The first gasoline traction engines were designed to provide belt power for threshing machines. A drawbar was provided, but was only used to pull the threshing machine between farms or similar light ...

An over running coupler (ORC) is basically a ratchet that attaches to your power take off (PTO) shaft and the drive shaft of your implement attaches to it. In older tractors the PTO shaft (when ...

A PTO, or "power take-off" system transfers some of an engine's power to other equipment, such as the mower deck of a lawn mower. While PTO systems are best known for powering farm equipment such as ...

BERRIEN COUNTY — A Watervliet man was killed when his clothing became wrapped up in a tractor’s power takeoff and he was pulled into the equipment, according to Michigan State Police. This was called ...