PTO SHAFT CAP

[Whistlin]

So bought a new L3302DT and the Tractor's PTO Shaft has a "CAP". It does not pull off. It does not twist off. It is not flexible to pinch.......How is this "CAP" removed?.............this is not an attachment pto shaft.

 

[mcfarmall]

Huh, never seen one other than the semi-soft black plastic kind. Are you sure it's not stuck on with excess paint from the factory? Factory paint can make spin on filters nearly impossible to remove at times...many threads on THAT problem.

A picture would be very helpful.

 

[ken erickson]

I am sorry I can not speak directly to your PTO shaft cover on your L3302 DT.
My L2501 HST cap simply pulled straight off. That being said, it was a tough pull!. Not a lot to grab onto, being very tight and smooth somewhat hard plastic.

 

[old and tired]

Trying to remember that far back.... pretty sure, just pulls straight off...

 

[DustyRusty]

Give it a gentle nudge with a rubber dead blow hammer toward the ground, and I will be that it will fall off.

 

[retired farmer]

Am amazed you even have one. Never had a tractor new or used that came with a pto cap.
rr

 

[Trash Panda]

Yeah, as others have expressed, I’m sure it’s just a bit snug.

I’m I’d probably try putting a little “m-a-n” on it, and it’ll pop right off.

Scoring it with a razor knife also would allow it to pop loose.

 

[Runs With Scissors]

Yeah, as others have expressed, I’m sure it’s just a bit snug.

I’m I’d probably try putting a little “m-a-n” on it, and it’ll pop right off.

Scoring it with a razor knife also would allow it to pop loose.

hahahhah. ........You beat me to it.....

Like I tell my friends.....First, you gotta pretend like you were a man.....then try it again.....hahahahahha

Edit: BTW, welcome to the club!

Lots of good info here, but when you serve us up a soft ball like that, it's hard not to swing at it.

 

[Whistlin]

Huh, never seen one other than the semi-soft black plastic kind. Are you sure it's not stuck on with excess paint from the factory? Factory paint can make spin on filters nearly impossible to remove at times...many threads on THAT problem.

A picture would be very helpful.

spins freely. part pics do not show the cap is threaded. seems to be a pressure fitted part with no access unless I remover the PTO Shaft Cover.

 

[Whistlin]

Am amazed you even have one. Never had a tractor new or used that came with a pto cap.
rr

same here, never heard of such a thing

 

[NCL4701]

If it’s the plastic cap, just rip it off. Sometimes mine gets stuck (I do keep it on there whenever I’m not using it just to keep it clean) and it takes some force to get it moving but if your just using your hands it ain’t like you’re going to damage the PTO wrestling with it.

If it isn’t the plastic cap, upload a pic of what you’re dealing with.

 

[Whistlin]

Huh, never seen one other than the semi-soft black plastic kind. Are you sure it's not stuck on with excess paint from the factory? Factory paint can make spin on filters nearly impossible to remove at times...many threads on THAT problem.

A picture would be very helpful.

no threads on "cap". threads are on cover. not the same thing

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Heat the cap with a air dryer and it will expand and come off.

 

[69 SS]

Mine finally fell off and was lost last year during bush hog changes.

 

[mcfarmall]

no threads on "cap". threads are on cover. not the same thing

I'm quite familiar with the "cap". Here's what one looks like and it simply slides off. Might want to avoid damaging it as you attempt removing it.
They're $10 at the dealer.

 

[ferguson]

1 Of my old freguson's came with a threaded on steel cap dome shaped wirh a hex end for a wrench. Old guy onled used it for plowing snow & running a disk.

 

[number two]

Think I recall one on a Ford 4000 as well.
Cool stuff!
Like mcfarmall posted,it;s like a straight heavy-duty thick rubber condom.

 

[jyoutz]

same here, never heard of such a thing

Mine came with a cap and it’s nice because it keeps the shaft clean when not in use. But it is some kind of rubbery plastic that goes on and off easily.

 

[GrizBota]

All three of my tractors have a PTO cap. The 8N’s is threaded on to a large diameter tread to the housing well clear of the PTO shaft, like @ferguson. The B’s is like the 8N, but plastic with a much courser thread. The L’s is like the one pictured above, a reasonably snug slightly flexible plastic sheath directly on the PTO shaft itself.

 

[jyoutz]

All three of my tractors have a PTO cap. The 8N’s is threaded on to a large diameter tread to the housing well clear of the PTO shaft, like @ferguson. The B’s is like the 8N, but plastic with a much courser thread. The L’s is like the one pictured above, a reasonably snug slightly flexible plastic sheath directly on the PTO shaft itself.

My MX cover is like you describe for your L. I wonder if the OP’s unit is threaded and he’s trying to pull it straight off like the cover on your L?