WHAT’S AT STAKE?

A power take-off (PTO) shaft transfers mechanical power from a tractor to an implement. Some PTO-driven equipment is operated from the tractor seat, but many types of farm equipment, such as elevators, grain augers, silage blowers are operated in a stationary position, enabling an operator to leave the tractor and move in the vicinity of the implement.

WHAT’S THE DANGER?

GENERAL A PTO shaft rotates at a speed of either 540 rpm (9 rotations per second) or 1,000 rpm (16.6 rotations per second). At these speeds, a person’s limb can be pulled into and wrapped around a PTO stub or […]