First Live PTO

First Live PTO 1947 There is still some debate on which compay introduced the first independent or live PTO, but the Oliver 88 is credited with being the first mass produced U.S. built tractor with such a feature. Confusing things even more, Minneapolis Moline is said to have developed one that was never marketed. However, Cockshutt was the first to receive the credit when the company tested the Model 30 at the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory. No longer did the PTO stop operating when the operator pushed in the clutch to stop ground travel. Within a matter of months, the innovation was adopted by every tractor company that could find a way to incorporate it into its powertrain.