I got the rototiller all hooked up, but the splines don’t want to match up, and I don’t know how to freewheel the PTO so I can move it to the correct position. If anyone can help, that would be great.
Need help freewheeling my PTO on my Kubota L3902
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Russell King
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L185F, Modern Ag Competitor 4’ shredder, Rhino tiller, rear dirt scoop
There are tools to turn the tractor PTO shaft like this
tractorptolink.com
You may be able to pick the tiller off the ground and rotate the driven shaft but that is dangerous unless you put some blocks under the sides and set the tiller down on those.
PTO Align™ Spanner Wrench - PTO Link
The PTO Align™ spanner wrench is designed to assist the alignment and rotation of most PTO implement shafts to tractors when connecting the driveline using the PTO Link® System. Because some tractors do not “freewheel” at the tractor’s PTO, in these cases, the alignment tool helps to leverage...
tractorptolink.com
You may be able to pick the tiller off the ground and rotate the driven shaft but that is dangerous unless you put some blocks under the sides and set the tiller down on those.
Will try that thanksThere are tools to turn the tractor PTO shaft like this
PTO Align™ Spanner Wrench - PTO Link
The PTO Align™ spanner wrench is designed to assist the alignment and rotation of most PTO implement shafts to tractors when connecting the driveline using the PTO Link® System. Because some tractors do not “freewheel” at the tractor’s PTO, in these cases, the alignment tool helps to leverage...
You may be able to pick the tiller off the ground and rotate the driven shaft but that is dangerous unless you put some blocks under the sides and set the tiller down on those.
Do you have the PTO shift lever out of gear? If your tractor has the push button electronic PTO on/off button, your PTO shaft remains somewhat engaged as long as the PTO shift lever is engaged. I found with my LX4020 (that has the electronic PTO on/off button) that I must have the PTO lever in the neutral position in order to manually turn the PTO shaft by hand.
trikepilot
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B2620HSD w/ LA364 & BH65, 48SQ Bush Hog, LandPride RB1560, Woods 5ft Box Blade,
i just put the tractor in "N" and spin the splined PTO stub out the back of the tractor with my gloved hand to get it lined up with my finish mower or bush hog. Turning the PTO shaft on my implement is ALOT more effort.
That confirms the collar isn't seized up. Other than the suggestions above, I would start the pto momentarily and shut it off and with the tractor turned off try again and see if it is aligned better for you. Ensure nothing is close to the tractor pto shaft of course. Good luck.
A lot, maybe all, of the newer tractors have a brake on the PTO shaft that engages when the PTO is in neutral. This makes hooking up the shaft a pain, as you've discovered. As someone mentioned, often it's easier to lift the implement and turn it.
To prevent premature wear to the brake, reduce your PTO speed before disengaging it whenever you can, especially with a high inertial load such as a brush cutter.
When engaging the PTO for my mower, I reduce engine speed to idle, depress clutch, flip PTO "switch" ON and ease the clutch out.
Orange man
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Kubota L2502 LA526 loader , woods prd6000 mower, Land pride RB 1672
I have not found a way to be able to spin the pto shaft on my L2502, the L3902 uses the same pto system as the L2502.
I have a L3302 and I will spin the implement by using a steel bar in the U-joint to line up the splines. The PTO shaft cannot be rotated by hand.
No love for the newer braked pto.
After I installed Pat’s quick hitch, I also installed PTO overrunning clutch. Makes drive line connections easier. Also didn’t need to brake high inertia loads like rotary cutter or tree cutter and cause undo wear on tractor internals.
After I installed Pat’s quick hitch, I also installed PTO overrunning clutch. Makes drive line connections easier. Also didn’t need to brake high inertia loads like rotary cutter or tree cutter and cause undo wear on tractor internals.
I am SO GLAD that I bought a 2501 while they were still available before they mucked it up with the 2502!
A few supposed "improvements" with some electric switches and the L2502 is no longer a simple "old school" basic tractor.
