[North Dakota]

Originally Posted by asylum

..... Today I hooked up the finish mower. I push the clutch pedal in and went to engage the PTO - grind. I had to ram it into gear to engage the PTO. This should not occur, correct? When I push the clutch in, I should be able to engage the PTO without a grind, right? Also, what is the level at my right heal? Is that a clutch brake? It is not doing anything when I step on it. Comments?.....
Thanks
Bob

The lever at your right heel is a differential lock for the rear wheels. If you are short on traction in 2wd put your heel on the lever and push down. when it gets a chance it will click down and both back wheels spin. You have to keep standing on it to keep the differential locked. Once you let up on the lever it will pop back up by itself after a short time. I've used mine a few times but with the 4wd engaged I tend to have enough traction. Do not use the lever if one of the tires is spinning fast push in the clutch and let it stop first.

PTO engaging. Mine will grind a little when I put it in. The clutch is a two stage clutch you must push it all the way flat with the floor to disengage the PTO. I find that after I push it all the way down that if I wait a little bit I can put it in with out grinding. There is a way to adjust the clutch in the owners manual. I'm going to sit down and see if I can get it adjusted a little better.

My front axle on one side leaks a tiny bit but not enough that I'm worried about it. edit: (my leak is down by the front tire where the vertical meets the horizontal. Mine does not leak at the center front pivot.)