PTO Pellet Mill

How to operate a pellet mill powered by PTO? How the pellet mill run by a tractor works?

Such questions are frequently asked by the customers who want to make pellets at their own farm. With Google you can easily find many pictures of PTO pellet mill. Some are flat die design pellet mill, others are ring die design pellet mill. First of all, you should know what PTO pellet mill really is. PTO is short for power take off, so PTO pellet mill is also named Power Take Off Pellet Mill. There are many advantages of PTO pellet mill machines and that is the reason why it becomes so popular these years. For the farmers, they can take best of the source they already have (Tractor) to produce pellets. Also it is an ideal choice for the ones who want to a mobile pellet mill. Finally, and most important, PTO powered pellet mill is much cheap than normal pellet making machines such as diesel or electric pellet machine.

However there are some disadvantages you should be aware of: firstly, you tractor can drive only one pellet mill machine. And you must have the raw material dried and milled ahead of time. We have tried to drive a hammer mill with one tractor and drive a pellet mill with another tractor. But the costs come out to be very high. Even if you have got the best pellet making machine, the cost of fuel used for powering a single pellet mill with your tractor can be a pretty penny actually. Besides, there is one more negative. You cannot control the pelletizing speed of the machine. Your tractor will probably be stalled if you try to lower the speed of the PTO. This may be not a problem for many people who don’t care the speed of pelletizing. But there is another issue you should pay attention to – safety. For some poor PTO pellet mills, there is no guard at all. Unlike most other PTO machines, there is plenty of time for you to stay close to the rotating shaft while feeding raw materials to mill.

Taken together, PTO Pellet Mill or Power Take Off Pellet Mill Machine is not what we recommend or offer. To learn more about pellet making process and gas engine pellet mill or pellet plans, you are welcome to contact us! We will be glad to help you.

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