went to cut some grass yesterday and lifted mower all the way up while traveling to where i was gonna cut. went to lower mower and front of it would not lower like it was in a bind. got to looking and realized the pto shaft was not sliding. removed shaft from tractor and cutter and cut shield away from shaft( not fun in the georgia sun!) and after investigation noticed the 'male' end of shaft is twisted. using hammers and crowbar could not get shaft seperated. funny thing is, i used it yesterday morning in some light grass just to try it out and know i didnt hit anything and had no problems then used the tiller. when i hooked cutter back up i put some grease on shaft so it would slide. i'm assuming it was twisted already and when i lifted cutter the twisted end jammed in and stuck. does this sound right? previous owner put a heavy bolt on gearbox end and it was bent and had to be beat out. bought this stuff used and shoulda noticed this before. what are my options? buy a new shaft? i see that agri supply has the male end or will this shaft never run true again? if it matters, it's a branson 4720 tractor and a 6' pegasus rotary mower.
twisted pto shaft advice
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When they are twisted it is time to replace. Was the PTO shaft possibly to long for your tractor? Search PTO shaft length. The bolt is a replacement for a shear type pin. Your new PTO shaft may benefit from using a clutch like disc to keep the twisting from happening. I have saved money checking with used equipment dealers. New is nice but pricey.
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Get a quote from a welding or drive shaft shop for a replacement shaft. A new PTO shaft will probbaly be well over $100 and they might be able to replace one or both ends for less than that.
Aaron Z
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Sounds like the PTO shaft may have been too long, and when you lifted the mower all the way up, it bent the shaft...it happens.
TSC and a few others have shafts from $80-100 in most cases (depends on the length you need). R,
TSC and a few others have shafts from $80-100 in most cases (depends on the length you need). R,
