Transport
FX85, FX110, FX140
Skidding Winch
40
7.4.1 Alternate Method
This method can be used if the two sections of the PTO shaft
cannot be put close enough together to measure.
1. Attach the machine to the tractor three-point hitch.
For instructions, see Attach to a Tractor on page 34.
2. Start the tractor.
3. Raise the three-point hitch off the ground until the machine's
input shaft is level with the tractor's PTO output shaft.
4. Take the PTO shaft that came with your machine, fully
collapse it, and measure the distance between the locking
yokes.
Call this measurement A.
A
Figure 44 – Measurement A
5. Measure the distance between the grooves for the locking
collars on each input. Subtract 2 inches (50 mm) from this
measurement. Call this measurement B.
L – 2" (50 mm) = B
00944
L = ?
Figure 45 – Measurement B
6. If the collapsed length A is longer than measurement B from
Step 5, the PTO shaft must be shortened.
7. Subtract B from the uncut PTO shaft measurement A. (A –
B)
The result is length that both sections of the PTO shaft need to
be shortened. Call this value C.
A – B = C
00945
A
B
(L - 2 inches)
(L - 50 mm)
Figure 46 – C = Cut length
8. Separate the PTO shaft into two sections.
9. Measure and cut the length C from the outer plastic covers
and the inner metal tubes of each section.
Tip: Use the cut piece of outer shielding to mark
the inner tube. Leave the steel center tubes longer
than the plastic outer tubes, otherwise they can be
harder to assemble.
Figure 47 – Cut the length C from both PTO shaft sections
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