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The best hydraulic drive system is one that dovetails with a boat's equipment and runs quietly with minimal maintenance.
Think of all the ways hydraulics are used on a fishing boat: running winches, steering, deck cranes and haulers, to name a few. If any one of these systems goes out, the trip may be over. So obviously, fishing boats need trouble-free hydraulic systems. And since each system is like a chain, the means of driving the hydraulic pump can easily become the weakest link, if it isn't set up properly.
The source of power for most marine hydraulic pumps is the boat's main engine, an auxiliary generator engine or an electric motor. Hydraulic pumps can be driven by a shaft, with or without a clutch between the power source and the hydraulic pump, or the pump shaft can plug into a standardized Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) pad on one of the boat's engines.
Once the name "Frigidaire" was synonymous with refrigerator. However, your fridge may be some brand other than Frigidaire and it may be powered by propane, oil or electricity. The term "power-take-off" (PTO) is a similar catch-all phrase, which describes, the place from which rotary power is taken. Under the PTO heading there are hundreds of combinations of equipment used to power hydraulic pumps.
Clutched PTOs