farmacist
Bronze Member
I have a TC35D- 30 months old. I do not believe that I have ever activated the PTO lever unless a load was on it. Today I sat in the seat with NOTHING attached to PTO shaft and noticed that at 1500 rpm, when activated, it dragged down the engine a little and had a deep rattle or loud vibration coming from the rear of the differential. The noise would stop when I stopped the PTO and would re-start each time I activated the lever. I have used the PTO many times with no problem but never heard the noise because of the noise of the implement. Does your TC 35-40-45 PTO make noise and drag the motor down when no load on PTO? It does seem to me that it should just smootly spin. Your help will let me decide if I should take it in before my 3 year powertrain warrantee runs out. Thanks , Frank