Re: I gave some bad information


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Posted by Clint Dixon [74.206.63.42] on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 09:34:08 :

In Reply to: Re: I gave some bad information posted by Vaughn [99.110.87.50] on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at 00:12:40 :

Many tractors had similar rear PTO drivelines consisting of propeller shafts and pillow blocks. Not all splined shafts exited directly out of the axle housing.

The Power-Wagon pillow block and spline shaft met all the rest of the applicable A.S.A.E. standards:

- Number of splines on PTO shaft
- Combined spline diameters (nominal, large, and small)
- Shape of splines
- Length of splines
- Spherical clearance between end of spline shaft and nearest stationary part of the vehicle
- Retaining through hole diameter and location
- Auxiliary retaining groove radius and location
- Shaft speed and direction of rotation
- Vertical distance from end of spline shaft to hitch point
- Horizontal distance from end of spline shaft to hitch point
- Location of spline shaft about center line of vehicle
- Vertical distance of hitch point to ground as well as all the hitch point specific dimensions.

The only line item that appears to have been overlooked is the requirement that the hitch point and the axis of the spline shaft locked into lateral alignment. One may also consider that the Power-Wagon was not produced with the required shielding "for that portion of the power line that is furnished as part of the driven machine." These shields had their own specified dimensions. It is thought that the tailgate may have qualified as proper shielding.

I had not considered the u-joint angle within the rear propeller shafts. I believe you are correct. The Detroit u-joint and yoke arrangement was not designed to work at the same angles commonly found on competitor's designs.

As you mention, the Power-Wagon was designed around parts already in production, but a lot of the rear PTO and drawbar parts were unique to the civilian Power-Wagon and used no where else.

Junior




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