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Gear Noise in a
Power Take-Off
Mikel E. Janitz
At Muncie Power, the objective of testing was not concerned with nor
noise and vibration testing is to devel- focused on gear whine. Gear weight
op effective ways to eliminate power and size (inertia) also plays a role in
take-off (PTO) gear rattle, with spe- vibrations and rattle, but additional
cific emphasis on PTO products. The testing is required to develop a full
type of sound of largest concern in this understanding of those character-
industry is tonal. Tonal noise can be istics and their relationship to rattle.
described as a distinct frequency or Therefore inertia, gear size and weight
range of noise characterized as irri- are not discussed in this report. The
tating, annoying and enduring. The noise and vibration investigated were
Figure 1Baseline noise testing conducted on a diesel-powered, class-3 cab with an automatic transmission and recorded
noise level.