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Originally Posted by kgiovann  JC - this relates to the original post I made on this thread where tractor and PTO speed simultaneaously drop while engine RPM's remain high when torque is needed.
First, I confirmed with the selling dealer that this unit has a single clutch system. 1With power off, clutch in, PTO engaged and stick in neutral, I can peek in and see separation between the disks and can turn with a screw driver. This you probably expect. 2When I repeat above with clutch out and stick in gear, I can turn the PTO cw with my fingers without the clutch plate moving. . . I didn't expect this. I was unable to turn ccw, even when using moderate force with a pipe wrench. |
Kgiovan,
In scenario 1 it only shows that clutch disk can be free and rotation of that can turn the final
pto shaft, meaning all the shafts and gears are meshing okay.
In Scenario 2 it shows that your ORC works fine and clutch is not slipping. Both are good and desired outcomes. The fact that you can turn in one direction is that the ratchet is holding in one way and releasing in other way and that's proof of correct ORC clutch. I don't suggest this at all, but applying more torque should push the tractor forward.
I can not see that you have
PTO issues. when you look thru the hand hole do you see oil in the bottom of the clutch housing?. I'm just reaching here , but it might be clutch is on it's way out and when the torque is high depending on implement used in addition to the torque required to move the tractor is enough to start clutch slippage. Let's see if anyone can shed some more light.
JC,
Interesting.