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John (MO) 
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 Topic: PTO shaft stuck, won't slide
Posted: 30 Jul 2012 at 5:31pm |
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The PTO shaft on my brush cutter is stuck (rusted). I've been trying to get PB Blaster to run down the shaft for a few days. I chained one end of the shaft to the hitch on my truck and the other end to the tractor draw bar and drug the truck around a bit. It's still stuck. Going to find a tree that won't move as easy as the truck and try again. Can I help myself any by heating it with a small propane torch, or beating it with a big hammer? Any other tricks that have worked well?
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Nathan (SD)
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Posted: 30 Jul 2012 at 9:42pm |
Tie it to tree and truck. Put truck in drive. Get out of truck. Smack shaft with 2lb hammer up and down the full length of the shaft.
Of course your truck needs a automatic transmission and the shield needs to be slid out of the way, or removed from the PTO shaft. I had a silage wagon that the shaft sat in the cradle at the perfect angle for water to fill in and rust it tight. About 3ft length rusted tight.
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MACK
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Posted: 30 Jul 2012 at 9:47pm |
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What do you put in front of truck when shaft frees up? lol
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DanWi
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Posted: 30 Jul 2012 at 10:01pm |
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Neiighbor had one he chained to a dump truck and put a 100+ horse tractor on the other end and dug holes in the gravel, he ended up bending the end, they cut a slitt the length of the shaft to get it apart then welded it together.
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John (MO)
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Posted: 30 Jul 2012 at 10:20pm |
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So a steady pull is going to work better than a jerk? The D19 isn't weighted, I don't know but what it will spin out before the rust gives way. With the truck I could use a safety chain to catch it, if it comes loose while I beat the devil out of it. But I can put a lot more pressure on it with the tractor.
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Boogerowen
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Posted: 30 Jul 2012 at 11:16pm |
John, if you put enough heat on there, it WILL come loose...........I promise !!! 
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SHAMELESS
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Posted: 31 Jul 2012 at 1:48am |
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just rememberl...when you beat on it...it's gonna bend it, so it may not slide in and out as easy next time! i have learned thru the years...and now i have a special place in the shop for 1/2 of the shafts...sure saves alot of time and energy!
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Brian G. NY
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Posted: 31 Jul 2012 at 8:12am |
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Heat and hammering will do it; and I don't mean beating the he!! out of it! LOL
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Dave Richards (WV)
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Posted: 31 Jul 2012 at 8:53am |
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If you can immobilize the female end, get some one to use a big pipe wrench and maybe a "cheater" pipe on the handle to rotate the male end backwards from its normal rotation, it may beat out easier. After time, the solid bar part of the shaft gets a bit of a twist in it. When it gets jammed back into the hollow part, it gets really stuck.
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John (MO)
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Posted: 31 Jul 2012 at 3:53pm |
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SUCCESS! I chained one end to a big tree and the other to the tractor. Then I eased into it until the tractor spun out. I left as much tension on it as I could, got off and beat the $&@?! out of it with a 2x4. Then I backed up about 3 feet, and this time I hit her with a bit of a running start. The next thing you know it was in 2 pieces, the 2 it's suppose to be in. I wire brushed it, greased it, and learned a good lesson! I'll store it in 2 pieces from now on.
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