Re: shortening PTO shaft with zerk fittings

Posted by Fred Martin on July 30, 2005 at 11:12:17 from (69.218.163.43):

In Reply to: Re: shortening PTO shaft with zerk fittings posted by JB OH on July 29, 2005 at 12:51:31:

I never knew much about the Amish people...I thought they were a religious cult with straw hats and beards. When someone told me that they were gonna lay the block for the below ground foundation for the house across the road I thought I was gonna see some quality work done. Just as I got time to look out the front door at them...they took a break and they all fired up a cigarette...Hmmm! When they quit for the day I went over and looked at the job. There was more skips than a quick bush-hog job with dull blades. Didn"t worry them...they just painted it with pitch and covered it with plastic. After I thought about it, I reckon it"s all done this way.

Anyhow, I suppose I could add that you could get by with no zerk fittings in the PTO shaft if you pull out and grease the male shaft once in a while. I bet theres a lot of fellows that picked up on that scribing a line down the shaft before cutting it off...it"s an old secret from many years of doing it...actually, when I do it in the lathe I use a lathe tool...with the shaft in the lathe chuck and the other end in a steady rest and you can"t hardly miss on alignment. Now you guys know all my secrets. Glad I was of some help. Fred OH

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