I finally found me a brush hog now. But it's bent sitting for 15 years. I've oiled and greased it up. But the drive shaft is rusted and won't slide in and out. I was thinking about soaking it in diesel for a couple weeks. Has anyone done this or doessays anyone have something else in mind to speed up the process?
- Thread starter Mejohn
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Stephen Newell
Well-known Member
I've never used diesel before but I've broken one loose with WD-40 before.
After it soaks for awhile run a small chain or cable
thru the space between the yokes on one
end.attach the other end back to the gearbox.pull
carefully with a pickup,four wheeler,whatever till it
gives.hit the seized area all around with a hammer
to loosen the rust first.
thru the space between the yokes on one
end.attach the other end back to the gearbox.pull
carefully with a pickup,four wheeler,whatever till it
gives.hit the seized area all around with a hammer
to loosen the rust first.
Russ from MN
Well-known Member
- Location
- Bemidji MN
We bought an auger that the shaft was stuck, I ended up hooking it between 2 big trees with a come-a-long. I put quite a bit
of tension on it and then started heating, just with a small propane torch, pretty soon, POW, it came apart! I cleaned
everything up and greased it well and all is fine.
of tension on it and then started heating, just with a small propane torch, pretty soon, POW, it came apart! I cleaned
everything up and greased it well and all is fine.
rusty6
Well-known Member
- Location
- East central Sask.
Hopefully it is not like the sliding shaft on my Farm King mower. I used too much horsepower on too big willows and it twisted the shaft so it would not slide . I think I pulled it apart with the tractor and had to cut off some of the end of each sliding shaft to finally get it to slide again. Maybe yours is just rust.
old
Well-known Member
- Location
- Camdenton Missouri
I've freed up many PTO shafts over the years. Time ATF and heat are the keys to free them up
Lyndon - AB
Member
Automatic transmission fluid.
My personal preference is Seafoam Deep Creep. Seems to work good.
old
Well-known Member
- Location
- Camdenton Missouri
ATF =automatic transmission fluid. I use Dexron-V
carvel minne farmer
Well-known Member
ATF is automatic tranny fluid, I use it on stuck engines, works great.
Kansasredneck
Member
Very disappointed with PB Blaster. Tastes nothing like peanut butter. 
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