sodly said: (quoted from post at 09:25:45 07/09/09) As JMS said it could also power a front-mount snowblower. I have a JD 270 snowblower (aka "rotary snow plow" in JD speak) and the manual shows photos of a front-mount kit with the blower mounted on a 3020 powered by a drive shaft from the front ("mid") PTO. There is also a gear box show between the PTO and blower. I think it reversed the direction of rotation, if I recall. Doesn't the front PTO spin backwards?
Well, I guess you learn something new everyday. I was unaware that John Deere had a snowblower or rotary snow plow that could use the mid pto shaft. I suppose that most of those ended up on the 3 point hitch in the back, but I sure would like to see one mounted up front. Thanks for the info.
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