PTO EXTENSION

[LastSTRAW]

Thanks Roy for the advice. I went to tractor supply looking for the item you purchased and couldn't find it. That's when I bought the ORC. I thought at least I would get two in one with the overrunning clutch. Maybe I can use it on the older Fords.

I will not be drilling a hole in the new tractor PTO shaft but I appreciate the warning. It is not like I can't use the bush hog on the older tractors. I will have to just do my mowing without the comfort of the cab until I can get the new extension.

 

[RoyJackson]

Thanks Roy for the advice. I went to tractor supply looking for the item you purchased and couldn't find it.

Yeah, I went to 2 Tractor Supply stores...bought the wrong thing (same extender you bought).
I don't think TSC has it on their website either...

 

[rambler]

Drilling the hole would be very difficult for the reasons mentioned, but it would not be unsafe or weaken anything if one could do the job.

Most tractors had that hole, it was the common way to hook up ptos back through the 50's. Several of the old items I run on the farm don't have the lock collar, they use a bolt or pto pin through the hole.

--->Paul

 

[RoyJackson]

Drilling the hole would be very difficult for the reasons mentioned, but it would not be unsafe or weaken anything if one could do the job.

Most tractors had that hole, it was the common way to hook up ptos back through the 50's. Several of the old items I run on the farm don't have the lock collar, they use a bolt or pto pin through the hole.

--->Paul

The key word is "had"...

As a man with extensive experience in manufacturing and machining, I can assure you those holes were drilled before the shaft was heat treated (case hardened, at minimum)...and likely stress relieved.
Drilling a shaft after those processes would, as I wrote in the previous post, be tough enough with the proper equipment on a bench. It would be very difficult to drill the hole while the shaft is installed.
Good possibility the hole would also be a stress riser.

 

[steve0413]

These look a little pricy. I'm with Roy, get the $20 model and be done with it. I bought one from my local Kioti dealer and it works fine:thumbsup:

They are a bit pricey. I got mine for a little less than $50. They are heavy duty and quick on/off. I bought this one because (1) I needed it quick and (2) I would have had to drive another 90 miles to get the cheaper one.