended up ordering the clamp style adapter, plan is to mount it on the blower permanently as my other implements have long enough PTO shafts. Thanks for everyone’s input.

No fair, gotta show us what you ended up getting. Link?

 

[MechanicalGuy]

What side load? The only side load on a PTO shaft is the static load the universals impart to the shaft itself and that ain't much. I don't follow your train of thought at all. Way more dynamic loading with a sloppy collared extender wobbling around back there.

The side load is only increased as the adapter shaft extends the pto output. Side loading is apparent whenthe pto shaft is at ANY angle other that straight out the back. This is why we have cross bearings/u joints on the shafts, so we can operate at angles. There IS side load, and it is only increased with an extension.

 

[zilla24]

No fair, gotta show us what you ended up getting. Link?

This one from all states ag:

PTO Adapter Clamp Type 1-3/8" 6 Spline Female 1-3/8" 6 Spline Male 75 HP PA9

 

[sdquick]

This one from all states ag:

PTO Adapter Clamp Type 1-3/8" 6 Spline Female 1-3/8" 6 Spline Male 75 HP PA9

Looks good! Let us know how it works!

 

[zilla24]

Here it is. Quality is very good, dry run with no snow worked great.

 

[MadGunner]

$60 for the adapter is lower cost and effort than replacing the drive line tubes inside the PTO shaft assembly.

A pair of inside and outside drive line tubes is likely to cost around ~$100, and may require a couple of drill holes for roll pins, and possibly cutting a few inches from each side for optimal overall shaft length. If the plastic guard isn't long enough, that's another ~$100.

When adding Pat's Easy Change to a tractor, the added ~4 inches can result in short drive line challenges.

If you're looking to solve that puzzle and don't like standard PTO couplers, adding the "PTO Link" or equivalent alternative will add distance to the PTO connection to match Pat's, but these PTO connection products start around ~$400.