Wallenstein FX40, Operator'S Manual

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4. Sizing PTO Shaft
IMPORTANT! The PTO shaft that came with your
machine may need to be shortened. A longer
shaft is supplied because tractor lift arms vary in
length.
The PTO shaft must be free to telescope and not
bottom out when going through its working range.
It should never completely collapse in use. There
should always be 2" (50 mm) of space for retract.
If the shaft bottoms out, the bearings on both
ends can be overloaded and could fail causing
damage or injury.
WARNING!
Avoid the risk of personal injury or machine
damage! Read the operator’s manual before
using the equipment. Carefully read all safety
messages in the manual and follow all safety
signs on the machine.
CAUTION!
Wear suitable eye protection when cutting steel
tubes.
Remove the PTO shaft and mount the attachment on
the tractor three-point hitch.
1.
Start the tractor and raise the three-point hitch up
off the ground until the machine's input shaft is
level with the tractor PTO output shaft.
This is the
shortest distance between the input and output
shafts.
2. Make sure tractor is shut off with parking brake
applied.
3. Pull the PTO shaft apart and place one end on
the tractor output spline. Place the other on the
implement input .
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Fig. 4 –
Input shaft and output shaft
4. Lift the shaft ends up so that they are as parallel to
each other as possible. Support them with blocking
or tie them together. If the shafts are too long or
there is not enough room, see Alternate Method on
page 4.
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Fig. 5 –
Lift shaft ends up parallel
FX40
PTO-driven Log Skidding Winch
Sizing PTO Shaft
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