continuous pto?

[jmp01454]

ok... the l3400 the book says the tractor has a continuous pto or something like that........what does that mean. does the l3240 have this same set up?

thanks
j

 

[jmp01454]

anyone?

 

[radman1]

Check this link.

Union Farm Equipment - Tips

 

[Wayne_Freeman]

My L3400 has a live PTO. I have a PTO generator here on the east coast for hurricane backup. You must bypass the seat switch to run the tractor unattended.

 

[Bird]

I think what is being talked about is "live continuous". I'll see if I can sorta define that; a "live" PTO basically means it can be running even it the tractor isn't moving (remember the old Fords with the PTO that could push you right through a fence since the PTO was geared through the drivetrain?). With the hydrostatic transmissions in my B series Kubotas (and many, many other tractors), the PTO could be running while sitting still. And the "continuous" part means it keeps turning even if you have the clutch disengaged. The only ones I'm familiar with are hydraulically engaged and disengaged. You disengaged the clutch with your foot to engage/disengage the PTO on my B series Kubotas, while the old Oliver I used to cut/bale hay had the hydraulically engaged "live continuous" PTO.

 

[rbargeron]

I'll add a bit to Bird's coments (yes I do remember a big rotary mower driving my Ford 8n into a hedge row!)

The other term that's crept into the pto discussion is "independent". Many tractors with "live" pto are built with 2-stage clutches - where a single pedal controls both the wheels and the pto. To disengage the pto, the wheels are disengaged too. With an "independent" pto (Kubota uses a small hydraulic clutch pack controlled by a valve with a lever or switch) the pto can be turned on and off completely independent of what the transmission and drive wheels are doing.

I believe today's L3400 does not have independent, but has continuous pto, with an over-running clutch on HST models. The Grand L3240 does have the independent hydraulic pto clutch.

 

[aczlan]

the L3830GST also has a live independent PTO, suprised me the first few times when I went to stop the PTO and it didnt stop when I pushed the clutch in.

Aaron Z

 

[jmp01454]

o ok thank you guys. now for my next question what are the pros and cons of either pto system { live continuous/ independent}

 

[radman1]

Live independant is the nicest. Just pull a lever or pull a knob and engage/disengage the pto.

Live continuous requires pushing a clutch to engage/disengage the clutch. Used on some Hst and glide shift transmissions.

Most of your questions can be answered here.
Union Farm Equipment - Tips

 

[Bird]

Another, more lengthy, description can be found here.