Product Manual

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Installing PTO shaft
If the guard for the power take-off shaft is not factory installed when the generator is
shipped:
 The PTO shaft guard must be properly attached to the generator gearbox before the
generator is started up.
 The PTO shaft end from the gearbox has a diameter of 1-3/8 inch and a 6-spline fitting
(6-spline drive shaft).
 Push the PTO shaft onto the PTO shaft ends of the gearbox and tractor respectively,
and engage.
1 Generator PTO shaft end
2 Tractor PTO shaft end
PTO shaft joint angles
 Keep generator PTO shaft end (1) and tractor PTO shafts (2) parallel as viewed from
above and from the sides of the shafts.
 Maintain PTO shaft joint angles equal and as small as possible.
Checking the gearbox, oil level inspection
 Be sure the gearbox is filled with the correct amount of gear oil before the generator is
used for the first time (see the “Maintenance section” for instructions).