Behlen Country 80900190, Assembly, Operation & Maintenance Instructions

Cutting PTO Shaft

1. After determining how much to cut off, be sure to 
cut off equal lengths of each PTO shaft section, but be 
careful not to cut off too much. Clamp end of PTO shaft 
in a vice, and cut off shield where marked. (See Fig. 1).

2. Using the cut section of the shield as a guide, cut  
the same amount off of each shaft.  
(See Fig. 2A, 2B & 2C).

3. Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for the other section of the 
PTO shaft. 
4. Use a file to deburr the PTO shafts. Clean up all 
chips, burrs and filings from both ends of the PTO 
shaft.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

 If the bolt that attaches the 

PTO shaft to the gearbox gets sheared, replace with 
a 

Grade 2 bolt ONLY.

 Replacement with any other 

grade of bolt will void your warranty and may cause 
permanent damage to the PTO shaft, gearbox, or 
tractor.

Attaching To Tractor

Never stand, or allow anyone else to stand, between 
the tractor and the Tiller while backing the tractor 
up to the hitch.

1)  Attach to the tractor’s 3-Point hitch as described 
in the Tractor’s Operator’s Manual. Set tractor’s lift 
control stop at a position that will prevent the PTO shaft 
from coming in contact with the front edge of the Tiller 
when it is at full lift.  Consult your tractor manual for 
instructions.
2)  Apply any multi-purpose grease to the outside of the 
male (inner) PTO shaft section.  Assemble PTO shaft 
and install on Tiller and tractor.

Failure to install the retaining clip on the gearbox 
input shaft would allow the driveline to swing freely 
if the bolt is sheared causing possible injury or 
death.

3)  Pull shaft on tractor side of PTO shaft yoke to be 
sure it has locked in place.  Make certain PTO shaft 
guards are in place and in good working condition.
4)  The PTO shaft guard is a non-rotating design and 
must be secured prior to equipment use.  Use the 
chain on each yoke guard to attach to fixed objects on 
both the tractor and equipment ends that will not allow 
the PTO shaft guard to rotate during operation.

WARNING

Fig. 1

Fig. 2A

Fig. 2B

Fig. 2C

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Rev. 4-27-12    2-10-12