Front PTO removal, Massey Ferguson 65, and 200 loader

Jaron · Sep 11, 2023

Hey does anyone have some tips on how to remove the front mounted PTO? It has three bolts holding the plate to the crank pulley and the shaft comes out the front frame and couples with a yolk and key way onto the hydraulic pump. Left hand thread? Don’t want to drop the front end if I don’t have to. I have to have a new one machined because the steering arm snapped the shaft by rubbing on it over and over.

TractorTech · Sep 11, 2023

LH threaded. Why machine when you can buy a new shaft?

Jaron · Sep 13, 2023

TractorTech said:
LH threaded. Why machine when you can buy a new shaft?

I’ve contacted many dealers of AGCO parts and they all say discontinued

Jaron · Sep 13, 2023

So it’s done. Front end is out. It is a left hand thread. It’s possible to unthread it by sticking a pipe wrench on it while tractor is assembled but it turns the crank regardless of it being in gear. I unbolted the plate put it in a vice and used a pipe wrench with an extension bar.