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Well started with the PTO shaft and had decided to reseal the gearbox as it was leaking oil after I refilled it not to big of a PIA to get it off and very glad i decided to I found 2 of the taper bearing cages pretty rusted not broken yet but pitting is seriously deep so now its bearings and...

Yea exactly that’s why I started this lol. I may just get a replacement yoke for the tractor side of the shaft. That stuck detente has me very concerned I’ve seen video of broken pto shafts do not want first hand experience with it shattering a front joint on my rustang and nearly pitch polling...

The tractor end, I was thinking they are used as a retainer instead of an actual bearing looking at their condition, because where they are should not be turning unless something failed catastrophically. I started this after I cleaned up both ends of it Its for a snowblower, and its the...

Gotta love old equipment I don’t need a gym membership 🙄😂

I just posted a few pics hopefully it clarifies what I’m trying to convey

Maybe this will help the 4th image is where the ball bearings were the 2nd are the balls they were dull grey like they were not lubed the 3rd is where the detente ball that’s stuck is

Well 3 at least now haha, water in a u joint when I got it greased and the yoke ball bearings also very rusty but very well could be the right move I don’t know if those loose ball bearings are available as a replacement part I guess is what I was thinking. Yes cleaned them both up and they...

good morning question is im trying to get the pto shaft working again theres a detente ball in the female end of the pto coupler thats frozen I unbolted the flange and took out a 3rd bolt in the side of the flange and after soaking it a bit ball bearings fell out of that 3rd hole and of course...

Thank you! they replied first thing this morning with it

Of course I want to power the chute operation too

That’s what 750ish rpm? I don’t want to throw snow in my neighbors driveway 😂 but that 3’ -4’ ice berm the plow leaves me will be interesting 😈

Yea I saw that it’s on the back side I assume there was some deflection in the impeller it seems to run ok I’ll see more if we get snow this year.

I’ve been looking for a 3 point pto snowblower since I got the tractor that would actually work with it I was looking for a 44” but this monstrosity of a 48” one popped up for a can’t turn it down price from a nice older gentleman he did some stuff to it but it definitely needs some work. Right...

I just got all needs covered 😂

Gear drive transmission not an hst just so we are on the same page