TCR78
Bronze Member
We are awaiting delivery of our 5083E and was wondering about the 540E setting on the PTO. One of the jobs our tractor will be doing most is pulling a Barber 400HD surf rake, on which the conveyor is indirectly PTO driven. It actually drives a hydraulic pump which in turn drives the belt. None of the info that I have read including JD's website get too specific about the 540E setting. The 5083 is 65hp at the PTO but that is at 2400rpm, E mode is at 1700rpm I think, but it doesn't give the hp. Barber says this rake requires a minimum of 35hp at the PTO. I am wondering, will we be able to use the economy mode when running the surf rake?