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Thank you'all for the input. We finally figured it out! The PTO is lubed by the transmission and what happens when I put the transmission in gear is the oil pressure drops and causes the PTO to kick out. When I put the transmission in low and give it some throttle, the PTO works while in gear.
I am rigging this up for the oilfield and I had to have in-cab controls as well as ground controls. Everything works well except the PTO kicking out when the transmission is put in gear. Since the DP winch won't free wheel, I have to have a way to pull off the cable in a one-man situation. The...
I have 2 of the M916A1 trucks that I am equipping for the oilfield. Has anyone had any experience with the winch on these rigs. I am trying to figure out how to operate the winch while driving forward. Every time I start the PTO while in neutral it works fine, but as soon as I shift the Allison...