PTO Shaft

[jstoshick]

Wondering if anyone knows where to get pto shaft stock from and how to measure it so you get the right stuff? I know new pto shafts aren’t too expensive but wondering if I can get some driveshaft stock & repair this for less.

My spline fittings / joints are fine, looks like there is a roll pin to release the shafts. Previous owner of implement had a smaller tractor, so I went to use this today on my logging winch and when not perfectly aligned behind tractor, not long enough. So of course it slipped out and got monkeyed up.

 

[Tx Jim]

Some farm parts supply businesses have pto repair tubes/shafts. Agri-supply is one business that comes to mind. There are several U-tube videos I've viewed that explain correct method for establishing correct lengths of the telescoping pto driveshaft components. Where I live a local machine shop stocks miscellaneous pto driveshaft components.

 

[bdhsfz6]

Unless you can find it locally, a slightly more expensive solution would be to use Online Metals.com

https://www.onlinemetals.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw5PK_BhBBEiwAL7GTPT-YEP8uAVqAAYoUPXnYvtFJJkwW35sbbLbF0eHFQ_nsWgHXBmvueBoCaN8QAvD_BwE

Lets you select alloy, shape, size & length.

The shipping can be pricey though.

 

[WinterDeere]

I ground the welds between the PTO shaft and universal, on one of my PTO shaft assemblies, to remove the shaft extrusion and replace with longer sections. It was a pretty easy job, and also gave me the chance to catch and replace a bad bearing in one of the universal assemblies. In my case, the shaft assembly would have been unreasonably expensive (something like $650 or $700), so rebuilding was far cheaper.

In my case, the shaft stock wasn't one of the more common sizes, so I called the equipment manufacturer to find out where they bought their shafts. Then I called that shaft manufacturer to buy a 4 foot length of shaft stock (both halves). I think the total repair for shaft and bearing was under $120, and was done in two or three hours, re-painting of the universals at both ends included.

 

[part-time-Farmer-NC]

agrisupply has a decent offering of pto parts including shafts.

 

[jstoshick]

update: the driveline stock is called trilobe, there are several different classes so measurement is important. I found it at Quality Farm Supply out of Arkansas - inner and outer sleeve plus shipping for about a hundred bucks. Thanks everyone!!