First off, please forgive me if this post is in the wrong section. I attempted to post in the 2nd gen DIY section and was denied access. I recently purchased a 96 ram 2500 4x4 with the 5.9 L engine. My first dodge and so far I absolutely love her. While inspecting the engine compartment I came across an electrical lead that's labeled PTO (power take off). This truck is my first 4x4 and I dont know alot about power take off stuff. I crawled under the truck to inspect the transfer case in hopes that I would find some kind of power shaft related to the PTO. I didnt find anything that looked like it would be that but then again I dont know exactly what to look for. Can any of yous guys shed some light on this subject for me and tell me how to access the PTO if I even have it? Thanks

 

PTO was an option. So the factory just wired it in. For more info about your truck, order a build sheet. http://www.dodge.com/wccsapp/univers...ull&category=U

 

Thank You!

 

Yep, kind of cool find for me too. I knew my truck didn't have it, but I found it interesting. IIRC, it's only found on the 3/4 and 1 ton trucks. My buddy has a 1500 and his wiring harness doesn't have it.

 

Well, interestingly enough, my 98 1500 also had that pigtail. And so does my 2000 2500. And the 2000 is the HD 8800 gvw version. Just an option, no big deal really. I have not seen one person on DF with a PTO on the TC.

 

Yeah, i was really hoping I would find the shaft on my TC. Im in the hauling and scrap metal business and the possibilities for PTO device would have been endless for me. Does anyone know what it takes to ad the PTO option, maybe a whole new TC or can it be added on the the existing TC?

 

Should be a plate the comes off on the side of the T-case, and then some additional parts bolt on there. You could look in the parts manual to see exactly which parts..... Not sure how much luck you will have finding them though, I haven't seen a single dodge truck with a PTO.....

 

I drive a wrecker part time and another company in my town used to run a 96 3500 Cummins with the factory PTO option installed. Obviously that's how they ran the hydros for the bed.

 

Also, the 3500's with the Dump-truck bed... They have it to... again for the hydraulics...

 

Thanks, i'll definitely be looking into that. Some time in the future I would like to convert my box into a dump bed. Gettin tired of shoveling dirt and debris out of an eight foot bed at the dump. The idea of backing up, hitting a switch, and driving off sounds very appealing to me.