DAP
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- JD LX288 and a B7800
I own an Orange tractor with a mid PTO shaft that spins at 2500 rpms, usually but not always used for belly mowers.
I did not pay extra for the mid PTO, but so far, I doubt I will ever have rise to actually use it.
Pondering that last statement, I have 2 questions:
1. What else can be or usually is, driven from the mid PTO? (are front mounted snow throwers using this PTO?)
2. Can a 540 RPM implement with an extended shaft be used on the 2500 PTO shaft being run at a lower engine RPM? (This assumes proper clearances obviously)
If 2 is true, I may start thinking about some custom applications or custom implements that I can spool up to 540 that use this mid PTO. (I'm fantasizing about a front mounted stump grinder powered by the mid PTO, or something along those lines, etc.).
Getting curious here .... the shaft is there, the mechanics are there, if I can find a purpose for its existence, I would like to put it to work (besides the belly mower application) perhaps.
I did not pay extra for the mid PTO, but so far, I doubt I will ever have rise to actually use it.
Pondering that last statement, I have 2 questions:
1. What else can be or usually is, driven from the mid PTO? (are front mounted snow throwers using this PTO?)
2. Can a 540 RPM implement with an extended shaft be used on the 2500 PTO shaft being run at a lower engine RPM? (This assumes proper clearances obviously)
If 2 is true, I may start thinking about some custom applications or custom implements that I can spool up to 540 that use this mid PTO. (I'm fantasizing about a front mounted stump grinder powered by the mid PTO, or something along those lines, etc.).
Getting curious here .... the shaft is there, the mechanics are there, if I can find a purpose for its existence, I would like to put it to work (besides the belly mower application) perhaps.