Posted by jdemaris on August 25, 2010 at 06:09:30 from (67.142.130.35):
In Reply to: Re: Live PTO??? posted by Bret4207 on August 25, 2010 at 05:49:21:
You kind of lost me with the "stop" thing. If your tractor is in gear and moving, with the PTO on, why would it stop when you hit a rock???
I've got one tractor with a non-live PTO that has a brush-hog on it, and I absolutley hate it. Ford 641 with a 5 foot cutter. Cutter will not stop if it hits a rock unless - either the mower slip-clutch slips . . . OR . . . I push in the clutch pedal. With a live PTO, via a two-stage clutch - it's no different. If I hit a rock, my first instinct is to jam down hard on the clutch pedal - and the PTO stops.
Now, I can see where things are different with an independent PTO that does not work via a two-stage engine clutch - but that is just one variation and not the rule for live power.
A decent mower is going to have a slip-clutch or a shear-bolt to protect it from jams, so it should be a non-issue. Most of my mowing, here in NY and in MI, has a lot of stop, go, three-point turns, etc. That kind of mowing is murder with a non-live PTO hooked to a mower. Constantly staring and stopping whenever I touch the clutch pedal.
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