PTO Shield

[Magicman]

I did not read the question to be referring to the implement plastic PTO shaft shield but the metal shield that is attached to the tractor and covers the top of the tractor's output shaft.

 

[SidecarFlip]

to stupid a comment to reply to. Do you ride on your 3 point hitch?

No, I ride in the tractor seat.

 

[wendol]

Might want to try one of these......

Bare Co USA - Shaft Guard

And one of these......

Quick Detach Spline Yoke, Series 4

Agri Supply has a Satisfaction Guarantee on all of your farm, agriculture, cooking, and outdoor needs, including this series 4 quick detach yoke.

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Converted two of my implements with these mods.......made connecting up 99% easier!!

 

[torch]

Most responses focus on the operator coming in contact with the spinning PTO. However, there is also the possibility of something (eg: stick) getting propelled by the PTO shaft, or failure of the u-joint. Lots of reasons for a shield.

 

[GreensvilleJay]

hmm from the original post...
im thinking of removing the shield that is mounted over the top half of my PTO shaft

I thought he was talking about the steel plate mounted on the tractor to guard the tractor's PTO shaft. 'Over the top half'... I know the N's had screwin covers to hide/protect the tractor's PTO shaft, others have a 'section of angleiron' as a protective cover.

Now I'm thinking he means the cover on the 'front' half of the PTO shaft that connects tractor to implement.

Two totally different things. The front U-joint of the PTO shaft for my tiller is totally exposed. I simply hold the shaft up and rotate the tractor PTO shaft to get the splines to align, then slide the Ujoint forward. Click and it's good to go.

 

[old and tired]

Hello all, im thinking of removing the shield...

Removed mine within the first month of ownership... No PTO drive line shields either... I treat the PTO as if it wants to kill me so I leave it be...

 

[D2Cat]

Interesting ideas of safety. I like the sign on the highway, sometimes in a work zone, that reads, "BE PREPARED TO STOP". I always thought when driving a vehicle one should be prepared to stop!

Safety is like the sign in the dentist office, "You don't need to brush all your teeth, only the ones you want to keep".

 

[SidecarFlip]

Most responses focus on the operator coming in contact with the spinning PTO. However, there is also the possibility of something (eg: stick) getting propelled by the PTO shaft, or failure of the u-joint. Lots of reasons for a shield.

I will say that I did have my pto shaft come disconnected from the output stub once (the coupler was the pin type versus the collar type which I prefer and the only thing that saved the pto shaft was the fact that I had the pto shaft chain secured to the pto shield or the shaft would have did a 'Joe Paloka' on the back of the tractor. Was on my disc mower and the inertia of the spinning mower takes a bit of time to stop rotating the pto shaft. Since retrofitted the stub shaft end to a collar lock and removed the pin lock.

 

[Fastball]

I just make it a point NEVER EVER to get off the tractor with the PTO running an implement.

 

[SidecarFlip]

I just make it a point NEVER EVER to get off the tractor with the PTO running an implement.

I have to, part of what I do. You don't run a grain leg from the seat. You have to be off the tractcor to feed it. Same way with a pto chipper. You don't sit in the seat to operate it.

 

[Old_Paint]

I just make it a point NEVER EVER to get off the tractor with the PTO running an implement.

This doesn't work for chippers.