Tractor PTO Shaft Monitoring System
Tractor PTO Shaft Monitoring System
Farm Smarter with Agricultural Equipment Monitoring
Our Power Take Off Shaft Torque & Power Monitoring System, part of Datum’s Smart Farming Solutions, will monitor and log the torque, shaft speed and transmitted power accurately when testing new systems driven from all standard PTO Shafts.
The PTO Connect is a contactless rotary torque transducer. The transducer measures torque strain in the shaft via an on-shaft microprocessor circuit, which also measures shaft rotational speed.
The torque and speed data is transmitted to the stationary part via a contactless method and is transmitted to the DCI (Datum Connect Interface). The DCI has a USB data connection which can be connected to a Laptop or PC running Datum Connect software which allows the display and logging of Torque, Speed and Power data.
Key Features
Datum Smart Farming Solutions
The tractor’s PTO or stub shaft transfers power from the tractor to the PTO-driven machine or implement. Power transfer is accomplished by connecting a drive shaft from the machinery to the tractor’s PTO stub shaft. Common examples include elevators, grain augers and silage blowers. The PTO and drive shaft rotates at 540 rpm (9 times/sec.) or 1,000 rpm (16.6 times/sec.) when operating at full recommended speed. At all speeds, they rotate in proportion to the speed of the tractor engine.
Measurement, Monitoring & Logging of Tractor PTO Statistics
Efficient measurement and monitoring of this power can be a useful tool in research and analysis into the performance of a tractor transmission system highlighting efficiency savings measurement and control.
In smart farming accurate measurements are key to improving the performance and efficiency of farming processes. Using Datum Connect with your smart device for quick, simple and accurate power measurements represents the smart agriculture approach that is needed.
With the Datum Connect Interface [DCI] the PTO system can easily integrate with CANBUS & ISOBUS systems for modern agricultural equipment as part of an accurate measurement and logging system.
