Pto bent

Graveyard1984 · May 20, 2018

Ive got a pto shaft on my 5 ft bush hogg. It still slides in and out and still functions its just got a little warp to it.
Will it hurt the tractor or the bush hogg?
Ive considered getting a new pto shaft but the bush hogg aint the best shape either.
Thanks

Tx Jim · May 20, 2018

Bent pto shaft operating at 540 rpm or less will probably be fine.

carvel minne farmer · May 21, 2018

graveyard when it's running is there a lot of vibration? I would be concerned about doing pto damage, bearings, seals, if there is a lot of difference in the vibration level between the pto off and running.

SVcummins · May 21, 2018

That?s what i would worry about as well .but as long as it?s not
bent to much and doesn?t really vibrate I?d run it . Sometimes
the shield can get messed up and make the shaft look bent
bent but it isn?t .

paul · May 21, 2018

Vibration you can see and hear and feel, decide if it bothers or not.

I'd be more worried about it sliding in and out smoothly. You can't really see if it is is sliding smoothly under load, the bend could cause a pretty hard pull or push on your pto shaft, lot of stress on the retaining bits in the tractor?

Paul

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