Posted by Goose on September 09, 2012 at 08:11:48 from (174.253.131.224):
In Reply to: Increasing PTO Speed posted by ed3 on September 08, 2012 at 19:56:00:
I did basically the same thing a coupla years ago to run a hydraulic pump on a log splitter off of a 540 PTO via a stub PTO shaft. My goal was to run the pump at 2000 rpm with the tractor at a fast idle.
Ya gotta remember the tractor engine has to be running at full governed throttle to get 540 rpm at the PTO. I wound up with a 15" drive pulley and a 3 1/2" driven pulley, and then had to double belt to prevent slppage.
It works, but would I do it again? No. I'd put a separate engine on the splitter. The photo was taken before I increased the size of the drive pulley and double belted it by welding another pulley on the side of the first ones.
And, yes, I did use an ammo can for a hydraulic reservoir. Works great.
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