The 4 speed tranny is pretty generic on the medium to large AD Chevy trucks.
I checked ebay search engine for "vintage pto" or "old pto" and found lots of stuff. Sometimes you'll find old catalogs of the aforementioned brands (Spicer, Eaton, Chelsea) and they will have crosslistings to tell ya what fits. I dont often buy stuff on ebay, I just like to see what's available.
I imagine almost anything hydraulic can be driven from a pto that can couple to its output shaft. With the right shaft and RPM the 100 HP or so a Stovebolt puts out ought to compare with lots of little bobcats or skidsteers. I even wonder about using some sort of co-axial cable power shaft to make gentle bends in the routing? Also, a simple hydraulic lift gate would be cool to help load stuff....or a log splitter...or.... the "jeep guys" run welders and even hook up chain sprockets to their PTO's ...on & on.
My 1947 COE has a Spicer Model XC-7 PTO that is huge compared to my 1952 COE Chelsea 450A. This makes me wonder what the Spicer PTO was used for on my semi-tractor COE?
Well, maybe somebody who has more experience using the PTO's can relate whether they can be operated when the transmission gear is engaged. I think I have used them "in gear" when I was spreading loads of rock, but I cant remember. Seems I was creeping in 1st gear WITH the PTO lifting the dump bed so its very likely.
john
1952 coe
1947 coe
[ 12-03-2001: Message edited by: lil' johnny ]
