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Why would anyone want to pull tanker trailers (as opposed to dry van)?

Discussion in 'Tanker, Bulk and Dump Trucking Forum' started by expedite_it, Jul 11, 2022.

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  1. Jul 17, 2022 #51
    Bean Jr.

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    Power Take Off.

    I too find it difficult to understand that a million miler never heard the term pto. I don't drive tanker, but I know what a blower and pump are.
     
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  3. Jul 17, 2022 #52
    expedite_it

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    What are these situations in the real world in which a company driver who pulls dry van trailers would need to know what PTO stands for?
     
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  4. Jul 17, 2022 #53
    Dave1837

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    Ground up coal
     
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  5. Jul 17, 2022 #54
    IH Truck Guy

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  7. Jul 17, 2022 #55
    expedite_it

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    In 8 years of dry van and reefer trucking, i have never heard anyone say "i hope the PTO works on this lift so we get our van trailer back."

    I don't think i have ever even been unloaded by a machine like that in my entire career.
     
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  8. Jul 17, 2022 #56
    expedite_it

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    Maybe this should be in Ripley's Believe-It-Or-Not.
     
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  9. Jul 17, 2022 #57
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  10. Jul 17, 2022 #58
    Cattleman84

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    Used to unload bulk potatoes like that all the time. But a stationary lift like that wouldnt have a PTO... It would have a dedicated Hydraulic pump... It's not "Taking Power Off" of anything. A PTO is a gearbox that "takes power off" the truck transmission in order to operate another piece of equipment, usually a pump or blower.
     
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  12. Jul 17, 2022 #60
    lester

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    Google.com. it's very helpful to look up words or phrases you are unfamiliar with
     
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