PTO 540E

farmerjj

I,v a 540economy pto in my tractor but never use it because I,m not certain what machines its best suited for and how exactly it works?

patsy_mccabe

http://salesmanual.deere.com/sales/salesmanual/en_NA/tractors/2011/feature/hitch_drawbar_and_pto/5000/economy_pto.html

E as in economy. Used for low power requirements like a sprayer for example.

White Clover

farmerjj wrote: »

I,v a 540economy pto in my tractor but never use it because I,m not certain what machines its best suited for and how exactly it works?

Ideal for light PTO jobs like fertiliser spreading, spraying, Tedding, raking etc. Its the one feature I wish my MF4300 had.

Dawggone

farmerjj wrote: »

I,v a 540economy pto in my tractor but never use it because I,m not certain what machines its best suited for and how exactly it works?

It's useful for most low hp jobs...

Low hp jobs are really a measure of the relationship between the tractor and machine. If your tractor can easily do a job at reduced revs and power, then 540e should reduce fuel consumption.

9935452

Dawggone wrote: »

It's useful for most low hp jobs...

Low hp jobs are really a measure of the relationship between the tractor and machine. If your tractor can easily do a job at reduced revs and power, then 540e should reduce fuel consumption.

The boss used to agitate in 540e. The tractor was 185hp at the shaft so it was a low hp job for that tractor

Muckit

Some tractors that arent electronic have a manual lever at the back to change from 540 to 1000 box. 540E l think is got by running in the 1000box@lower revs (according to mark on dash)

9935452

Muckit wrote: »

Some tractors that arent electronic have a manual lever at the back to change from 540 to 1000 box. 540E l think is got by running in the 1000box@lower revs (according to mark on dash)

Normally 540e is a separate gear to 1000
I was told that a deutz agrotron has 540,540e,1000 and 1000e speeds