4.3 Vibration Control of Ship
4.3 Vibration Control of Ship
4.3 Vibration Control of Ship
Power
Take-Offs
Bulletin HY25-0063-B1/US Understanding Power Take-Offs
Chelsea®
P.T.O. Operation
How P.T.O.s work, gears, gear pitch and gear ratio ............................................................................................. 4
P.T.O. Troubleshooting
Review Exercise ................................................................................................................................................. 22
Power
Take-Off
Unit
A Power Take-Off, or Why use a P.T.O.? Who would consider using a trips per any given unit of
P.T.O. gives a truck versatility wants to unload a truck by permanent scaffold on a time. It can also give
beyond its usual function of the shovel method? Who truck bed for aerial jobs? mobility to equipment
providing transportation for wants to operate a snow A P.T.O. makes it possible needed for relatively short
materials. It directs power plow blade by a hand- to utilize all or a portion of periods at different
to the auxiliary equipment powered winch? How the truck’s engine power locations such as the post
to perform work at the site could we pack trash in the to do these and many hole digger, cable stringer,
and/or enroute. garbage truck? Who more tasks. etc. A P.T.O. eliminates
the need for a second, or
A P.T.O. increases a auxiliary, engine to power
truck’s efficiency by the equipment. The
allowing it to unload faster P.T.O.s simple design and
and, thus, make more rugged construction
makes it cost-efficient and
trouble-free. It requires no
special cooling system,
has no ignition system,
nor requires other routine
engine maintenance. The
relatively smaller size and
greater mounting adapt-
ability of the P.T.O. affords
more space efficiency
when compared to a more
bulky auxiliary engine that
requires valuable truck
bed space and location
arrangement. Both the
initial investment and
operating costs for a
P.T.O. are much lower
than an auxiliary engine.
These advantages make
the P.T.O. the single most
popular auxiliary add-on
for new trucks.
Top Mount
Split Shaft
Flywheel
Crankshaft
Driven
Countershaft
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Bulletin HY25-0063-B1/US Understanding Power Take-Offs
P.T.O. Operation Chelsea®
Pressure
Angle
36
Teeth Driving
6 Inch Gear
Diameter
Gear Pitch:
36 ÷ 6 = 6 24 Teeth
12
Teeth
Gear pitch is the
measure of the size of the
teeth and is determined
by the number of teeth in
a given area. A simple
way of determining gear
pitch is to divide the Driven
number of teeth by the Gear
pitch diameter of the gear.
Therefore, if a gear has
thirty-six teeth and has a
six inch pitch diameter, it Gear ratio is another P.T.O. gear ratio is easy revolutions per minute
has a gear pitch of six. important part of P.T.O. to understand. For example, (R.P.M.). The formula for
Spur P.T.O. gears are operation. The P.T.O. gear when a small gear with determining torque is:
normally identified as five, ratio can actually modify twelve teeth drives a T = Horsepower x 5252 or
six or seven pitch gears. the operating speed of the larger gear with twenty- Speed (R.P.M.)
Gear pitch is vitally engine to the requirements four teeth, it makes one
50 x 5252 = 262.6 lbs.ft. Torque
important since the P.T.O. of the P.T.O.-driven revolution while the other
1000
gear must have the same device. The proper P.T.O. gear has turned only
pitch as the transmission model has the necessary halfway. The speed of the
The larger gear turned
gear in order to function torque capacity and larger gear is only half
only half as fast as the
properly. operating speed that most that of the smaller gear,
small gear. To measure its
clearly meets the needs of and even though the
torque:
the application. speed of the larger gear is
less, the torque or twisting 50 x 5252 = 525.2 lbs.ft. Torque
force is twice that of the 500
smaller gear. or twice that of the small
gear.
The gear ratio is
determined by dividing the If however, the situation
number of teeth in the was reversed with the larger
driven gear by the number gear driving the smaller gear,
of teeth in the driving gear the small gear would rotate
(24 ÷ 12 for a gear ratio of twice as fast as the larger
2 to 1). gear, but the torque would
rotate twice as fast as the
Although the gear ratio larger gear, but the torque
in the example given is 2 would only be half as great.
to 1, the change in torque
is 1 to 2. This is arrived at
by dividing the number of
teeth in the driven gear:
12 ÷ 24 = 1 to 2. Assume
the engine horsepower is
50 and the speed of the
small gear is 1000
True or False
____ 1. The three basic ____ 7. For gears to mesh ____ 11. A P.T.O. may ____ 14. The most
parts of a P.T.O. are the properly, they should be require a different assem- common P.T.O. in America
case, shaft, and gears. the same pitch, size and bly arrangement to clear is the Countershaft P.T.O.
type. the chassis or frame, and
____ 2. The two types of to improve P.T.O. shaft ____ 15. The P.T.O. gear
gears that can be found in ____ 8. Torque is the alignment. ratio will modify the output
P.T.O.s are spur and twisting power or force speed of the engine to the
helical gears. necessary to overcome ____ 12. The benefit of requirement of the driven
resistance. the Chelsea Countershaft device.
____ 3. A helical gear has P.T.O. is that there are no
teeth that are cut straight ____ 9. If the horsepower meshing input gears and, ____ 16. A P.T.O. will not
across the gear parallel to is constant, the more consequently, no backlash increase a vehicle’s
the rotation axis. R.P.M.s a P.T.O. shaft to adjust. horsepower.
turns the greater the
____ 4. There are two torque will be. ____ 13. All P.T.O. gears ____ 17. If a gear has 35
types of helical gears ... are in constant mesh with teeth and a diameter of 5
right and left-handed. ____ 10. In a heavy-duty the transmission output inches, then its pitch is 5.
application, where full gear.
____ 5. A right-handed engine power is required, ____ 18. If a small gear
helical gear in a P.T.O. will a top mount P.T.O. should has 15 teeth and drives a
only mesh with the other be used. gear with 45 teeth, then
right-handed gears. the gear ratio is 3:1.
Split Shaft
PTO
Answers:
1-T; 2-T; 3-F; 4-T; 5-F; 6-F; 7-F; 8-T; 9-F; 10-T; 11-T; 12-T; 13-F;
14-F; 15-T; 16-T; 17-F; 18-T.
If all vehicles were one-speed, single-gear application sheet will help The second step, after
created and designed units to extra-heavy-duty you organize your you have the transmission
equally, there would be no units, units with reverse information and make this make and model, is to
problem in selecting the operation, and even those task much easier. refer to the Chelsea®
correct P.T.O. You could with two speeds forward Applications Catalog for
simply ask for one. But and one reverse. The form first calls for a listing of the P.T.O.s that
have you ever gone into a determining the make and will fit your particular
hardware store and just To begin analyzing any model of transmission transmission. Next a
asked for a hammer? You P.T.O. application, you being used. The information number of questions need
know how the salesman need to determine the is available from the to be answered concern-
probably responded? necessary technical identification tag found ing the particulars of your
“ ‘What are you going to information about its work located on most transmis- P.T.O. application. . . . .
use it for?’ ‘What weight and the installation sion cases.
do you want?’ ‘Do you
want a tempered, forged
requirements. A P.T.O. Locate
or cast head?’ ‘Fiberglass Transmission Tag
or wooded handle?’ ”
Selection of a P.T.O.
requires the same kind of
job analysis but is some-
what more detailed and
technical.
Pressure Lubed
P.T.O.
is important to remember
to read the footnotes.
Some transmissions may
not be able to withstand
the torque capacity of the
P.T.O. and its application
Lubricant or some other unique
Hose feature of the unit may be
pointed out by the foot-
notes.
True or False
____ 1. A P.T.O. is se- ____ 5. In a continuous ____ 8. P.T.O. adapter ____ 11. When specifying
lected to match a vehicle’s duty application, to assemblies can never be a P.T.O., it is a safe bet to
transmission gears rather identify the increased used on automatic specify units that meet or
than its engine horse- torque handling require- transmissions because exceed the torque ratings
power. ment of a P.T.O. divide the they do not have pres- required for the applica-
torque required by .7. sure-lubricated design tion.
____ 2. For proper P.T.O. features.
selection, it is important to ____ 6. The direction of a ____ 12. Any P.T.O. will
know the horsepower P.T.O.s rotation will affect ____ 9. Footnotes in accept the full power
requirement of the P.T.O.- the torque rating. Chelsea P.T.O. catalogs output of a transmission.
operated equipment. indicate a price change
____ 7. Only those P.T.O.s for particular units. ____ 13. To put a P.T.O.
____ 3. If the P.T.O.s that have the capability for into reverse, simply shift
speed is 1000 R.P.M. and pressure lubrication can ____ 10. The first step the transmission into
the engine speed is 1500 be specified for automatic when specifying a P.T.O. reverse.
R.P.M., then the percent- transmissions. is to ask whether a six-
age of P.T.O. to engine bolt or eight-bolt unit is ____ 14. Air-operated
speed is 75%. needed. control is not available for
a single-gear P.T.O.
____ 4. If a P.T.O. is in
operation more than five ____ 15. Reverse speeds
minutes of every fifteen, are available for most
then the torque handling P.T.O. models.
capability of the P.T.O.
must be increased.
Side
Mount
Answers:
1-T; 2-T; 3-F; 4-T; 5-T; 6-F; 7-T; 8-T; 9-F; 10-F; 11-T;
12-F; 13-F; 14-F; 15-F.
1/2 Inch
Either
Way
From
Opening
Center
Backlash
Line .006-.012”
Too Tight:
Whining
Backlash
.006-.012”
The basic installation of Next, (if you’re working Install spring over Next, the shift valve can
a Chelsea Countershaft with a 540 unit) install the countershaft extension. be installed in the cab
P.T.O. is simple. First, long studs in the back of NOTE: Make sure spring using the template and
remove the bearing cap the case. is installed against the instructions found in the
that covers the extended bearing of the transmis- Installation Manual. Add
countershaft at the rear of sion. the prescribed amount of
the transmission. lubrication and run the
unit for a few minutes to
check for leaks. Then
check the lube level from
the transmission oil
reservoir.
Driveshaft
Direct
Mounting
Standard
Output
Shaft
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True or False
____ 1. There are no ____ 10. When installing a ____ 14. After a P.T.O. ____ 18. An imbalanced
standard P.T.O. openings P.T.O., be sure the has been installed, add P.T.O. driveshaft can
on most transmissions. opening on the transmis- extra oil to the transmis- cause vibration in the
sion is protected while the sion depending on the driven equipment and the
____ 2. The standard gasket is being removed. size of the P.T.O. P.T.O.
location of the P.T.O. drive
gear is a half-inch to the ____ 11. Copper gaskets ____ 15. The Chelsea ____ 19. The 4 basic
front or rear of the P.T.O. are used to prevent rust Countershaft P.T.O. does assembly arrangements
opening. under the capscrew not need to be adjusted affect the direction of the
heads. for backlash during shaft and the position of
____ 3. A six-bolt P.T.O. installation. the gears.
can be installed in an ____ 12. Avoid contact of
eight-bolt P.T.O. opening any gasket sealant with ____ 16. All Chelsea ____ 20. The gear in a
by using an adapter plate. the automatic transmission Countershaft P.T.O.s are P.T.O. can be changed
fluid in automatic trans- air shifted. from spur to helical, or
____ 4. Eight-bolt P.T.O.s missions. vice versa.
are used only in low-torque ____ 17. If a P.T.O.
and light-duty applications. ____ 13. If a clattering driveshaft is used to
noise is heard after a transmit power from the
____ 5. Filler blocks and P.T.O. has been installed, P.T.O. to the driven device,
adapter gear assemblies add more gaskets until it must contain sufficient
eliminate the need for the noise is eliminated. “slip movement” to
gaskets when mounting change length during
a P.T.O. operation.
Answers:
1-F; 2-T; 3-T; 4-F; 5-F; 6-T; 7-T; 8-T; 9-F; 10-T; 11-F; 12-
T; 13-F; 14-T; 15-T; 16-T; 17-T; 18-T; 19-T; 20-T.
The first place to look satisfactory for the job being P.T.O. can normally be pattern will occur on the
when troubleshooting a done. A P.T.O. works best identified immediately by gear teeth. These patterns
P.T.O. failure is in the when it is properly specified the sound it makes. It will will lead to fatigue and
application itself. Repeated for the transmission and job “whine” if installed to early tooth failure. To help
or premature failure may be requirement. tightly, or “clatter” if it is prevent this from occur-
a sign of an incorrect installed to loosely. ring, always test the P.T.O.
application. This can be If the P.T.O. was cor- Sometimes, the vehicle for noise just after it is
discovered by using the rectly specified and then itself may contribute installed.
Chelsea HY25-3001/US failed prematurely, there enough noise to mask the
General Information are two likely causes: sound of the P.T.O. and Whatever the reason for
Catalog or HY25-3000/US improper installation and/ one may not notice the a P.T.O. failure, there will
Applications Catalog. or operator misuse. These problem. be confusion over who, or
Check to see if the proper are tough problems what, is at fault. More than
P.T.O. was specified for the because they involve If a problem is allowed likely the product will be
transmission, then find out if people as well as product. to continue, then damage blamed. Although the
the torque handling capa- An improperly installed to the P.T.O. will result. A P.T.O. cannot defend itself,
bilities of the P.T.O. are unit that has been its failed parts will tell a
mounted to loosely could story.
result in broken gear
teeth. A unit that is
Exploded View mounted too tightly
of Typical PTO could result in prema-
ture wear to the gear
teeth. Also, when a P.T.O.
is installed without
enough filler blocks,
spacers, or gaskets
between it and the
transmission, a deep wear
Remember, a lever-
operated shift linkage
Undershifting allows
One of the most serious should not be connected Seals and O-Rings may
incomplete gear tooth
problems a P.T.O. can suffer to a wire shift cover. The cause special problems in
contact with the driver
is a cracked case. This mechanical advantage of P.T.O. operations. Im-
gear. This means only
condition can lead to oil loss the lever is often too proper installation or heat
part of the tooth width is
and eventual transmission great for the wire shift build-up can cause
transmitting the torque
failure. Improper installation, cover and could severely O-Rings and seals to fail
and R.P.M. during P.T.O.
poorly torqued bolts, or an damage it. Also inversely, prematurely. Once seals
operation. This situation
unsupported direct mount don’t use a cable with a or O-Rings fail, they
can lead to gear failure or
pump can cause such a lever shift cover. The should be replaced. The
it could cause the P.T.O. to
problem. A P.T.O. case can cable isn’t capable of proper procedure for
jump out of gear. These
also be damaged by foreign transmitting the force installing these parts is to
two problems can be
objects meshing between necessary to shift a lever lubricate them first so they
overcome by checking
the gear teeth, severe mechanism. will easily slide on the
linkage adjustments and
shock load, or even hitting proper operator training. shaft.
an obstacle in the road.
True or False
____ 1. A correctly ____ 7. A damaged gear ____ 12. If a direct mount ____ 17. When checking
specified P.T.O. usually should be replaced pump is over forty a P.T.O. for vibration,
fails because of improper immediately or it will pounds, use copper always remove the
installation or operator damage other gears in a washers on the flange driveline first, and run the
abuse. P.T.O. or transmission. bolts to prevent leaks. unit before inspecting it.
____ 2. An improperly ____ 8. “Shock load” ____ 13. Never connect a ____ 18. Erratic operation
installed P.T.O. can occurs when the R.P.M. lever-operated linkage to of an air clutch P.T.O. is
usually be identified by demands on a P.T.O. are a wire-shift cover of a usually a sign of age in
the sound it makes. greater than the unit was P.T.O. the P.T.O.
designed to take.
____ 3. A unit that is ____ 14. Overshifting a ____ 19. Excessive heat
mounted too loosely could ____ 9. P.T.O. shafts are P.T.O. causes the shifter build-up will have little
result in broken gear teeth invulnerable to operator fork to press against a effect on an air clutch
and one that is too tight abuse because they are P.T.O. gear during opera- operated P.T.O.
could result in premature stronger than P.T.O. gears. tion.
gear wear. ____ 20. The gears of a
____ 10. The speed and ____ 15. A worn shifter P.T.O. are of the same
____ 4. The best way to operating angle of a P.T.O. poppet hole can cause a quality as a vehicle’s
test for P.T.O. noise is to shaft will affect its phasing P.T.O. to jump out of gear. transmission gears.
ask the vehicle operator if and cause the shaft to
he hears anything un- become unbalanced. ____ 16. Undershifting a
usual when he uses a P.T.O. allows incomplete
P.T.O. ____ 11. Always use wire gear tooth contact with
locking stud kits on the driven gear.
____ 5. Pitting of gear bottom mounted P.T.O.s
teeth is usually an abnor- to prevent them from
mal wear pattern. coming loose.
Answers:
1-T; 2-T; 3-T; 4-F; 5-F; 6-T; 7-T; 8-F; 9-F; 10- F; 11-T;
12-F; 13-T; 14-T; 15-T; 16-T; 17-T; 18-F; 19-F; 20-T.
Deep Mount—P.T.O.
Aperture—Standard Backlash—clearance whose design permits its Helical Gear—A gear
S.A.E. size opening on needed between the input gear to extend whose teeth are cut on an
either side of the trans- meshing of two gears to further into the transmis- angle diagonally across
mission which permits the permit quiet, smooth sion case to permit direct the gear either with a right
installation of a Power operation. Recommended contact with the transmis- or left-hand slant. In order
Take-Off. May be either distance is .006 to .012.” sion output gear. for helical gears to mate,
six or eight-bolt opening. This is checked at pitch one must slant to the
line. Engine Speed—Revolu- right. . . the other to the
tions per minute of engine left.
Constant Mesh— crankshaft which deter-
Relation of two or more mines the speed available Horsepower—A measure
gears which always rotate to the transmission or of the capacity for doing
in continual contact with P.T.O. work per unit of time. One
each other. horsepower is the energy
required to lift 550 lbs.,
Adapter Gear—A single one foot in one second.
gear assembly which
transmits torque between
the transmission output
gear and the P.T.O. input
gear. Used when the
Filler Block—Fiber or
distance between gears is
metal plate of various
too great to permit direct
thicknesses, assembled
meshing, or to reverse
between the transmission Idler Shaft—Normally the
P.T.O. rotation.
and the P.T.O. for the shaft that the input gear
purpose of extending the rotates on. Transmits
Assembly Arrange-
distance between drive power to the output gear
ment— Refers to the
and input gears to permit and shaft.
location of the output
proper meshing.
shaft in relation to the
gear. The preferred Intermittent Operation—
Gear Ratio—The relation- Normally a stop-and-go
arrangement is with the
ship of the number of operation, such as five
output shaft to the rear.
teeth on the output gear minutes on/fifteen minutes
to those on the input gear. off, ten minutes on/30
For example, a gear of 45 minutes off. If heat builds
teeth driven by one up through repeated
containing 15 teeth would activity (through repeated
provide a ratio of 3:1. cycling operations or high
Hence, a gear of 15 teeth loads), the activity ceases
driven by one containing to become intermittent
45 teeth would have a and would then be classi-
gear ratio of 1:3. fied as continuous
operation.