PTO Clutch rod assembly
 

Help! I am in the middle of a 122 restoration and the tractor came through with out the PTO linkage, I thought I saw a posting on the site with measurements but now I can't seem to locate the post. Could anyone point me in the right direction please? :bash2:

Blfuller
First, welcome to OCC!!

Second, It's nice to have another Vermonter aboard, I think there are 3 of us now. Where in the state are you?

Third, The PTO rod you ask about is 3 seperate pieces. It is made from 2 pieces of 1/4 inch rod each threaded on one end. The two threaded ends are joined together by a turn-buckle. I measured my 124 for you. The engage handle to turn-buckle is 12 inches not counting the 1in bend that goes thru the handle. The PTO arm to the turn-buckle is 13 1/4 inches not counting the 1in bend going thru the PTO arm. The turnbuckle is used to adjust length for proper operation and compensate for wear. The turn-buckle will end up just at the backside of the S/G as seen in the pictures. You can also make this set up out of threaded rod so you don't have to worry about cutting threads in the round stock.
I hope this is what you ment by linkage.

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If you plan on making that, I hope you've got a left-hand thread tap and die. One side of that is LH threads.

If someone can figure out the correct length, I can see if I have any of these in my NF parts...

Many thanks!
 

Thanks for the info, I'm in Georgia, Vt., just across the lake from you! This is my first cub and I definatly have the yellow fever now :-)) I hope to have the 122 up and running again by spring, I pretty much have just the engine and new tires left to complete and I can put it to work in the garden.

Matt,
It just so happens I do have a left hand thread die, I'm always tinkering on something and had to pick one up a few years ago. ( of course I do not remember what for now ) As I recall I purchased it from McMaster - Carr, its a great resource for odd machine parts and tools.

That's good. I just wanted to make sure you knew that so you didn't make it and then wonder why the turnbuckle didn't do anything...:)