My shaft is too short

There, I said it

First time (and apparently won't be the last time) I have cut a PTO shaft.

I followed the instructions, and my cuts are true to measure. Apparently I followed too blindly, as this is a very short shaft, and after getting the min collpased length correct, it only has like 2" of throw. Seems that the sides are not equal lengths to start with, and thus my woes.

 

You did it wrong.
I keep cutting it and it's still too short..............Surely, someone must make a shaft stretcher.

 

Yet another case of "you can't get there from here"

 

hey you do the best with what you got

 

Hey now...this is a family site...

 

Wha...........? I dint do nuthin.

 

I cheat-if I buy an implement, I put my tractor on the trailer and take it to the dealer and let them cut it!

 

Slide it back together and weld it.
Been there done it!

 

So I am too cheap to buy a new shaft.

I was able to take the shaft apart, and use one of the cut off sections to fix the length, such that the two halves are now equal.

Men the moral of the story is if your shaft is too short it's not the end of the world, money or a brain with some technique can solve your problems.

 

If a person has not cut a PTO shaft too short, then I am pretty sure that person has not bought many PTO shafts.

 

When I was in Diesel Tech school a lonnngggggggggggggggggggg time ago, we had this guy who brought in his junk for us to fix since he only had to pay for parts; the labor was free. One morning he came in with a busted PTO joint, so we fixed him up and he went on his way. UNTIL that afternoon when he came back in with the same busted PTO shaft. We were like "what are you doing to bust so many PTO shafts?"

Apparently this brainiac was using his pull behind bushhog...with a bulldozer... and making square turns.

I can honestly say I felt sorry for that bulldozer.

 

cnice_37 What kind of chipper did you get?

LodgedTree I know a guy that had an ancient 6' rotary cutter. He used a grade 8 bolt for the shear pin. He used this setup behind a 90hp tractor. He said the u joint would break before something else broke, like it was supposed to be the weak point. I feel sorry for the person that bought that rotary cutter and I feel sorry for the person that will buy that tractor when he decides to get rid of it.

 

I grabbed a bx-42 knockoff (Chinese by Victory) off eBay. This was a "refurb" that came with some scratches but only cost me a grand. It's a copy of Wallenstein, and I couldn't justify paying close to $3k for the real deal.

I have 3 big trees to come down this winter before pool goes up late spring. By then, this should have paid for itself and I will likely sell it.

For the 20 minutes of run time, it worked great. I have to make a measuring guide so I know the max feed before it's too late (yeah, I jammed it with a flared piece).

 

I have the same chipper. I thought it looked like it, that is why I asked. The Wally BX42 is discontinued I believe.

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How is it working out for you? What size tractor runs it? Mine is underpowered but 4" hardwood is firewood so I figured I could get away with it.

 

I've got a pull behind bush hog! What's wrong with square turns ? Isn't that why the u joints are made to swivel like they do?

 

I have not used it very much. After seeing how simple the design is I don't have any concerns. The wallensteins are way over priced. It is mainly going to be used on a Kubota BX2360 that is 17.7PTOHP. I can also use it on the L4240 that is 35PTOHP.

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I thought you had 2 tractors. Mine is a b2100 rated 16hp at the pto, so you'll be good on both methinks.

 

I thought the length of the shaft didn't matter as long as it had the proper motion.

 

Gotta keep 'em lubed too...