PTO is a written abbreviation for 'please turn over'. You write it at the bottom of a page to indicate that there is more writing on the other side.
PTO in British English
or pto
abbreviation for
please turn over
PTO in American English
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PTO in Automotive Engineering
(pi ti oʊ) or power take-off
abbreviation
(Automotive engineering: Vehicle components, Engine, transmission, and exhaust)
A PTO is a shaft attached to the engine of a vehicle such as a truck or a tractor to which other equipment or machinery may be attached. The truck or tractor then provides the equipment or machinery with power.
The PTO is a means of using the chassis engine to power accessories, eliminating the needfor an additional auxiliary engine.
The PTO shaft on a tractor enables power to be delivered to stationary machines as well asto field machines.
PTO devices may be driven directly by the truck engine or from gearing in the transmission.
In other languages
PTO
British English: PTO /piː tiː əʊ/ ABBREVIATION
PTO is a written abbreviation for `please turn over'. You write it at the bottom of a page to indicate that there is more writing on the other side.