I have a '05 JD2210 with only 84 hours. I just ordered a Woods GTC52 tiller to till up about 1 1/2 acres of sod to prepare it for excavating. When I was cutting grass the other day I decided to move the PTO lever to activate the rear PTO (with no implement attached, low idle) and the lever seemed stuck. It took several tries to move it from operating the mid-PTO to the rear-PTO. I did get it to go into position and everything seemed fine (no grinding or anything and the shaft turned without any wobble). Then it also seemed stuck when I tried to move it back to the mid-PTO position. Once again, it took several tries and I didn't use a lot of force so I didn't break anything.
I should mention that I did operate a brush hog when I first purchased the tractor (with about 20 hours on it) and used it for about 5 hours with no problem. That was 3 years ago and haven't had a problem since.
Is this something I should worry about? I don't want to put on the tiller and tear up the transmission if there's an issue. I don't remember the PTO-select lever sticking like this. I'd rather take care of a small problem now than a big one later.
I should mention that I did operate a brush hog when I first purchased the tractor (with about 20 hours on it) and used it for about 5 hours with no problem. That was 3 years ago and haven't had a problem since.
Is this something I should worry about? I don't want to put on the tiller and tear up the transmission if there's an issue. I don't remember the PTO-select lever sticking like this. I'd rather take care of a small problem now than a big one later.