kernal
Silver Member
Another year of leaves... I have filled my 6x10 dump trailer by hand 4 times so far, and I have a long way to go. I have found a John Deere Tilt Dump MCS from a 316 tractor a neighbor has for sale. It is setup for belt drive from the lawn mower. I'm sure I can get it mounted to the 3pt, and I have been researching how I could convert this over to run off the pto. I'd need to add a shaft will a larger pully, flanged bearing, etc. I have been searching online and have not found the parts I think I will need. From what I have found it is setup to run at 2000 rpm, so I'd need to determine correct pulley sizes etc, or find a pto gearbox increaser at 1:4
Anyone converted a belt drive implement to PTO drive before?
The other option is continue to look for a trac-vac or one of the John Deere MCS, the hydraulic dump, or a system with the standalone motor.
The trac-vac will have greater capacity, but being able to dump the contents, instead of shoveling the trailer does have some appeal.
Anyone converted a belt drive implement to PTO drive before?
The other option is continue to look for a trac-vac or one of the John Deere MCS, the hydraulic dump, or a system with the standalone motor.
The trac-vac will have greater capacity, but being able to dump the contents, instead of shoveling the trailer does have some appeal.