PTO Wood Chipper

LarryD · Nov 30, 2014

My '03 33D will work just fine with the brake set and the transmission in neutral. It will even start it without getting in the seat like this.

blacktruck · Dec 1, 2014

Hmmm, good points being made here.
I'm away from home right now so I can't run out and check. I have a Cub Cadet Yanmar 2350(?). Does anybody know if they have that feature? I do know that when I'm mowing and stop to get off to pick up some sticks, if the PTO is on, the engine stops. Haven't tried setting the brake or raising the seat. Just curious now and away so I can't look for myself. If it does that, is there any way around it? I have been in the market for a little while for a chipper. Probably should have known this first but I didn't think of it.

RoyJackson · Dec 1, 2014

blacktruck said:
Does anybody know if they have that feature? I do know that when I'm mowing and stop to get off to pick up some sticks, if the PTO is on, the engine stops. Haven't tried setting the brake or raising the seat. Just curious now and away so I can't look for myself. If it does that, is there any way around it? I have been in the market for a little while for a chipper. Probably should have known this first but I didn't think of it.

Read your manual...if there is off seat PTO capability, it should be explained in the manual.

If your tractor does not have off seat PTO capability, you can put a weight in the seat. I had to use a 50 lb bag of sand when my seat switch went out a year or two back.
Personally, I would not disable a safety switch, but a lot of folks do.

blacktruck · Dec 1, 2014

blacktruck said:
Hmmm, good points being made here.
I'm away from home right now so I can't run out and check. I have a Cub Cadet Yanmar 2350(?). Does anybody know if they have that feature? I do know that when I'm mowing and stop to get off to pick up some sticks, if the PTO is on, the engine stops. Haven't tried setting the brake or raising the seat. Just curious now and away so I can't look for myself. If it does that, is there any way around it? I have been in the market for a little while for a chipper. Probably should have known this first but I didn't think of it.

Probably should have added that I didn't bring my manual with me. This was more of a curiosity thing for me here. I had been wanting to buy one and was researching on line to while away some time while I'm away on my trip. Just had not thought of that aspect until I saw this thread so I asked.

RoyJackson said:
Read your manual...if there is off seat PTO capability, it should be explained in the manual.

If your tractor does not have off seat PTO capability, you can put a weight in the seat. I had to use a 50 lb bag of sand when my seat switch went out a year or two back.
Personally, I would not disable a safety switch, but a lot of folks do.

Explained above, I should have clarified that in my original post.

CobyRupert · Dec 1, 2014

On a related note: Does anyone knows where the PTO/seat alarm horn is on a JD 5E series? Been looking for that sucker for awhile now.
The parts manual illustration shows how it is mounted, but picture is so zoomed I don't know the location they're showing

s219 · Dec 1, 2014

On my Kubotas, if you flip the seat forward and then engage the PTO, it will work fine.

rockarosa · Dec 2, 2014

I have a 2005 New Holland T C 30. I set the brake and run my PTO operated backhoe-no problem.

Baby Grand · Dec 2, 2014

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Just picked up a hardly used patu dc 40 for my kubota 2620. About 6 hours of use this morning great machine. On kubota b series if put in neutral with parking brake engaged the forward tilt on seat allows pto use while off tractor

That's a real nice chipper! We have used ours a lot on the L3240. Same routine - parking brake on & gear in neutral with seat flipped up.