Pto Shaft Cover And Pto Shaft Cap; Using Stationary Pto - Kubota BX231D Operator's Manual

POWER TAKE-OFF (PTO)
(1) PTO clutch lever
(A) On (engage)
NOTE :
• The tractor engine will not start if the PTO-
clutch-lever is in the engaged (on
• When you stand up from the seat with the PTO-
clutch-lever at the engaged (on
the engine will stop regardless of the position
of the PTO select lever. This is because that
the tractor is equipped with operator-presence-
control-system (OPC).
3. PTO shaft cover and PTO shaft
cap
WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death:
• Before connecting or disconnecting a drive
shaft to PTO shaft, be sure that the engine is
off and raise up the PTO-shaft-cover.
Afterward be sure to return the PTO shaft cover
to the normal position.
IMPORTANT :
• The universal joint of the PTO-drive-shaft is
technically limited in its moving angle. Refer to
the PTO Drive Shaft Instructions for proper use.
Keep the PTO-shaft-cover in place at all times. Keep
the PTO-shaft-cap when the PTO is not in use.
60
(B) Off (disengage)
) position.
) position,
(1) PTO shaft cover

4. Using stationary PTO

To park the tractor and use the PTO system for chipper
or pump, for example, start the PTO system in the
following steps.
1. Apply the parking brake and place blocks at the
tyres.
2. Make sure that all shift levers are in their neutral
position, and start the engine.
3. Set the PTO-select-lever to the Rear-PTO (Rear
only) position.
4. Push the stationary-PTO-switch.
(1) Stationary PTO switch
5. Set the PTO-clutch-lever to the on (engage)
position.
PTO OPERATION
(2) PTO shaft cap
(A) Push on-off
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