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Re: pic: Inverted 3 CIM 2 speed gearbox with PTO

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Originally Posted by Knufire View Post
You might have some trouble shifting that PTO depending on what it's powering. We coupled a 1.5" or 2" bore (can't quite remember) to a ball shifting shaft on our winch in 2014 to engage/disengage a ratchet and it often had problems shifting as the cylinder induces a bending moment on the shifting rod. No idea if you'll see the same problems with the smaller cylinder, but making sure the coupler is as stiff as possible will help.
We have the piston attached to a 1/4 plate that's only an inch long, so I don't believe flexing will be much of an issue. We did this same type of shifting on our lift this year and didn't run into any problems.
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