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 ...

In a macabre moment frozen in time, Carl Lucas stared as a PTO shaft devoured his shirttail and pulled him toward the edge of horror. Blink to a blur, the spinning steel sucked Lucas off his feet and ...

Faulty PTO (Power Take Off) shafts can lead to horrific farm accidents but low cost protective measures are easy to implement, writes our expert in this step by step PTO safety cover guide Every new ...

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 ...

The measure will provide a financial contribution to participating farmers covering 60% of the eligible cost of PTO shaft covers. Over the past decade (2014–2023), farm vehicles and machinery ...

Accidents involving pto shafts have maimed and killed many farmers and farm workers over the years, but two new simple protection products could save lives. Manufactuered by Irish firm Reliance ...

A ground-breaking farm safety scheme pioneered by Devon young farmers in tribute to one of their members is to be rolled out nationally. The Growing Safer Farmers scheme was launched earlier this year ...