Chelsea Products Division offers these safety instructions for those operating and maintaining PTOs.
General safety information
To prevent injury and/or damage to the equipment:
- Read carefully all owner's manuals, service manuals and/or other instructions.
- Always follow proper procedures and use proper tools and safety equipment.
- Be sure to receive proper training,
- Never work alone while under a vehicle or while repairing or maintaining equipment.
- Always use proper components in applications for which they are approved.
- Be sure to assemble components properly.
- Never use worn out or damaged components.
- Always block any raised or moving device that may injure a person working on or under a vehicle.
- Never operate the controls of the PTO or other driven equipment from any position that could result in getting caught in the moving machinery.
Output shaft rotation
The PTO output shaft rotation could cause unexpected movement of the driven equipment, resulting in serious personal injury, death or equipment damage. To avoid this possibility:
- Driven equipment must have separate controls.
- The driven equipment must be left in the disengaged position when not in operation.
- Do not operate the driven equipment until the vehicle is allowed to warm up.
Rotating auxiliary driveshafts
Rotating auxiliary driveshafts are dangerous as they can snag clothes, skin, hair, hands, etc., and this can cause serious injury or death. To avoid this risk:
- Do not go under the vehicle when the engine is running.
- Do not work on or near an exposed shaft when the engine is running.
- Shut off the engine before working on the PTO or driven equipment.
- Exposed rotating driveshafts must be guarded.
