[Ditch Baby]

i scored a 1356 for free, and it has the PTO coverplate on it... other than a winch, what can i use this for?

 

[Steve83]

Hydraulic pump, any mechanical gear drive, PTO generator, belly mower...

 

[Bronco Rob]

Hydraulic pump, any mechanical gear drive, PTO generator, belly mower...

120'' mowing deck, that'd be sweet. Think you can run a loader off that too.

 

[Ditch Baby]

think i can use it for OBA?

 

[BRONCFOOT]

120'' mowing deck, that'd be sweet. Think you can run a loader off that too.

Put me down for a set of plans for the loader!:clap

 

[Bronco4Life]

think i can use it for OBA?

Sure, just try and find a hydro driven air pump... they're not too common I don't think, because most people just use a belt driven air pump...

 

[Larston]

I think a bigger question is: Does anyone even make a PTO to fit that case?

 

[Steve83]

It's a standard PTO output; any bolt-on PTO adapter will fit it. Look at #38.

 

[Gacknar]

Sighn me up for the belly mower.

 

[adrianspeeder]

I think a bigger question is: Does anyone even make a PTO to fit that case?

Has to be for all the 80s-90s dumptrucks and such with the 1356.

Adrianspeeder

 

[Ditch Baby]

hmmm searching around found a few companies like this

http://www.vanair.com

though none of them say if it will directly work with a PTO... do you think OBA would be safe under there with the T-case with mud, dirt, and stuff?

 

[Switch]

It's a standard PTO output; any bolt-on PTO adapter will fit it. Look at #38.

My ZF tranny has two of those covers, one on each side. I always wondered what they were for.

James

 

[Bronco Rob]

though none of them say if it will directly work with a PTO... do you think OBA would be safe under there with the T-case with mud, dirt, and stuff?

I'd be skeered to do that, and i don't even wheel mine that much, what about running it in cab?

 

[RLKBOB]

Even if you could get or fab up an OBA to use with it it wouldn't come in very handy for long. Since it's on the output of the trans it's only gonna be turning when you're moving, you won't be able to replace any air you use while sitting there idling like a belt driven unit. I can't think of a single situation where it would be beneficial to use a little air then drive around a little bit, then use a little more air, then drive around some more.............

 

[Ditch Baby]

i have this PTO capability, i dont like having things i dont use, i dont want to use it for a winch for the main reason, if the truck dies, i cant use the winch.

i could to it like every body else and use the belt, but i dont like having all that crap in my engine bay.

edit- the PTO dosent spin with the t-case in neutral? im just wondering why they even made these things PTO capable

 

[Dustball]

Even if you could get or fab up an OBA to use with it it wouldn't come in very handy for long. Since it's on the output of the trans it's only gonna be turning when you're moving, you won't be able to replace any air you use while sitting there idling like a belt driven unit. I can't think of a single situation where it would be beneficial to use a little air then drive around a little bit, then use a little more air, then drive around some more.............

You're supposed to put the t-case in neutral to use the PTO.

 

[Gacknar]

You're supposed to put the t-case in neutral to use the PTO.

:stupid
I knew a guy with a K-5 that had a PTO driven bed winch.

The only time I ever rode with him he got stuck in a pit. When he used the winch to pull himself out it broke.

He blamed me becouse "the Ford guy was in the Blazer" when it broke.

:histerica :histerica

 

[Bronco Rob]

I wonder if it's like the old PTO that we had in the wreckers I used to drive. The damn thing was a pain the butt to engage and would hop out in the middle of using the winch on the truck.

 

[RLKBOB]

You're supposed to put the t-case in neutral to use the PTO.

ah ha, that's why there's a neutral position on the x'fer case. See it's true you really can learn something new everyday.

 

[Steve83]

Yep - the ZF is a HD trans, made for HD work, so it has 2 PTO plates. My NP435 has one. It's a quick way to ID a strong transmission. You'll never see an M5OD or SROD with a PTO. :histerica