Thanks for the info Dave.

My point about the 1:2 ratio is the big gear turns 1 time and the little gear on the output shaft turns 2 times in relation to each other. How that relates to anything else is beyond me...

I do have other PTO's that came off of SM420's and they have the same size large gear directly connected to the output shaft (only one gear in the PTO) which would make the output shaft turn slower than the unit mentioned above.

Do some pumps require a higher rpm to work correctly?

Thanks again for your insite.

Mike B smile


Mike Boteler

1956 Chevy 3100 Resto Rod
1952 Willys M38 Army Jeep
1983 Jeep CJ7 Laredo
1984 Jeep CJ7
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Silver Spring, MD