PTO Stencil

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jschimpf

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Derry,PA
Tractor
IH 90 C
Hi,
I always have trouble attaching a PTO shaft with a tractor that has a locked PTO and some heavy equipment like a haybine or tiller where you cannot easily turn the shaft. The major problem is you cannot tell where the splines are on the female coupler. Attaching this is a 15-20 min greasy job with lots of frustration. I have designed a 3D printed plastic stencil that lets you paint marks on the end of the coupling so you can see where the splines are and see where to move the shaft as you do the attachment.

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Attached is a ZIP file that has a document explaining further and source for the 3D part and an .STL file that can be sent to a 3D printer.

If you need any further info write me at jim.schimpf@gmail.com
 
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That looks like a neat idea. I don't know how many TBN members either own or have access to a 3D printer. You may need to check with the TBN ownership regarding its advertising policy.

Steve
 
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15-20 minutes ? Stronger glasses ?
 
   / PTO Stencil #4  
....You may need to check with the TBN ownership regarding its advertising policy...
He's giving it away free, not advertising it...

Wouldn't making a mark on the PTO shaft with a sharpie pen (or file a mark in the metal) work about the same to line things up?

Also, if you shut the tractor down and engage the PTO, would that unlock it so you can spin the shaft to line up the PTO? Lucky, mine spins every easy so I can line it up in no time.
 
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#5  
In the documents (.zip file) there is a PDF which lists a commercial service to print stuff for you. Also you can check with your local library or community college to see if they can do it for you. There are surprising places that have these that will do it for you.

See the new ZIP file it has a PDF showing the stencil used on a REAL PTO.
 
   / PTO Stencil #6  
He's giving it away free, not advertising it...

Wouldn't making a mark on the PTO shaft with a sharpie pen (or file a mark in the metal) work about the same to line things up?

Also, if you shut the tractor down and engage the PTO, would that unlock it so you can spin the shaft to line up the PTO? Lucky, mine spins every easy so I can line it up in no time.

One of my "never" rules is "never touch the PTO drive system when the engine is running". Period. So PTO in neutral and engine off, and I can spin the shaft.
 
   / PTO Stencil #7  
Attached is a ZIP file that has a document explaining further and source for the 3D part and an .STL file that can be sent to a 3D printer.

He's giving it away free, not advertising it...

He may be giving away the part to those that don't have access to a 3D printer, but I don't want to risk opening a ZIP file from a first-time poster to find out.

Steve
 
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iUnfortunately neither of mine do. I have an Case-IH 5160 and a IH 90C both lock with engine OFF or ON and the PTO ON (with the engine OFF!!!!) or OFF. Yes you can mark the end with a sharpie or file but it's not easy and hard to be accurate. Also you are probably not going to do all 6 splines. With this, in about 1/2 hour you can mark all your equipment and it's easy to redo when it rubs off.
 
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#9  
I understand your reluctance to open the file. Here are the files in the ZIP. They are an openSCAD file (TEXT) which is the source of the stencil (go to openscad.org for the viewing program). And an .STL file (also TEXT) which goes to a 3D printer.
NOTE I had to add a .txt extension on each so the system would attach them. Just clip that off if you want to use them in openSCAD or a 3d printer. Otherwise you can just open them in a TEXT editor.

--jim
 
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#10  
Here is the openSCAD file
------------------------------
/*
The MIT License (MIT) Copyright (c) 2017 Jim Schimpf

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
"Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
*/

// Full Stencil
// 17-Aug-2017 Added stencil holes
// 18-Aug-2017 Shortened shaft & made stencil holes larger
// 18-Aug-2017 Shortened shaft to 5/8" & stencil holes back to original

// PTO SHAFT
shaftOD = 33.80;
shaftheight = 0.675 * 25.4;
slotBottom = 7.47;
slotTop = 9.20;
slotDepth = 3.11;
tran = shaftOD/2 - slotDepth;
holeD = 20.0;

// Stencil data
stencilOD = 80.0;
stencilThickness = 3.175/2;
holeOD = 4;
holeTrans = shaftOD/2 + holeOD/2 - 2;
stencilTop = 9.20;
stencilDepth = slotDepth;

union()
{
difference()
{
// Main part

cylinder( h=shaftheight, r=shaftOD/2,center=false);

// Slots
union()
{
{
translate([tran,-slotTop/2,-1])
{
cube([slotDepth,slotTop,shaftheight+2],center=false);
}
}

rotate(a=[0,0,60])
{
translate([tran,-slotTop/2,-1])
{
cube([slotDepth,slotTop,shaftheight+2],center=false);
}
}

rotate(a=[0,0,120])
{
translate([tran,-slotTop/2,-1])
{
cube([slotDepth,slotTop,shaftheight+2],center=false);
}
}
rotate(a=[0,0,180])
{
translate([tran,-slotTop/2,-1])
{
cube([slotDepth,slotTop,shaftheight+2],center=false);
}
}
rotate(a=[0,0,240])
{
translate([tran,-slotTop/2,-1])
{
cube([slotDepth,slotTop,shaftheight+2],center=false);
}
}

rotate(a=[0,0,300])
{
translate([tran,-slotTop/2,-1])
{
cube([slotDepth,slotTop,shaftheight+2],center=false);
}
}

translate([0,0,-1])
{
cylinder( h=shaftheight+2, r=holeD/2,center=false);
}

}
}

// Stencil
difference()
{
cylinder( h=stencilThickness, r=stencilOD/2,center=false);

// Stencil holes
union()
{
{
translate([holeTrans,-slotTop/2,-1])
{
cube([stencilDepth,slotTop,stencilThickness+2],center=false);
}
}

rotate(a=[0,0,60])
{
translate([holeTrans,-slotTop/2,-1])
{
cube([stencilDepth,slotTop,stencilThickness+2],center=false);
}
}

rotate(a=[0,0,120])
{
translate([holeTrans,-slotTop/2,-1])
{
cube([stencilDepth,slotTop,stencilThickness+2],center=false);
}
}

rotate(a=[0,0,180])
{
translate([holeTrans,-slotTop/2,-1])
{
cube([stencilDepth,slotTop,stencilThickness+2],center=false);
}
}

rotate(a=[0,0,240])
{
translate([holeTrans,-slotTop/2,-1])
{
cube([stencilDepth,slotTop,stencilThickness+2],center=false);
}
}

rotate(a=[0,0,300])
{
translate([holeTrans,-slotTop/2,-1])
{
cube([stencilDepth,slotTop,stencilThickness+2],center=false);
}
}

}
}

}
 
 

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