trainman 0 #1 Posted July 1, 2011 I got a wheel horse 211-5 last October it's a 1986 I have done a tune up on it bought new blades going to paint it soon. When I engage the blades I hear a horrible grinding noise and I am fearing the PTO bearings are dry or shot. I have not found any zerks or needle fittings to grease the bearings in it. Should I tear it down and pack the bearings or just replace them? Whoever owned the tractor before me was not good on keeping the maintenance up to date. As with a older post I have used a whole can of PB blaster penetrating oil to get the rear wheels off the axle with no luck. I removed the washers and C clip and see if that will do it. I am not getting any info on the last post I posted, hopefully I am not driving the WH people nuts with all my questions. :woohoo: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 14,922 #2 Posted July 1, 2011 I am not familiar with the vertical PTO's, but according to the parts diagram, it looks like there are a couple bearings. A needle bearing and a couple ball bearings. You could try cleaning and re-lubing them, and if that doesn't fix it, replace them. Too much belt tension can wear out bearings pretty quickly, so be sure you don't have the belt too tight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
