Thomas PTO sheer pin

Post by **dwaynes** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 4:14 pm

Any one know where in melbourne i can get these?

also chasing oil to suit in melbourne if anyone knows.

I will be doing the ring around tomorrow but am hoping i can just get pointed in the right direction without 101 phone calls.

Thanks guys.

Post by **MUD EMPIRE** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 6:16 pm

Look in the white pages for 'Australian Tipping Systems'. (A.T.S.) They are in Ringwood and will be your best bet for sourcing an origional spec shear pin.

Post by **dwaynes** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 6:23 pm

Thanks mud empire will give them a call tomorrow.

how does a mild steel bolt compare to the proper sheer pins?

Post by **MUD EMPIRE** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:03 pm

Cheep mild bolt is weaker. I gave up on both.......ended up with an 'unbreako' and used a snatchblock for heavy mud winching. (not recomended tho)

Post by **dwaynes** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:27 pm

So do most go the unbreakable bolt option or is there another solution out there that can be done?

Post by **MUD EMPIRE** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:37 pm

There's probly a bolt out there that suits. Trouble is that when the shear pin goes, it's usually when the drive to the winch is almost impossible to get to - therefor a grade 8 bolt looks a good option. (Until something else gives way.) Using a bolt instead of a proper shear pin is bad advise...........but that's what I did,.... and I just didn't push the winch too hard

Post by **gqpete** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:48 pm

bolt is good but i gave up and had no sheer pin in the end. always seemed to fail when in mud upto bonnet and impossible to fix when all burried. just fitted a key drive and uni and just didnt abuse to much. never failed and always pulled.

Post by **macca81** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:55 pm

i know of a cpl of bloke who use a cylindral clutch system. that way when the load is to great the clutch just slips, but then just grabs again when its back to a 'safe' pressure. no need to try and access the pin then. no idea where they got em from tho.

Post by **turps** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 9:59 pm

macca81 wrote:i know of a cpl of bloke who use a cylindral clutch system. that way when the load is to great the clutch just slips, but then just grabs again when its back to a 'safe' pressure. no need to try and access the pin then. no idea where they got em from tho.

That sounds like what I want to fit. I got told about them about 7yrs ago. Just never looked into it. So if anyone has any more info them. Pls post links etc

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