PTO Quick Connect

[Jgrimm]

I don’t like the idea of adding extra length and running clearance to the PTO shaft. You can see in the video that there is some play with one of these couplers while in operation.

 

[sunandsand]

one tip I use for the button is put a dime in the thumb of your glove. Use that thumb to press the button. Just that extra bit of rigidity from the dime help a ton.

Wonderful idea! Thank you! I am absolutely going to try this next time, and in fact, I just might make an excuse to try it before "next time".


(That means I'm gonna need another dime . . . I use one of them now to open the battery hatch on my 214 Bulova Accutron, it is the recommended tool! Guess it is time to raise the rents on my slums . . . )




Best Regards,

Mike/Florida

 

[TheMan419]

Wonderful idea! Thank you! I am absolutely going to try this next time, and in fact, I just might make an excuse to try it before "next time".


(That means I'm gonna need another dime . . . I use one of them now to open the battery hatch on my 214 Bulova Accutron, it is the recommended tool! Guess it is time to raise the rents on my slums . . . )




Best Regards,

Mike/Florida

I hope it helps!

 

[Flad]

Hi' I have had three different types of quick couplers, the very best was one had a built in over run and twist lock for the PTO shaft lock, was great on a bush hog on steep down hill work, the other one had a couple of spring loaded ears to pull back not bad but could be a bit awkward as it was the longest, the last one was also a twist lock.

They all have one thing in common, dirt, dust and rust will get in to them, they need to be kept clean and serviced with the minimal amount of lubricant as possible, I tie a heavy plastic bag over them when not in use, a wire bottle type brush ( boiler tube Brush) works well with a bit of diesel fuel to clean them out and flush the grit out after use with a few drops of crank case oil when cleaned and dried.

My hands and shoulders are also stuffed, so every thing is harder if not impossible at times, Quick couplers do help if kept maintained.

 

[tgunr]

Anyone have first hand experience that can suggest one over the other for ease of use ?
or suggesting a different manufacturer.
Thanks

Easy PTO quick connect for tractor attachments

Has it ever been easy to hook up a tractor's PTO shaft? It is now! The PTO Link™ system turns a difficult and time consuming process into an easy task.

tractorptolink.com

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I bought that unit recently and have to say though expensive it was worth it to me. Not as strong as I once was due to medical condition but now can put on my iHitch attachments in about 5 - 10 minutes. Yes, I did have to shorten the shafts, was not a big deal, just take your length needed to remove and divide by two and take same amount off both ends. Ensure there is a little play at both extremes, raised and lowered, sway left and right. I used about 1/4" play.

 

[TheMan419]

I bought that unit recently and have to say though expensive it was worth it to me. Not as strong as I once was due to medical condition but now can put on my iHitch attachments in about 5 - 10 minutes. Yes, I did have to shorten the shafts, was not a big deal, just take your length needed to remove and divide by two and take same amount off both ends. Ensure there is a little play at both extremes, raised and lowered, sway left and right. I used about 1/4" play.

I am looking at these now because of this thread. How is lining up the holes on this unit any different than lining up the splines on the pto shaft itsself? I mean something still has to be turned or rotated to get things to line up right?

 

[Flad]

Hi' Most of these units simply slide on the first inch or so then you turn ,twist, push in a button what ever to push it on all the way home, then just pull it back to make sure it's locked on, to release it twist, turn , push in a button whatever pulling it back off all the way. Just make certain your sliding shafts are the right length as Tgunr above described, most important.

 

[JRH02]

The PTO spine and yoke are a perfect use for a spray can of NeverSieze, esp the spring/pin for the lock or collar and ball lock. It stays there forever and doesn't fling off. The only down side to me is when you get it on your hands as it is so hard to get off but that should tell you something.

 

[TheMan419]

Hi' Most of these units simply slide on the first inch or so then you turn ,twist, push in a button what ever to push it on all the way home, then just pull it back to make sure it's locked on, to release it twist, turn , push in a button whatever pulling it back off all the way. Just make certain your sliding shafts are the right length as Tgunr above described, most important.

I am not sure I understand. I am talking about when you want to attach the implement. Now with the standard PTO shaft I have to turn the shaft on the implement until the splines line up with the stub on the tractor.

Won't I still have to do this but so the holes on the new fangled device line up? I guess I am trying to figure out why this is easier.

I realize it will change the length of the PTO shaft. For my bush hog it should not make a difference (but I will check) and for my tiller it likely means cutting the shaft to fit.

 

[Cougsfan]

I don't think one device is that much more superior or inferior to another device. I have multiple types and they can all be a PITA if they are not cleaned and kept lubed. (They are still a PITA sometimes even if clean and lubed) Keeping them lubed is the secret. There is not much you can do about stuff being in the way for access, other than raise or lower the three point to improve access. You just deal with stuff being in the way. To me things like bungee cords to hold the shaft up just complicate a simple issue. One thing that does help is to put your PTO in neutral to allow you to turn it to align the splines.

Actually I probably most dislike the ones where you have to pull backwards on the locking collar as you push forward with the device. Those motions seem to counter act each other, particularly if dirty. They are most susceptible to keeping clean.

 

[Flad]

Hi' what makes these things popular with most people is that if you have a guard around the PTO shaft, is that its not so easy to put in the locking pin generally a bolt through the hole in the adapter through the PTO shaft, lining up the holes with the guard in place can be frustrating , then there is the safety aspect you cant see if the locking pin is still in place broken or coming off, if you have dexterity problems with your hands quick couplers are great, It would be difficult for me at least to use a standard type, not impossible but not without pain.

The other thing is the pin hole sizes in the simple standard type adapters are not all the same even if the splines match if they are the same size as the hole in the PTO shaft then there is a shear load on the pin or bolt which will fail due to radial back lash or ware on the splines, the holes in your adapter should be slightly bigger than the hole in the PTO shaft, The pins job is only to keep the adapter from coming off, nothing else, these can and do break.

Just another point I never hook up a PTO drive unless its in neutral with the motor stopped.

 

[pattycake]

Anyone have first hand experience that can suggest one over the other for ease of use ?
or suggesting a different manufacturer.
Thanks

Easy PTO quick connect for tractor attachments

Has it ever been easy to hook up a tractor's PTO shaft? It is now! The PTO Link™ system turns a difficult and time consuming process into an easy task.

tractorptolink.com

Shop - Tractor Add-Ons LLC

Bare-Co Base Mount Beacon Part No: B6715 12 Volt Quartz Halogen Heavy Duty Gear Drive Three Mounting Options Include:Bolt Down Holes, High Strength Magnet & Suction Cup.

www.tractoraddons.com

I am 72.... a bit less flexible than I was when I was younger. I have the 1st one in your post and to be quite honest with you, it's simply "ok". Despite what they say, it is still difficult to "twist" or "untwist" to get it on the PTO shaft. It is easier than not having it, but not much. That "twist" to disconnect is very hard to do. I have tried it with the PTO locked, and with the PTO in neutral (free spin). The company is great, they answer the phone, they return phone calls etc.... but that doesn't make it any easier for me to hook up a tiller or disconnect a brush hog.

I am tempted to buy the other one mentioned in your post - seems a better design to "connect and disconnect". I actually went by their office - it's a one-man gang type of thing.

Anyone wanna buy the one at Easy PTO quick connect for tractor attachments - Tractor PTO Link ??

 

[Williy]

When I have a nut or bolt that don't budge I spray it
with liquid wrench or wd40 and tap it with a hammer
if that don't work add a 3 foot long piece of pipe it will
give you extra strength and you can tap it bolt or nut
with a hammer while you apply pressure to remove it
the gently tapping usually works

willy

 

[txndncowboy]

I had stopped using my batwing mower because it was just too difficult to connect. The PTO easy connect was expensive but it was a life saver for me. I'm back to using the batwing now. I also went ahead and bought extra adaptors so I didn't have to move it from each implement with a PTO. I just wish the thing was available 30 years ago. But back then it wasn't really needed. Today they have so much safety crap on these things that you can't even lift the shaft hardly. I posted about in yet another thread on this thing. Someone should merge these threads into one.

PTO Link - Anyone using it?

Does this thing work well? At $400 and another $225 per shaft for additional pieces, I want to know that this thing works as advertised and isn't just another piece of junk.

www.tractorbynet.com

 

[Hay Dude]

Just buy one tractor for every attachment.
Problem SOLVED!

 

[Dog Gone It]

Thanks for all the great help.
Ive been given several interesting points and helpful tips that Im going to try.
It might take me a few weeks to try different things but I will update.

 

[txndncowboy]

Just buy one tractor for every attachment.
Problem SOLVED!

I'd swear that's just what one of my grandads did. When he died back in 85 he was over $3 million in debt. A 225 acre farm that was to be handed down to me was divided up to the creditors instead, upon sale of property and equipment. He had 4 tractors plus combine, baler, rake(s), mower(s) and just a bunch of other things accumulated over the years.

 

[Hay Dude]

I'd swear that's just what one of my grandads did. When he died back in 85 he was over $3 million in debt. A 225 acre farm that was to be handed down to me was divided up to the creditors instead, upon sale of property and equipment. He had 4 tractors plus combine, baler, rake(s), mower(s) and just a bunch of other things accumulated over the years.

Yeah I know I was joking.

 

[sunandsand]

" . . . handed down to me instead."

This should be a wake-up call to anyone with assets and carrying business-related debt or other business related exposure. (Yes, farming is a business, often a non-profit business although it wasn't meant to be that way.)

Think "trusts", think "generation skipping trusts", think corporations instead of personal ownership, think estate planning attorneys. The trick is to shed *personal* liability for debts and to isolate assets under different ownership structures. This may insulate you and/or all your other stuff from going down in flames if one item goes sour.

Example - there's this airplane, see, and it is owned by a Delaware corporation (confidential ownership). It gets lent to someone who crashes it and does $10,000,000 worth of damage. Everyone gets sued, but the only "deep pockets" are the insurance company and the Delaware corporation, whose only asset is one very crashed airplane. Policy limits were $1,000,000, so the other $9,000,000 in claims are out of luck.

If YOU owned that airplane personally, you would have been on the hook and everything else you owned would be at risk.

There's a HUGE area of law in this country about legally minimizing risk, it is called "asset protection". Note that there's a lot of garbage on the internet from services claiming to offer "asset protection" but the only assets they are really protecting are their own. Spend a few bucks on a REAL lawyer who specializes in this field, and you may find it very worthwhile indeed. Legal fees are tax deductible as a business expense.

Here's another example of asset protection. A certain recent president of the US has a background in resort management. (I'm not mentioning any names because this is supposed to be a politics-free venue. I am also NOT passing judgement on anything which may or may not have happened, I am ONLY looking at one specific and legal area involving asset protection.)

Short version: He was able to assemble a consortium to buy a collection of distressed casino properties, then spun off the debt to the consortium while keeping control (and most of the cash flow) himself. His counsel served him well, all this was legal. Eventually, the consortium collapsed under the weight of the debt service, the investors got a haircut (Wall Street term for "got screwed") and the organizer walked away intact with ZERO liability.

There's a longer, much more detailed version, but it summarizes nicely as above.

(Non-partisan references for this on request. Source is a non-US financial writer with NO political axe to grind.)

The law is a two-edged sword. If you have a good lawyer, it will cut for your benefit, not for someone else.

Note that this is not to be construed as "legal advice", I am not a lawyer and don't play one on TV, but I've been in business a long time and I will paraphrase a famous movie line: "If it looks dangerous, send your lawyer in first."

Best Regards,

Mike/Florida

 

[Engine Dan]

Interesting, I have a NT QUICK HITCH, sets all implements back 4 inches. I also have nerve damage from getting rear ended 3 yrs ago. I really struggle to connect my bushog and tiller PTO shaft. Can barely connect/disconnect hydraulic lines to change grapple/FEL bucket due to loss of strength in arms/hands. 4 plates n 8 screws in neck bones. I would be really interested in this product,but would have to try it myself before spending that kind of money. Would like to hear from someone who has used one of these.

I'm with you. I am 68 years old . 7 years ago i had neck surgery , Degenerative Disk Disease. Nerve Damage, No Balance. Arms and Hands numb 24-7 . But i only have my tiller to hook up. Can not see spending BIG MONEY for something so simple .