Is it possible to straighten a PTO shaft

Anonymous-0 · Jul 15, 2014

Bought a Pequea 710 tedder. It has that kind of triangle type of shafting and both pieces are hollow. Its got a slight bend to both pieces. Has anyone know if its possible to get them straight enough so they are not binding. And how do do it. Next question if its not going to work were is the cheapest place to order new shafting? Thanks

DeltaRed · Jul 15, 2014

That's metric 'shaft'.You really cant straighten that very well at all.Shoup Mfg has shafting,priced as good as anyone.But try local scources,you might be surprised.

paul · Jul 15, 2014

I suppose anything is possible, but getting it straight in all directions so so it slides well is not a practical expectation. Bent, twisted, kinked, always gonna be something as you go....

It's fairly cheap at most farm supply places if it has the pin on ends, buy a hunk of make and female, cut to length, and it pins on your knuckle.

Paul

old · Jul 15, 2014

Yes it can be done but the cost in doing so would be more then buying a replacement shaft.

RodinNS · Jul 15, 2014

It's probably only going to cost you 50 bucks for new shaft tubing. Most of those shafts are retained in the yolks with roll pins. Just drive them out then drive the tube from the yolk, get the right size pieces, install, cut to length, drill a hole for the pin and go... For all they cost it's not worth the busted parts you'll get from a bound up shaft... and you WILL get BUSTED parts.

Rod

12251HD · Jul 16, 2014

Had a bent PTO shaft on my tedder last year. Local clutch and drive shaft shop had replacement stock on-hand. Drive out roller pin, drill hole in stock, and cut to length.

LAA · Jul 16, 2014

I have replaced several light duty shafts with 1 1/4"" and 1 1/2"" 11 gauge square tubing for around 10 bucks total per shaft. Weld tractor joint to the 1 1/2"" and the machine end joint to the 1 1/4"" and go again.

C. Amick · Jul 16, 2014

If you know someone with a hydraulic press, I would give it a try. I wouldn"t think it needs to be perfectly straight to work. The pto shaft on my rotary mower has been slightly bent for years.

DeltaRed · Jul 16, 2014

That would work on one of the older square shafts that is a tad bit loose.But those newer metric triangular ones fit so snug that straightening is not feasable/wise.They will bind up and break something.Fix it 'right'.Dont be one of those guys who "spends a dollar to save a nickel".BTDT. It's taken me a lifetime to figure that out....

RodinNS · Jul 16, 2014

Bondioli and Walter Schied metric shafts must be gun barrel straight or they bind. I'm not saying you can't force them to scope... but if you rely on force to make them slide you'll fairly soon take the crosses out or pop the snap rings off the tractor shaft and haul that out some day. For the sake of 50 bucks worth of profile tube it's a lot easier to fix it right and be done of it.

Rod

60 acre hillside · Jul 16, 2014

If you buy the tubing from a farm supply store telescope the parts before you leave the store. I bought some that was larger at one end than the other end. I think the mills sell the best stuff to manufacturers and sell the seconds to stores. I ran a welding shop and was a jobber for secondary steel. Very little prime pipe and tubing came on my yard.

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