What is this?

Poopdeck Pappy · Nov 7, 2013

I was in the DK50SE cab the other day and noticed this laying beside the seat on the left side. I looked but could not figure out where it went or what it is. Any thoughts?

murphy1244 · Nov 7, 2013

Coffee Cup?

gkh7890 · Nov 7, 2013

It is your PTO cover/cap. Threaded bolt goes on top....

Poopdeck Pappy · Nov 7, 2013

gkh7890 said:
It is your PTO cover/cap. Threaded bolt goes on top....

Well dang. I thought it fell off inside the cab. Never would have figured out it was a PTO cover. Thanks. Now I can throw it in the parts bin and it will likely never be seen again. Thanks. :ashamed:

rider7767 · Nov 8, 2013

The same thing happened to me. It was stuck beside the seat. I could not figure out where it came from, until I stopped by a dealer. One of his new tractors still had it on the rear PTO. I could not tell you where mine is now. Somewhere in the shop, maybe.

gunmonkeyintl · Nov 8, 2013

I actually use mine. When I mount something to the PTO, I put it in the "toolbox" behind the seat.
Since the OEM "toolbox" is full when the cover is stored in it, I think the box could more acurately be called a PTO Cover Cover.

murphy1244 · Nov 8, 2013

I did not have one on mine.

gunmonkeyintl · Nov 8, 2013

I doubt it is mission-critical, but I did notice the one time that I did not use it, I had to brush away a bunch of trash before I mounted my bushhog to the PTO. Since then I have been using it and the PTO shaft stays clean for when I want to use it.

CJONE · Nov 8, 2013

350 hours and mine is still on the pto right where MIE put it when it was new. I hope the pto works!!! CJ

kiotiken · Nov 8, 2013

I still use mine too. In colder weather, if I don't have the blower on the back, I will turn the PTO on as part of my warm up time to get the hydraulic oil flowing and warming while the tractor is sitting at an idle. I leave the cover on just in case. Not that they'd go anywhere near the tractor, especially when it's running, but 3 small kids around means I do whatever I can to keep things safe.

MotorSeven · Nov 8, 2013

Good grief, I took that thing off the day I got my tractor in 2008 and it is floating around in the shop someplace. I see no reason to cover the pto shaft:confused3:

RoMad · Nov 8, 2013

When I bought my current tractor it had 1972 hours on it and the PTO cap was still on it. The tractor had been used for boxblading pretty much its entire life. By the looks of the PTO shaft I don't think it had ever had anything on it. I took the cap off the first time I needed to use the bush hog. I threw it in the recycle barrel when I took it off.

ritcheyvs · Nov 9, 2013

I guess the PO has (or lost) the cover that came with my Kioti. Not a problem so far because I always have a mower or a bush hog on the PTO shaft. But I can see the value of a cover (to keep dirt out of the grease) if I was dragging a blade/box blade or disks.

Looking4new · Nov 15, 2013

I don't know where either of mine are (mid mount or rear).

Fuggley · Nov 15, 2013

kiotiken said:
I still use mine too. In colder weather, if I don't have the blower on the back, I will turn the PTO on as part of my warm up time to get the hydraulic oil flowing and warming while the tractor is sitting at an idle. I leave the cover on just in case. Not that they'd go anywhere near the tractor, especially when it's running, but 3 small kids around means I do whatever I can to keep things safe.

I leave my cover on for safety too. Here's why:
A friend of mine had a buddy riding on the back of his old tractor a few years ago. They were moving some logs out of a woods trail and the guy's jeans got snagged up by the revolving rear PTO... in an instant, his foot was ripped off above the ankle.
Those covers serve a purpose, sometimes forgiving improper operation of the tractor.

nc redneck · Nov 17, 2013

I had one and used it for the first 500 hours. About to hit 900 and have not seen it for a while. Not real worried about it.
Scott

Poopdeck Pappy · Nov 18, 2013

I removed the mower and put the new (to me) box blade on yesterday. I put the PTO cover on. Figured it would help keep it clean. I've never seen one before, but in retrospect it's a good idea and I'm glad I've got it.

Thanks for the info on what it was. I thought it was something that had fallen off in the cab.

MotorSeven · Nov 18, 2013

Fuggley said:
I leave my cover on for safety too. Here's why:
A friend of mine had a buddy riding on the back of his old tractor a few years ago. They were moving some logs out of a woods trail and the guy's jeans got snagged up by the revolving rear PTO... in an instant, his foot was ripped off above the ankle.
Those covers serve a purpose, sometimes forgiving improper operation of the tractor.

I have to ask..why was it engaged and spinning?