Yeah, Rod. I was wondering if there was something less than my Winpower's efficiency with your generator. Not that I think Winpower's necessarily the answer, but this one's working well here with my small tractor.
My load is determined by both motor specs and my induction ammeter, which agree. I'm getting 68% of my generator's rated output with 25 hp, which would lead me to expect full power at well under your less-than-successful 45 hp. My Mitsubishi seems to do well at full power, don't know about others. Well, my Cats do the same.
I doubt that my 20 yr old Mitsubishi is putting out more than its rated hp. Good little tractors, but far from great. Today I had my hoe attachment on, worked very well. In fact, I recently had the cheap opportunity to keep a Case 580 hoe I sold for a client, didn't take it.
My only other uses for PTO are the generator and splitting a couple cords of hardwoods/yr. My compressor's larger than yours, submersible well pump smaller. Mostly, I need to power large 3 phase machinery, like my planer/chip blower.
Awhile back I was looking for a considerably larger farm tractor, 80-90 hp. Not for the PTO, but to avoid tearing up my Mitsubishi (again). Then I bumped into industrial loaders, which nobody much values here. Ended up with a 3 yd 4-in-1 bucket Cat which was the answer to my dreams, except for no PTO. Took no time at all for me to forget about a larger farm tractor.
As I mentioned, lots of choices out there. Just a matter of selecting the correct one for the individual situation.
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