SHOP TIP of the Week - PTO Wrench Speeds Equipment Hook-Ups

When Roy Noel traded an older tractor for a new 6230 Deere five years ago, he found out he also got a hard-to-turn pto shaft. When hooking the tractor up to the mower/conditioner, baler or Bush Hog mower, it could take half an hour to line up the splines.

"I designed a wrench that gives me the leverage I need to turn the tractor's pto shaft," says Noel.

The wrench has a clevis-shaped mouth with a set screw that adjusts to grab a spline. Once the implement shaft is lined up with the splines on the pto shaft, Noel turns the set screw to remove the wrench.

"The wrench lets me line up the splines in a few seconds," he says. Noel has a patent pending on the device. He has had 30 of them made and has given 3 away for testing. He also sent one to FARM SHOW to review. It worked as described on a late model Deere utility tractor. It slipped on easily and provided plenty of leverage for turning the shaft.

"I sold 22 of them through a local equipment dealer for $24.95 each," says Noel. "If you have a free moving pto shaft, you won't need it. But if yours is hard to turn, this gives just the leverage needed."

Noel isn't interested in manufacturing the wrench and doesn't plan to make more. He is interested in selling the patent and all manufacturing rights.

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