Nicetoy
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I have a 80 something hp naturally aspirated Mercedes Diesel that is a miser fuel wise, and a **** good motor. I also have a 25K PTO generator. I typically run the generator off my Ford 1710, which works, however the tractor is slightly underpowered for the generator. Under heavy loads the tractor is strained to the point where the output voltage drops and some stuff doesn't run well, and puts a stress on motor loads in my house. That said, most of the time, everything works as it should and there is no problem. BUT. I am moving to a new property soon, and would like to keep my little tractor for doing strictly tractor related stuff. So i'd like to weld together a trailer and mount the Mercedes Diesel on it with a PTO shaft to the generator. My question to those smarter then I, What would I need to use in between the engine and generator to produce 540RPMs or 1000Rpms? I cannot just weld a pto shaft onto the flywheel and go, or can I? Any ideas?