Retro-fitting a Rear PTO
 

I see from time to time a rear PTO on ebay. Like this one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CUB-CADET-RE...item4170e9366e

Ignoring the price, how difficult would this be to install?

How cool would that be? What do you plan on running with that if you were to ever get one?

Brent

Price doesn't seem to bad, I think it'd be pretty awesome!!

The rear PTO's are pretty cool but they turn in the wrong direction, so you have to get one of those Hub City reverser's for about $400.00 to $500.00 bucks (picture 1) and you can run standard 500 rpm equipment. Other guy's have found or built equipment to use them as they are. :Wave:

There only value, as mentioned above, is the "Cool Factor". Functionally, they are worthless, as is.

So, back to my original question. How difficult is it to install one on an existing tractor? Does it require complete dis-assembly of the rear end, or is it simply installed by removal of the rear cover? Anybody know?

That one on ebay sold for $360.

Here ya go..... Installation Manual

if it makes it any cheaper for you....find a rear end out of a cub loboy or farmall A or cub. they will work. just need to put your axle tubes from your cub on them.

There is a lot more to it than that.

In order to install them, you have to swap out the shaft in the tranny to accept the PTO. There is a collar that slides back and forth to engage the PTO. The stock shaft doesn't work with the PTO. So the tranny has to come apart. Not too hard, just takes a little while.