Yes, some PTO's have two directions. Usually pushing all the way in on knob
will put pto in Nuetral and out
will make it spin. You need clutch in when doing this and still may have
grinding or have to "play" with clutch to
let out some and get trans rolling to engage. I guess on two-direction type,
maybe N is in middle and in for one and
out for other direction. You sure their isn't just a lever out on bed
somewhere to change a gearbox or something?
Doesn't your "load" come crashing down when you pry on the clutch or
whatever? Pretty dangerous I'ld say.
This fella here has lots of old COE's with wreckers, try to call him. He'll
talk your leg off!
Spanky Hardy
Burlington, NC
336-222-8080
Sounds like "Operator Error" to me! HA!
G. L. Perry
Huntington, IN 46750
glperry@fwi.com
Big AD trucks, COE
MM tractors and 1 Oliver!
----- Original Message -----
From: <kevin.s.brown@gm.com>
To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 9:36 AM
Subject: [oletrucks] '49 Chevy Power takeoff question - does it go forwards
AND backwords?
> Excuse my ignorance, I've never really messed with anything that is driven
> mechanically off of a truck power takeoff (I've either used hydraulic
> controls or played around with my old tractor - both of which are a
> different breed of animal)! I was driving the '49 Chevy 3/4 wrecker
around
> this weekend (the one that we got a week ago) and using the winch and boom
> to move some other old trucks around when I ran in to a problem - I can
> raise stuff up with the winch (it raised a '50 1 ton Dodge truck up with
no
> problem) but there is no way to lower the load without disengaging the
> clutch on the winch (which you have to do with a crowbar when there is a
> load on it). The winch is a Braden worm drive winch (sorry I didn't get a
> model number) driven off of the power takeoff on the truck's transmission.
> When I looked at Braden's web site this morning and looked at their
generic
> service manual it appears that you are supposed to run the winch both
> directions using the drive unit and you are absolutely NOT supposed to
> lower the load by disengaging the clutch. I didn't think that I was doing
> the right thing yesterday but when I tried pulling the PTO knob out of the
> dash (from what seems to be its "neutral" position) it seemed to grind
the
> gears and not engage anything - it works fine when I push it in to the
> dash. Should the PTO run two different directions???? Thanks!
>
> Kevin Brown
> '49 Chevy 3/4 ton wrecker
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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