mikehar
Veteran Member
I have a 57’ Northern Marine trawler that has a pto on the main and one on the gensets. Both PTOs have a clutch. I’m thinking about removing the clutch from the main. The clutch is taking up precious space and it has some potential reliability issues.
The boat uses hydraulics for stabilization, windlass, and thrusters, so it’s hard to imagine a time when I would not want hydraulics when the main is on. There is no issue with the hydraulics stalling the main and when I need more hydraulic hp I can engage the pto on the genset.
Is there any reason to keep the pto clutch in the main?
-mike
The boat uses hydraulics for stabilization, windlass, and thrusters, so it’s hard to imagine a time when I would not want hydraulics when the main is on. There is no issue with the hydraulics stalling the main and when I need more hydraulic hp I can engage the pto on the genset.
Is there any reason to keep the pto clutch in the main?
-mike