(quoted from post at 18:31:11 12/12/16) I, for one, realize you are going to do the PTO shaft right and as you asked, you want find one at a reasonable price. You're right, since it has to do with "safety", manufactures are so concerned about our safety they think they can charge a higher price for their piece of plastic that is over priced. That could be a good reason people get hurt with PTO shafts. If they were, say, $25. people wouldn't balk at paying a fair price, afterall, it's cheap but necessary plastic. He's not wanting to buy the whole PTO shaft, just the cover. Also, so others have said, you can still get hurt with a cover over the shaft. Those who mentioned using a piece of ribbed plastic pipe with success seems like a great idea. I wish they would show some pictures of their idea.
As has been mentioned in this site before, too much safety devices can cause people to become complacent and be more careless, thinking with all these safety devices installed, I can't get hurt. Then when they take things apart for repairs, they don't put the safety devices back on since it takes too long to get it off and then put it back on. I'm sure all of you have seen farming equipment where safety devices have been removed. Oh that would make OSHA mad.
I realize manufactures have to put out a product with all these safety devices to keep from getting sued if someone gets hurt.
My point is, if it has to do with safety, don't charge such a high price that people won't pay it and do without because the price is way too high.
I worked in a plant for over 40 years and saw all the OSHA required safety devices that took longer to remove than to replace a part. Regulations got worse every year and people still got hurt and always will.
Safety is a mindset pure and simple.
It's nice people are concerned about your safety.
Enough of my rant.
Dick