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How to cut a PTO Shaft for a Tractor

How to cut a PTO Shaft for a Tractor

Tony's Tractor Adventure Homestead· 36K views· Jul 2025· 17:20
Hydraulics & PTO
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Overview

A step-by-step practical guide on how to measure, cut, and finish a PTO shaft to fit your tractor, including use of an angle grinder and flap wheel, deburring both inner and outer shafts, greasing U-joints, and adjusting a slip clutch. Also covers the PTO Link connector as a hookup aid. Goes into genuine hands-on detail with common mistakes called out; most useful to first-time compact tractor owners fitting an implement for the first time.

An owner-operator channel run by a homesteader sharing DIY experience from their own property, with no apparent dealer or manufacturer affiliation.

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