System and method to drive vacuum excavator

A system to drive vacuum equipment on a truck having an engine and a transmission, the system comprising:

• a power take-off (PTO) unit configured to be coupled to a PTO port located on a side of the transmission;
• a PTO shaft coupled to the PTO unit;
• vacuum equipment mounted to the truck;
• a first gear box coupled to the PTO shaft and the first gear box configured to transfer power to the vacuum equipment;
• and
• at least one belt coupled to the gear box, wherein the at least one belt drives additional auxiliary equipment.

A method to drive vacuum equipment on a truck having an engine and a transmission, the method comprising:

• coupling a power take-off (PTO) unit to a PTO port located on a side of the transmission;
• coupling a PTO shaft to the PTO unit;
• transferring power to the vacuum equipment mounted to the truck via a first gear box coupled to the PTO shaft;
• and
• driving a hydraulic pump via at least one belt coupled to the gear box.