PTO Shaft Grease

[RobD70]

I need to get my pto shafts greased. How do those plastic shields come off so I can get to the grease fittings on the knuckles on each end? I have land pride equipment, a tiller and power rake. I do some landscape work so when doing more time consuming jobs, I need to make sure everythign gets greased on a regular basis.

Rob

 

[Tooljunkie]

They usually clip on, and collapse. Then you can access the u joints. By sliding the teloscopic part needs to be slid out to access grease fitting there.

 

[kc8fbl]

On my finish mower, I just disconnect the shaft from from the rear PTO and let the shaft hang down. You can then tilt the knuckle so you can get to the grease fitting. May have to manually turn the shaft to get to the fitting though.

 

[GWD]

Agree with above. Once the shaft is disconnected from the tractor or implement side, then the U-joint can be bent so the Zerk is easily accessible from the open end.

Older PTO shafts have a hole drilled (punched) in the plastic guard that allows access to the Zerk when the shaft is hooked up. It is about a 3/4" hole that will allow the fitting on the grease gun through. You could drill one of those holes yourself as an option.

Also, as mentioned above, it is a good idea to separate the two shafts and lube the sliding surfaces. Grease seems to solidify after a while and it makes the shaft harder, rather than easier, to slide.

Storing the shaft in two pieces also serves my situation well. Just one spring of having to hook the PTO shafts to the implement and to a Come-A-Long to get them separated convinced me.

Just a light coating of motor oil or penetrating oil is all it takes to keep the two shafts sliding free and nicely during the work seasons.