L3901 hst hooking to landpride rtr1258 tiller

[Thredshift]

hello to all and glad i found this site! I am a newbie kubota tractor owner and small organic farm owner. I recently purchased the kubota l3901 hst, and the landpride fdr 3690, and the rtr 1258 rotary tiller. I for the first time unhooked my fdr 3690 to allow for install of my tiller. I unhooked the 3 point system then drove forward to allow the pto shaft to come apart. now, i kept everything attached to the tractor in regards to the that shaft and am having problems hooking up the rtr 1258 tiller. i can get the 3 point system on but the shaft that came on the rtr tiller is giving me fits. is the shaft that is on the tractor the problem and do i have to pull that one off and connect the rtr shaft directly into the tractor? i was assuming i just kept the shaft that was on the tractor when i pulled it apart from the mower on and just quickly hook into the tiller. or do i have to unhook the shaft from the tractor, etc. if so, how do i do that? when i looked into the rtr manual on page 15, it talked about having to remove a rubber sleeeve on the rtr from gearbox shaft, etc.confused and need some expert advice. thanks

 

[Benhameen]

If I'm following you correctly. You left part of the pto shaft on the tractor, hooked up the tiller to the 3pt, now are trying to connect the two pieces of Pto shafts together, is that right?

If so, I'm not sure it's possible to do that. I don't think there would be enough room to connect them together. You'll need to disconnect the tiller, put the shaft back together, then hook the entire pto shaft to the tiller, hook up the tiller again, then connect the remaining end of the shaft to the tractor. These smaller tractors don't have much space to work with, so it can be difficult.

Not to confuse you to much but I have a quick hitch on mine and t makes changing implements a breeze. I hook up my Pto shaft the opposite of how I described it to you because I can hang mine off of the quick hitch then connect it to the implement last rather than first. Which is much easier in my opinion.

 

[Thredshift]

ok, got the 3 point connected and this pto shaft connection is my problem. i took a pic of my mower after i disconnected it from tractor to show what i left on the tractor and then a pic of the tractor and rtr tiller showing the 2 shafts. i was under the impression i could just slide these two together but as you can see no way. what do i need to to and how if i need to disconnect that pto from tractor, how do you do it
thanks

 

[Daren Todd]

Your tiller should have come with its own pto shaft. Mower pro shaft may be "keyed" differently and is usually quite a bit longer then the pto shaft for the tiller. Your gonna need to hook up the other half of the pto shaft for the tiller to the tiller. And disconnect the pto shaft that is hooked to the tractor. And attach it back to your mower

Now disconnecting and switching to the other implement.

1: Disconnect pto shaft from tractor. There is a push button on the pto shaft where it's splined onto the tractor. Push that button in and hold it. Then pull back on shaft to disconnect it from tractor.

2: disconnect pins from mower and top link.

3: move tractor from mower and back up to tiller lining up lift arms with pins on the tiller.

4: hook up lift arms to tiller.

5: Hook up tillers pto shaft to tractor. Push button on end of shaft. Line up splines for pto shaft on tractor. And slide pto shaft onto splines on the tractor. Release button and push/pull on connector to make sure pto shaft is locked onto splines on tractor. There is a groove on the splines on the tractor, the push button releases a pin to lock it into the groove.

6: hook up top link to tiller

 

[TripleR]

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[Thredshift]

it came with a pto attached to the tiller and and extra one for the tiller so i just assumed the one on it was good to go since they both are the same size. Now, the one that was not attached (the extra one i got with the tiller) has the push button release on it. the other one attached to the tiller that came with it i cannot find. So, here is my thoughts. the one that came already attached to the new tiller is a quick release hence the pin. so i need to take the one that came attached off the tiller, attached this one since it has a pin. leave the pto alone that is on the tractor so i don't have to keep taking off and on when trading out between mower and tiller. thoughts on this. if this is correct then after i change out the pto that is already on tiller and put the other one on that has the push pin, i should be able to attach the push pin to the pto that is already on tractor, then slide it onto the tiller housing and done

 

[TripleR]

Different attachments may well need different length shafts, so it is most often not possible to do as you say and you may well damage your tractor or implement.

 

[Russell King]

The shaft on each implement should remain together. Each should be cut to length for that implement.
The shafts will only fit together in one way, there is a different shape that has to be aligned and some are difficult to see.
There are also different ways the PTO shafts attach to the tractor, some have a pin to push, others have rings to turn, others have rings to pull back.
The attachment to the implement is usually different than the tractor end and each implement has a different type of connection.


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[Blondie70]

I had to call the dealership to find out how to remove my PTO shaft from the tractor.....I am used to the pins and this one has a ring around the shaft one must pull back. Learn somethin every day....ha ha !!

 

[scdeerslayer]

First, those are not 2 different shafts, they are 2 pieces of one shaft. You most likely did not get an "extra" shaft, it was probably the other end that you need and it was pulled apart and placed somewhere safe to make sure it didn't get lost in transport.

I think it would be nearly impossible to connect a PTO shaft together with one piece on the implement and one on the tractor. You may be able to do it with a second person to line it up, but then that person would be in a very dangerous situation sitting between the tractor and implement while the tractor is backing up as well as holding onto the PTO shaft with the tractor running. I would also be worried about not getting it lined up quite right, then when trying to push it together you wind up bending the shaft.

You can pull the shaft apart when disconnecting as you described, but you need to take the tractor side off and put the shaft back together before hooking up again.

Like others said, put those shafts together and leave them together, as they are both set up specifically for each implement.

And never try to connect or disconnect a PTO shaft with the tractor running.