John Deere front and rear pto speeds

Deepseaman

Member

• Jun 13, 2021

• #1

Recently seen a couple of videos on you tube with operator’s running Claas 3100 / 3200 front mowers and 3050 / 3150 rear mowers.
I thought the 3050 was only available in 540pto and if so how are they operating the front at 1000 rpm?
Any one have any experience operating this combination?
Thanks

 

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brentnz

Member

Location

New Zealand

• Jun 13, 2021

• #2

Don't front pto always run 1000? Set the rear selectable to 540 and open the throttle. What have I missed?

 

Deepseaman

Member

• Jun 13, 2021

• #3

brentnz said:

Don't front pto always run 1000? Set the rear selectable to 540 and open the throttle. What have I missed?

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Only that the 540 engine rpm , may not match the front 1000 pto engine rpm ?

 

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Deerefarmer

Member

Location

USA

• Jun 13, 2021

• #4

Not that big a deal. Be close enough.

Disc mower don't necessarily need to run exactly pto speed.

 

Deepseaman

Member

• Jun 13, 2021

• #5

Deerefarmer said:

Not that big a deal. Be close enough.

Disc mower don't necessarily need to run exactly pto speed.

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Ok , that’s ok then , was rather curious as to how it was being done

 

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Lewis

Member

Livestock Farmer

• Jun 13, 2021

• #6

Puma 160 here with front and back mower front does 1000 and back is 540 though back is actually at 500 when front is at 1000 doesn't make a difference from what I can tell.

 

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Fendt516profi

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Yorkshire

• Jun 13, 2021

• #7

Deepseaman said:

Recently seen a couple of videos on you tube with operator’s running Claas 3100 / 3200 front mowers and 3050 / 3150 rear mowers.
I thought the 3050 was only available in 540pto and if so how are they operating the front at 1000 rpm?
Any one have any experience operating this combination?
Thanks

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No used a 3050 rear first time started PTO and started to mow sounded like a bag of spanners and cut was crap messed about abit then thought I'd try it in 1000 sounded alot better and mowed cleanly

 

Deepseaman

Member

• Jun 13, 2021

• #8

Lewis said:

Puma 160 here with front and back mower front does 1000 and back is 540 though back is actually at 500 when front is at 1000 doesn't make a difference from what I can tell.

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Ok , makes sense , thought I was missing something, thanks for the info.

 

Deepseaman

Member

• Jun 13, 2021

• #9

Fendt516profi said:

No used a 3050 rear first time started PTO and started to mow sounded like a bag of spanners and cut was crap messed about abit then thought I'd try it in 1000 sounded alot better and mowed cleanly

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Interesting , didn’t know that , cheers

 

v8willy

Member

Mixed Farmer

Location

our house, Norn Iron

• Jun 14, 2021

• #10

I have a front & 2 rear mowers, 1 is 1000 & the other is 540, run the front with both of them.
Only problem was when ordering tractor the std pto speeds were 540 eco, 1000 & 1000 eco, which I almost went with not thinking, got it changed just in time.

 

Conor B

Member

Arable Farmer

• Jun 14, 2021

• #11

Deepseaman said:

Recently seen a couple of videos on you tube with operator’s running Claas 3100 / 3200 front mowers and 3050 / 3150 rear mowers.
I thought the 3050 was only available in 540pto and if so how are they operating the front at 1000 rpm?
Any one have any experience operating this combination?
Thanks

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If it has the 1000 box spline use the 540e box or the 740box. Thats what you use it on. Its just saves diesil.