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Land Rover rear power take-off

Aeroparts Engineering · United Kingdom · 1948–1985

Gearbox of 5:6 ratio bolted to the rear crossmember and driven by a propshaft from the centre PTO, giving a standard SAE 6-spline agricultural output shaft at the tail of the vehicle. It powered belt pulleys, rear capstan winches, welders, compressors, pumps and trailed implements; the first 400 had 10-spline shafts.

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1948–1985MADE£20 (1949)PERIOD PRICEUncommonRARITY11LAND ROVER MODELS4SOURCES

Description

Gearbox of 5:6 ratio bolted to the rear crossmember and driven by a propshaft from the centre PTO, giving a standard SAE 6-spline agricultural output shaft at the tail of the vehicle. It powered belt pulleys, rear capstan winches, welders, compressors, pumps and trailed implements; the first 400 had 10-spline shafts.

Propshaft length differs by wheelbase and engine; a late pulley unit is believed to have been made for the Ninety/One Ten (lr-winches).

Rarity. Catalogued for the whole Series run and the rear PTO serial series ran into the 1970s, but most were removed when vehicles left farm work; reconditioned units sell at £2,160 (lroe, 2026) and NOS crated units at €14,750-15,590 (lr-winches), and dealers hold few at a time.

Record: 4 sources; designation recorded; price recorded.

Specification

MAKERRover Co. / Aeroparts Engineering (Hereford), United Kingdom
DESIGNATION / PARTRear PTO assembly, 6-spline (reconditioned unit sold as 230176)
MADE1948–1985
PRICE IN 1949£20 — November 1949 list price; £44 5s 0d in 1967; £225 in 1976 (same source)
RARITYUncommon — Catalogued for the whole Series run and the rear PTO serial series ran into the 1970s, but most were removed when vehicles left farm work; reconditioned units sell at £2,160 (lroe, 2026) and NOS crated units at €14,750-15,590 (lr-winches), and dealers hold few at a time.
RATIO5:6
OUTPUT SHAFTSAE 6-spline (first c.400 units 10-spline)
MAX POWER BHP25
SPEED RANGE RPM WITH GOVERNOR415-2500 (44 speeds)
SERIALS8600001 upward; Aeroparts green plate from the 1970s
CHANGESsteel bearing carriers replaced aluminium Nov 1968; three shaft-guard patterns
REQUIREScentre PTO and propshaft; 109 needs support crossmember, two-piece shaft and narrow fuel tank on 6-cyl/late 4-cyl

Fitment

Propshaft length differs by wheelbase and engine; a late pulley unit is believed to have been made for the Ninety/One Ten (lr-winches).

Variants

10-spline early1948-1949

First c.400 units; 10-to-6-spline adaptor offered

6-spline standard1949-1985

SAE 6-spline; strengthening webs, relocated breather, drain plug added over time

Sources

lroe.co.uk/Rear-PTO-Infolroe.co.uk/PTO/lr-winches.com/Parts/Power_Take_Off_Units/Series_PTO/landrover.vlothuizen.nl/show/list/7064-1.htmlEvery source above was fetched and read when the record was made.