A Power Take-Off (PTO) allows a heavy-duty truck's engine to power equipment other than the wheels. Instead of using a separate engine for a dump body, crane, vacuum pump, mixer, compactor or other working equipment, the PTO takes mechanical power from the truck's drivetrain and transfers it to the auxiliary system. For buyers of Japanese used trucks, the important question is not simply, “Does this truck have PTO?” You also need to know what type of PTO is installed, which transmission it matches, how it is driven, whether it operates correctly, and whether the hydraulic or mechanical equipment connected to ...