I bought a new brush hog for my BX2660. My wife and I had trouble attaching the PTO. I finally went on easily, but we have no idea what we did differently to allow it to slip on. Now that I'm done, I'm trying to remove it. Because of the plastic cover on the shaft, I can barely get my hand in to pull on the connection. And I can't get it to budge. The only video I can find is on a large tractor, not a close-up of what he's doing, and it appears he can grab the shaft with one hand while pulling the connection back with the other hand. I can't grab the shaft because of the plastic cover. What am I doing wrong? Thanks.
Removing brush hog
- Thread starter AshleyBS55
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The plastic shield can limit your grip on it but reach past it and pull and wiggle and make sure you are pressing the lock button. Its the thing that probably clicked when you pushed it on.
Coupling/uncoupling is always easier if both parts are clean and have a light spray lube on them. I used to grease them but that makes dirt and crud stick.
A little wear on the parts helps future attempts too. They tend to get easier rather than harder.
Coupling/uncoupling is always easier if both parts are clean and have a light spray lube on them. I used to grease them but that makes dirt and crud stick.
A little wear on the parts helps future attempts too. They tend to get easier rather than harder.
W7AX
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I have the Kubota brush hog and I find that universal to the PTO a bear to get on and off. I finally decided to spray both parts with a light grease type stuff similar to WD40. Made the job quite easy then.
Some PTO shafts use a little button you have to press to lock/unlock from the PTO shaft and others use a slip collar you have to slide back towards you to lock/unlock.
Which one do you have?
Some PTO shaft locks have to be held in the unlock position to get it on the PTO shaft.
Which one do you have?
Some PTO shaft locks have to be held in the unlock position to get it on the PTO shaft.
W7AX
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L4310 HST, Bush hog mower, two different buckets for front end loader, Land box
dirtydeed
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see this...same for removal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx-0WoYxeZ8
sometimes a picture (or video) is worth 1000 words....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx-0WoYxeZ8
sometimes a picture (or video) is worth 1000 words....
With a photo we can tell you if it is easy to disconnect the big end of the plastic guard and slide it back along the shaft giving you a lot more room to work at the locking and release mechanism.
This photo was marked up for a different reason but you can see there are three #24 plastic fasteners which hold the big plastic guard onto the plastic guard tube. One half a turn on each plastic fastener and you can pull it out releasing the big piece.
Dave
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Getting the shield back out of the way (as Dave said) is the key to getting it off easier.
There are a few different ways to get the shield loose but the plastic screws seem most common.
When you get the pto shaft off, you should look at how the shield has to be arranged to get it well attached to the shaft. That will help you get it done when you have the PTO shaft attached to tractor
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There are a few different ways to get the shield loose but the plastic screws seem most common.
When you get the pto shaft off, you should look at how the shield has to be arranged to get it well attached to the shaft. That will help you get it done when you have the PTO shaft attached to tractor
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