Posted by Paul on April 15, 2017 at 14:03:37 from (76.77.197.114):
In Reply to: Re: 540 to 1000 pto posted by jshum40 on April 15, 2017 at 11:55:03:
It is rated at 45 pto hp.
Most tractors up to 60-75 hp are 540 pto. Tractors over that are 1000 pto.
The shaft spinning at that speed can only apply 75 or so hp easily, without breaking something. (Some grain augers use up to 135hp with 540pt but they are very hard on tractor drive lines.....)
Over 100 hp and you need the faster, bigger pto to transfer enough hp.
If your 45 hp tractor is trying to run a big load, a converter won't work.
A disc mower likely won't use more than 50hp, so it would have the power barely, but you don't have enough speed with out a gear case converter, which are spendy.
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