What Jfay said, as far as the PTO shaft goes. My Woods 'classic' deck has the ring around the PTO connection you pull toward you as you push the mower's drive shaft onto the PTO. Its often stubborn, even with grease and repetition. Can also be a pain to remove. I've only been dealing with PTOs and 3 pt. hitches for the three years since moving to our little horse property, and have been surprised by how much muscle, leverage, and angling I have to do to connect heavy implements to the hitches and the PTO. Its the least-fun part of tractor ops .....