[AJD] JD B with "live" PTO?!?

[Bruce Mahr]

Louis: I think trying to sort this from this seller would be like beating 
your head against the wall. Following is his reply back to me.
"The PTO is an intigrated part of the transmision.  There is no way this 
could have been added.  There is two styles of B's made this year."

Bruce Mahr

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis R Godena" <louisgodena at ids.net>
To: "Antique John Deere mailing list" 
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Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: [AJD] JD B with "live" PTO?!?


> Yes, I would be very interested to know if and how he pulled it off.   I 
> mean, "live" PTO on the JD letter series is sort of like the Seven Cities 
> of Gold,  often wished-for, never seen (to my knowledge, at least); the 
> very stuff of legend.
>
> Louis G
>
> PS: My uncle's '51 "B", when I got it, had a few broken teeth on various 
> gears, occasioned I am told by the fact that the Wisconsin engine on his 
> "14-T" rode the Owl Hoot Trail one summer and, rather than give up that 
> baler,  he created a "live" PTO by merely kicking it out of gear at the 
> appropriate times.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bruce Mahr" <martian at winco.net>
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> Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 1:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [AJD] JD B with "live" PTO?!?
>
>
>> Louis: I emailed the seller asking how this tractor would have live PTO. 
>> I'll let you know the response I get.
>>
>> Bruce Mahr
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Louis R Godena" <louisgodena at ids.net>
>> To: "Antique John Deere mailing list" 
>> <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2005 10:57 AM
>> Subject: [AJD] JD B with "live" PTO?!?
>>
>>
>> ebay item #7526125332
>>
>> Is this possible?   Or is the lucky buyer going to develop a sore foot by 
>> continually kicking it out of gear the first time he puts a baler on 
>> it?:-)
>>
>> Louis G
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