Belt-Powered Buzz Saw Converted To Pto

Belt-Powered Buzz Saw Converted To Pto POWER TAKE OFFS PTO S Don Ramberg got tired of repairing and realigning the flat belt drive on his front-mounted buzz saw so he fixed it He converted it to a 3-pt hitch rear mount pto drive and threw away the flat belt It had been mounted to the front of an old Allis Chalmers WD which limited how the WD could be used “The belt had become a pain ” says Ramberg “Plus I couldn’t use a loader when I had the saw in place ” His first step was to make a 3-pt hitch for the buzz saw frame He dropped two strips of flat iron from the rear lift arms on the WD An old drive shaft with a ring welded to it connected with the WD anchor point beneath the block to form the third arm of the 3-pt Ramberg attached the other end to a cross brace between the front corner uprights of the saw frame To make a drive shaft to replace the belt drive he took a rear end out of a 1970 Toyota Corolla He cut off one side of the axle housing and removed one axle He welded the spider gear to make it a constant drive and then welded a steel plate over the open axle housing The cover did double duty It sealed in the oil and also overlapped the housing to extend up and fasten to a cross member on the rear frame of the saw This supported the differential in place so the remaining axle pointed toward the tractor and a stub drive shaft on the differential pointed to the side of the buzz saw frame “I put a U-joint on the remaining axle and fixed it to a pto shaft ” says Ramberg “I fastened the end of the axle to the top side of the reinforced front cross member ” By using the axle for the pto drive he was running the rear end backward which increased the rpm’s Ramberg increased the drive speed again He ran a 1:2 ratio between the V-belt sheave mounted to the driveshaft and one mounted in place of the old flat belt sheave “I fabricated a cover for the sheaves and V-belt as I didn’t want anyone getting their fingers in there ” says Ramberg “When I got it finished it worked real well at a fast idle ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Don Ramberg 33501 155th Ave S E Mentor Minn 56736 ph 218 637-2595

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