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Machinery Forum Re: Live vs Independent PTO [ Expand ] [ View Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Return to Forum ] Posted by Karl in MD on July 07, 2000 at 22:21:11 from (4.54.30.202): In Reply to: Live vs Independent PTO posted by Bill on July 07, 2000 at 19:33:56: Whew! Where to start? "live" is a generic term for PTOs that keep working when you stop motion of the tractor. Independent PTO has it's own clutch and is unaffected by the main clutch (Oliver, Cockshutt, IH-MTA and later, some JD). There's also continuous PTO which operates through a two stage clutch and can be stopped by pushing the clutch pedal all the way down (JD, MF, Ford, some others)or disengaging a hand clutch (AC, MH, MM, M&W clutch). Ground speed PTO is used for pto hay rakes, and other equipment requiring synchronization with motion. 1000 rpm pto can carry twice the HP of the same size shaft at 540 rpm. It's for heavy load, high HP machines. Any live or independent pto adds complexity to the tractor, but it's a good trade off in utility. Sorry for the long post, hope it helped. Karl Follow Ups: Re: Re: Live vs Independent PTO paul 22:55:55 07/09/00 (0) Post A Followup Name: E-Mail: Subject: Re: Re: Live vs Independent PTO Comments: Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: Email Notification: If you check this box, email will be sent to you whenever someone replies to this message. Your email address must be entered above to receive notification. This notification will be cancelled automatically after 2 weeks.