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While the PTO shafts are "exposed" these days they're in a sheath that covers the whole length with guards on both ends. You still want to be really careful aro
by vvanders 8y ago
While the PTO shafts are "exposed" these days they're in a sheath that covers the whole length with guards on both ends. You still want to be really careful around them but things have become much safer.
That said, farm equipment still needs to be treated with a healthy amount of respect, being lax around any running machinery will easily get you killed.
- blensor 8y agoI don't think that's the case here, I can see the whole shaft rotating, and also could easily touch the joints where it is connected at both ends. But the tech they are using is sometimes more than 20 years old I guess, so maybe new ones are required to have protections. Anyway, I am treating those things with a healthy kind of respect.
- vvanders 8y agoYeah, sounds like it's an older PTO shaft. The newer ones are much, much safer but the guards make them an absolute pain to grease properly.