a device that transfers power from an engine (as in a tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer)
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pto::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | power takeoff |
| Type of | device |
Examples of pto
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Batina Kistner is Tom Joy's PTO president and a regular volunteer at the school.
From the tennessean.com
Two years ago the PTO did not exist at McGavock, Principal Sharon Williams said.
From the tennessean.com
He has been president of the Mount Rainier Elementary School PTO for five years.
From the washingtonpost.com
The PTO has dismissed these concerns, listing detailed responses on its website.
From the newscientist.com
Parents Jameka Usher and Shatoiya Sparks want to establish a PTO at the school.
From the tennessean.com
Having fun raising funds Northside teachers served as cheerleaders for the PTO?
From the kentucky.com
At a March 2011 meeting, she asked administrators to use the PTO as a resource.
From the dailyherald.com
The Moore faculty and staff certainly appreciate the PTO and parent volunteers.
From the tennessean.com
But late last year, the PTO voted to end its formal relationship with the Scouts.
From the stltoday.com
- Power takeoff: a device that transfers power from an engine (as in a tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer)
- (PTOS) The Patent and Trademark Office Society (PTOS) is an American society of intellectual property professionals established in 1917. ...
- United States Patent and Trademark Office, usually abbreviated USPTO; Please turn over (written at the end of the text on a page to say that it continues overleaf); Parent teacher organization; Paid time off; power take-off, a powered shaft for driving auxiliary equipment
- Power Take Off. A separate method of using the tractors horsepower for running various implements. Usually a shaft is connected between the PTO and the implement to turn whatever gearbox the implement may have. ...
- Power Take Off, unit bolts onto transfer case (usually), incorporates a dog clutch and is used to drive a winch or other special equipment.
- Device used to transmit engine power to auxiliary equipment. A PTO often drives a hydraulic pump, which can power a dump body, concrete mixer or refuse packer. Some designs mount to a standard opening on the transmission, while others attach at the front or rear of the engine.
- Power take-off equipment. Any equipment mounted on a truck which operates off of the mechanical power of the engine. Would not include hydraulic equipment powered by electricity.
- The point(s) of attachment for mower blades and other powered attachments found on riding mower and tractors. PTO controls on late-model zero-turn-radius mowers are electric.
- Participating Transmission Owner; a utility holding the controlling transmission assets in a given area, possibly as part of a transco or ISO
