My NX6010

[MinnesotaEric]

What can I say? That design of PTO coupler sucks.

If you recall, the first time I gave up and chased down my neighbor to help. I held back the lock ring while my neighbor, Bill (not to be confused with my dog, Bill) wobbled the shaft onto the PTO. The second time, I held the coupler back with one hand while using a 2' wunderbar I got from the local Ace Hardware to pry the shaft on. I got it on my second attempt. So still not smooth, but at least I didn't need neighbor help.

On the other hand, with the quick hitch combined with the hydraulic top kit, it is easier getting the 3PT lined up than the front quick release line up. Mostly because I cannot see the alignment up front unless I open up the doors and hang way out to look.

 

[TSO]

Does the Kioti have the option to put the PTO output shaft into "neutral" so you can spin the output shaft freely?

My previous Kioti & LS tractors did not have that option, but the Massey does ... and it makes hooking up soooooooo much easier!

Granted, it might not help much in this case because your issue is accessibility, but it's one less thing to deal with.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Does the Kioti have the option to put the PTO output shaft into "neutral" so you can spin the output shaft freely?

My previous Kioti & LS tractors did not have that option, but the Massey does ... and it makes hooking up soooooooo much easier!

Granted, it might not help much in this case because your issue is accessibility, but it's one less thing to deal with.

When the PTO isn't engaged the tractor's PTO output shaft can be freely spun by hand. I suspect that as I use the PTO more and more, it will become easier to get on and off.

 

[holeycow]

it will break in and become fine. The corners are too sharp new. The shaft breaks in quickly and becomes easy to attach to. Those sliding collars are a pita. The old style button is much better to attach.

 

[fieldman12]

I have never had an issue getting this style on. I put both hand on the face of drive shaft (each side) while pulling back and just slide it on.Maybe it would help also if you straddle the shaft. Another little cheat I do is have the bush hog lifted just slightly off the ground so if the splines don't line up just right on the tractor you can spin the shaft on the bush hog just a little by hand with no issues. We have all the push button styles now on the farm but I have used in the past the style that you mention.

Lining up the splines hasn't been a problem for me so far. The problem is getting the ring that pulls back the retaining balls to pull back while pushing the driveshaft foreword while reaching around the CAT2 quick hitch.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

I have never had an issue getting this style on. I put both hand on the face of drive shaft (each side) while pulling back and just slide it on.Maybe it would help also if you straddle the shaft. Another little cheat I do is have the bush hog lifted just slightly off the ground so if the splines don't line up just right on the tractor you can spin the shaft on the bush hog just a little by hand with no issues. We have all the push button styles now on the farm but I have used in the past the style that you mention.

Carrying/or bearing the weight of the shaft isn't the issue. Starting the splines isn't the issue. The issue is that I'm not small enough to sneak in behind my CAT2 quick hitch and the tractor in order to get a good purchase on the collar while also being able to wobble the shaft on far enough to get past the ball detent. Anyway, with one hand holding back the defend collar, and another hand running a pry bar, I got it on by myself.

Remember everything is new and I'm likely fighting little burs and what not.

 

[fieldman12]

I wonder if some way you could take a strap and hold your pto shaft up with it some how attached to your quick hitch? Maybe that would free your hand some to get in close to hold collar back and slide on. I see what your saying a Cat2 Hitch would be a pain hooking up a bush hog.

Carrying/or bearing the weight of the shaft isn't the issue. Starting the splines isn't the issue. The issue is that I'm not small enough to sneak in behind my CAT2 quick hitch and the tractor in order to get a good purchase on the collar while also being able to wobble the shaft on far enough to get past the ball detent. Anyway, with one hand holding back the defend collar, and another hand running a pry bar, I got it on by myself.

Remember everything is new and I'm likely fighting little burs and what not.

 

[fieldman12]

I wonder if some way you could take a strap and hold your pto shaft up with it some how attached to your quick hitch? Maybe that would free your hands some to get in close to hold collar back and slide on. I see what your saying a Cat2 Hitch would be a pain using a bush hog.

Carrying/or bearing the weight of the shaft isn't the issue. Starting the splines isn't the issue. The issue is that I'm not small enough to sneak in behind my CAT2 quick hitch and the tractor in order to get a good purchase on the collar while also being able to wobble the shaft on far enough to get past the ball detent. Anyway, with one hand holding back the defend collar, and another hand running a pry bar, I got it on by myself.

Remember everything is new and I'm likely fighting little burs and what not.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Checking in from the Nevis Muni. Land clearing continues in earnest. The latest setback is an errant tree stump reached up in a death rattle and tugged on my tractor's fuel line breaking the gas tank's feeder fuel line nipple half way off. Oddly enough the tractor continued to run and it wasn't until after I made the video below and inspected the underside of my Woods BB720X BrushBull, that I first heard my gas cap "burp" and witnessed fuel leaking fast that I scrambled to get my tractor out to a neighbor's recoverable field. Thankfully, in ten or fifteen minutes I had the tank out and confirmed the problem. Now the issue is how to fix this nipple twister.

I've never done this before, but since I'm pretty certain my tractor's gas tank is made out of polyethylene, basically a very high density wax to which nothing will stick to it, I'm trying to plastic weld for the first time. Using a Weller soldering iron, I cleaned everything off with CRC brake cleaner, stuck a shop vac hose into the filler to draw down the fumes and went to town with a bit of the gas tank I cut off from a heavy seam. I then stippled around the area to rough it up in order to get some kind of "goo" to stick and help support the nipple. After a failed attempt at trying to get Seals All gas & oil to stick, I regrouped and applied the original formula of JB Weld in order to support the fuel line nipple that I plastic welded. Given the curing time, I'll find out how well JB Weld sticks tomorrow on Tuesday.

To plastic weld, I emptied the tank and hit the filler with my shop vac to draw down the fumes.

Meanwhile, upon looking at the photos I shutter-bugged of the underside of my rotary cutter on my computer, I noticed what looks like a giant crack in my Woods BB720X's disk with less than 15 hours of use on it!

Hmm. Blades are about $120.00 a throw and the big disk is about $400.00. Son-of-a?

It was moments after I took the photo of the underside of my rotary cutter looking to find out what had caused it to lock up that I heard my gas cap "burp" and I discovered that something had gotten ahold of the gas line and half torn off the feeder fuel line nipple. The good news was that in my neighbor's side yard, the fuel tank comes out easy enough while the bad news is that I should fab a guard to better protect the fuel line.

Anyway, here is a six minute video of my driving out of my property after the Wood's rotary cutter got stuck and killed my engine.

 

[MinnesotaEric]

Checking in from the Nevis Muni. Land clearing continues in earnest. The latest setback is an errant tree stump reached up in a death rattle and tugged on my tractor's fuel line breaking the gas tank's feeder fuel line nipple half way off. Oddly enough the tractor continued to run and it wasn't until after I made the video below and inspected the underside of my Woods BB720X BrushBull, that I first heard my gas cap "burp" and witnessed fuel leaking fast that I scrambled to get my tractor out to a neighbor's recoverable field. Thankfully, in ten or fifteen minutes I had the tank out and confirmed the problem. Now the issue is how to fix this nipple twister.

I've never done this before, but since I'm pretty certain my tractor's gas tank is made out of polyethylene, basically a very high density wax to which nothing will stick to it, I'm trying to plastic weld for the first time. Using a Weller soldering iron, I cleaned everything off with CRC brake cleaner, stuck a shop vac hose into the filler to draw down the fumes and went to town with a bit of the gas tank I cut off from a heavy seam. I then stippled around the area to rough it up in order to get some kind of "goo" to stick and help support the nipple. After a failed attempt at trying to get Seals All gas & oil to stick, I regrouped and applied the original formula of JB Weld in order to support the fuel line nipple that I plastic welded. Given the curing time, I'll find out how well JB Weld sticks tomorrow on Tuesday.

To plastic weld, I emptied the tank and hit the filler with my shop vac to draw down the fumes.

Meanwhile, upon looking at the photos I shutter-bugged of the underside of my rotary cutter on my computer, I noticed what looks like a giant crack in my Woods BB720X's disk with less than 15 hours of use on it!

Hmm. Blades are about $120.00 a throw and the big disk is about $400.00. Son-of-a?

It was moments after I took the photo of the underside of my rotary cutter looking to find out what had caused it to lock up that I heard my gas cap "burp" and I discovered that something had gotten ahold of the gas line and half torn off the feeder fuel line nipple. The good news was that in my neighbor's side yard, the fuel tank comes out easy enough while the bad news is that I should fab a guard to better protect the fuel line.

Anyway, here is a six minute video of my driving out of my property after the Wood's rotary cutter got stuck and killed my engine.