Anybody have any knowledge/experience with the Maxi-Drive PTO Unit?

I've been considering it as an interesting/outrageous solution to onboard air. Of course, I'm sure it is $$$.

Unit was about $900.00 AU 1999.
Regards
Michael.

How a PTO unit can cost $900 AUD and two t-case gears $2000 USD is beyond me...but at a price like that it may actually be worth considering.

Maxi L/Range gears aprox 15-1800 AU.

Wow - the prices sure shoot up when you go through an international distributor!

Thanks for the price info, much appreciated.

I bought mine through GBR for $ 599.00 and it included a Cross 40 series hydraulic pump.

How a PTO unit can cost $900 AUD and two t-case gears $2000 USD is beyond me...but at a price like that it may actually be worth considering.

The PTO fits on the end of the t-case and does not have the same issues that a set of t-case gears does. PTO is a part time unit. And yes it is worth considering.:p

Curious - any idea about air compressor options?

How does it alter driveline angles? It looks like it adds a few inches.

Any pictures of it actually installed? I'd be very curious to see that.

The Maxidrive pto in my Rangie is running a Thomas pto winch and works great.

There are only a few clearance issues to work out depending on you aplication.

With mine the pto actuvation lever kept hitting the floor and it difficult to refit the transfercase with a pto bolted to it as there is only around 1/2" clearance from it to the lower edge of the rear floor.

If you only want onboard air why don't you look into reworking a aircon compressor the rotory style will supply 100 psi easily and combined with a small storage tank will easily run a Rattle run or air ratchet.

Well, I'm investigating all possible options at the moment - this one seems somewhat novel and won't crowd up the engine bay.

Dont know how I missed this one!

Anyways, I've a M-D unit + Cross hydraulic pump for sale. Sounds like same as what Busto has.

Offers?

Originally posted by merv
Dont know how I missed this one!

Anyways, I've a M-D unit + Cross hydraulic pump for sale. Sounds like same as what Busto has.

Offers?

Merv:
What did you end up doing for hydraulic power to your winch? I vaguely remember a discussion on it earlier in the spring.

Or, did you abandon this to focus on the Tomcat (yes, I'm envious!).:flipoff2:

Peace,
Paul

Merv, what capacity pump is it? I'm looking for the biggest Cross version.

Originally posted by TxD90
Anybody have any knowledge/experience with the Maxi-Drive PTO Unit?

I've been considering it as an interesting/outrageous solution to onboard air. Of course, I'm sure it is $$$.

Strangely enough, I have seen someone do this. They didn't have room under the bonnet (4.1l FORD 6 (AUS market)), so installed a pto off the back of the T-case to run a modified AC compressor for onboard air. Worked well. had a truck air tank mounted on one of the chassis rails also.

Originally posted by wilsby
Merv, what capacity pump is it? I'm looking for the biggest Cross version.
I'ts not the biggest. It's the 1 cubic inch pump. They range from .5 cubic inch up to 1.8.

The 1 inch gives 16.4 CC / Rev.

And someone else has "started a conversion" about buying both so I have to offer him first cut at it.

Originally posted by PTSchram


Merv:
What did you end up doing for hydraulic power to your winch? I vaguely remember a discussion on it earlier in the spring.

Or, did you abandon this to focus on the Tomcat (yes, I'm envious!).:flipoff2:

Peace,
Paul

Not abandoned. I'm changing to engine V belt driven, using the twin Vbelt idea. I'm going with a 3.9 / auto setup in the tomcat so the engine driven option is probably better.

Forgot about this, but here is link to the MD PTO brochure and Australian price list:

http://www.landrover.ee/est/files/manuals/gearbox/maxidrive.pdf