What do the size dimensions for tractors refer to?
What is a PTO? PTO stands for Power Take Off. It is the splined shaft that extends from the rear of the tractor’s chassis, and provides drive power to rear mounted implements such as mowers and tillers. What is a PTO Over-run Clutch? A PTO Over-run Clutch is a ratcheting mechanism that slips onto the PTO shaft on the back of the tractor, and the driveshaft of your rotary implement slips onto the male end of the clutch. The best way to understand what it does is to understand what happens if you don’t use one. Without the clutch, several undesirable things happen when you’re using a brush mower. 1) Safety: When you want to stop the tractor, and step on the clutch to do so, the momentum of the mower blades will continue turning the mower driveshaft, and in turn, the PTO and transmission of the tractor. This produces “mower push”. It will take several feet for you and the tractor to come to a stop because of this mower push, which is obviously not a safe situation. 2) Convenience: If you’
