Posted by David, Surrey UK on August 30, 2007 at 09:17:55 from (84.9.75.186):
In Reply to: PTO shaft questions posted by Lanse on August 29, 2007 at 14:13:30:
paul said: (quoted from post at 04:24:56 08/30/07)
Be _very sure_ the shaft does not fully compress itself & is pushing so hard it wrecks something. Most of the time a new shaft needs to be trimmed to fit the thactor the new implement is put on. They often come 'a little too long' to allow for quick hitches, homemade 3pts that are a little out of spec, etc.
I think this may be the answer, as the mower rides quite close to the tractor -- even though I've set it as far back as it will go. The PTO shaft isn't so tight that damage is happening (hopefully) but it might be just tight enough to pop the lock. In any case the shaft's too long for comfortably connecting the ends when the mower's on the the hitch so my next move is going to be to shorten it and see if that improves things.
There's plenty of advice on that on the internet as to how to shorten PTO shafts, so I'll follow that and report back.
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