Yes and no...
PTO is an acronym for "Power Take Off". I can't say to a certainty that there are no PTO's mounted on a transmission. But, I have owned numerous PTO operated vehicles and haven't seen such a configuration on any of them. In my experience, the PTO is a hydralic pump, mounted on the front of the vehicles engine so as to allow the belt system to power the pump.
I prefer it to the Onan system. The draw back would be one doesn't have the added advantage of the Ac power the onan would otherwise provide. The last truck I drove with an Onan was in an old 87 Ford van. It had Ac/Dc and a pneumatic pump.
To say it was a "gas" would be an understatement. Not only would it inflate it's leaky old tires, power up what ever electronics you required, anytime or anywhere. It would fill your lungs with all the carbon monoxide you could stand. Some genious had thought it a good idea to mount the unit inside the van cargo area. Oh sure, he ran the exhaust out the deck, but it appears that as an onan ages it only uses the exhaust to emit a portion of the outgasses.
>PTO means Power Take Off, This is a gear box mounted on
>the side of the transmission that will run the hydraulic
>pump to your boom.
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>>I'm looking at buying a bucket truck for splicing, and would like to know the pro's and conn's about PTO's. And does it mean power transmission overide. Thank you for youy help cabl bar.
Re:Pro & Conns About PTO's
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Registered: 1996-2001
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Name:
Mike O'Conner
Name:
Mike O'Conner
Company:
Sweep Specialties
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Sweep Tech, low voltage contractor
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