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Smallholding => Equipment => Topic started by: Riverside21 on December 05, 2012, 12:10:04 pm

Title: PTO mising on my Bomford RS18 Topper
Post by: Riverside21 on December 05, 2012, 12:10:04 pm

Hi everyone!

I recently bought a Bomford RS18 Topper without realising it didn't come with a PTO shaft, would anyone know how I can find out what it is I need to buy and where to buy it?

Thanks

Title: Re: PTO mising on my Bomford RS18 Topper
Post by: lachlanandmarcus on December 05, 2012, 01:27:27 pm

we found the cheapest way was to buy a bit of equipment which was totally dead and take the PTO off it and put it on! sounds daft but cost very little - local car garage (independent type) did it.

Title: Re: PTO mising on my Bomford RS18 Topper
Post by: henchard on December 05, 2012, 03:52:59 pm

Speak to someone in your local agricultural dealers. They may even have something second hand. You need one of these

http://www.weavingmachinery.net/PTO_shafts.htm (http://www.weavingmachinery.net/PTO_shafts.htm)

Size and length dependent on the equipment being used and HP of tractor.

If it is too long it can be cut down with a hacksaw but you need to slice a similar amount off either half so that the one half of the shaft can freely float when the topper is lowered and raised

Title: Re: PTO mising on my Bomford RS18 Topper
Post by: Riverside21 on December 06, 2012, 04:23:46 pm

Lovely job, thank you both very much

Title: Re: PTO mising on my Bomford RS18 Topper
Post by: pastie4x4 on December 07, 2012, 05:37:30 pm

try TRW Engineering 01822 870362 ask for tim  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: PTO mising on my Bomford RS18 Topper
Post by: Riverside21 on December 18, 2012, 02:17:14 pm

Thanks pastie4x4, I've sent TRW Engineering an email