Dear Abby,
3 years ago I bought a used L225 from a Kubota dealer showing about 900 hours. From the same dealer, I purchased a new 5' King Kutter bush hog. Since then, I have put about 60 hours on the tractor and about 8 hours on the bush hog. While mowing last weekend I hit a small clump of previously chainsawed alder stumps. This was apparently enough to break something inside the tractor. The Kutter does not have a clutch so I am asuming the new PTO shaft that came with it has a shear pin.
I guess I need to remove the plastic from the PTO shaft and find the shear pin and take a look at it. Assuming the shear pin is the right one, what do I do now?
With the PTO engaged in either high or low range, the PTO spline does not turn. The rest of the transmission shifts and runs okay.
What will it take to fix my PTO? This is my first tractor. Does this kind of thing happen often? It was all I could do to talk my wife into buying a tractor in the first place and now after only 60 hours I am looking at an expensive repair. Thankfully, my engine still runs great and my loader still goes up and down, but I feel almost worthless with my broken PTO.
But seriously,... any advice??
From, Anxious in Vermont.
3 years ago I bought a used L225 from a Kubota dealer showing about 900 hours. From the same dealer, I purchased a new 5' King Kutter bush hog. Since then, I have put about 60 hours on the tractor and about 8 hours on the bush hog. While mowing last weekend I hit a small clump of previously chainsawed alder stumps. This was apparently enough to break something inside the tractor. The Kutter does not have a clutch so I am asuming the new PTO shaft that came with it has a shear pin.
I guess I need to remove the plastic from the PTO shaft and find the shear pin and take a look at it. Assuming the shear pin is the right one, what do I do now?
With the PTO engaged in either high or low range, the PTO spline does not turn. The rest of the transmission shifts and runs okay.
What will it take to fix my PTO? This is my first tractor. Does this kind of thing happen often? It was all I could do to talk my wife into buying a tractor in the first place and now after only 60 hours I am looking at an expensive repair. Thankfully, my engine still runs great and my loader still goes up and down, but I feel almost worthless with my broken PTO.
But seriously,... any advice??
From, Anxious in Vermont.