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Aeroparts bottom power take-off (mechanical and hydraulic)

Aeroparts Engineering · United Kingdom · 1963–1985

Supplementary PTO bolted to the underside of the transfer box in place of the bottom cover, driven from the intermediate gear and engaged by its own heel-board lever, leaving the centre PTO free. Offered from July 1963 with a Dowty hydraulic pump output and from June 1964 with a mechanical output; used for hydraulic winches, underfloor compressors, generators and backhoe conversions.

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1963–1985MADE£80 (1967)PERIOD PRICERareRARITY5LAND ROVER MODELS2SOURCES

Description

Supplementary PTO bolted to the underside of the transfer box in place of the bottom cover, driven from the intermediate gear and engaged by its own heel-board lever, leaving the centre PTO free. Offered from July 1963 with a Dowty hydraulic pump output and from June 1964 with a mechanical output; used for hydraulic winches, underfloor compressors, generators and backhoe conversions.

Rare variant for all-helical One Ton / Forward Control transfer boxes

Rarity. Expensive, purpose-specific unit fitted mainly by conversion specialists (Broom-Wade, Air Drive) and for hydraulic winches; a restored complete unit is offered at €10,999 (lr-winches) and the One Ton/FC variant is described as rare by lroe.

Record: 2 sources; designation recorded; price recorded.

Specification

MAKERAeroparts Engineering (Hereford), United Kingdom
DESIGNATION / PARTAEH.BPTO (later AEH.BPTO.MD mechanical / AEH.BPTO.HYD hydraulic)
MADE1963–1985
PRICE IN 1967£80 — About 11% of the £710 price of a Regular 88in petrol that year
RARITYRare — Expensive, purpose-specific unit fitted mainly by conversion specialists (Broom-Wade, Air Drive) and for hydraulic winches; a restored complete unit is offered at €10,999 (lr-winches) and the One Ton/FC variant is described as rare by lroe.
MOUNTINGunder transfer box, replaces bottom cover plate
DRIVEtransfer box intermediate gear; output rotates opposite to centre PTO
HYDRAULIC PUMPDowty, anti-clockwise 'A' pump; smaller pump from late 1970s
ENGAGEMENTclutch depressed, lever left of tunnel on heel board
PRODUCTION ENDmid-1980s with closure of Aeroparts Engineering

Fitment

Rare variant for all-helical One Ton / Forward Control transfer boxes

Variants

Hydraulic output1963-1985

Dowty pump mounted directly; drives hydraulic winches and equipment

Mechanical output1964-1985

Flanged shaft output for compressors and generators

One Ton / Forward Control1960s-70s

For all-helical transfer box with centralised drive gear; rare

Sources

lroe.co.uk/Bottom-PTO-Infolr-winches.com/Parts/Power_Take_Off_Units/Series_PTO/Every source above was fetched and read when the record was made.