My new Zetor 6745

[shanehobson]

I've just bought a Zetor 6745 based on two sketchy photos and minimal description for $NZ2000 ($US1400).
It's 400km away, so shipping will be about $500 to get it here.

Apparently it has a broken PTO shaft and there is a spare included with it.

I plan to use this for baling hay with my Welger AP71 baler, 2 tonnes of German engineering.

Between now and hay season (January - March) I need to fix the PTO, change all fluids, fix the brakes and clutch.

If it's not too much of an intrusion, I'll try to document the work in this thread.

 

[Agvg]

They are very easy and logical to wrench on, brakes are std job on almost all old Zetors, parts are very cheap so no point leaving questionable parts in place. Remember to replace axle seals.

 

[BertZegers]

Try ATP Motor.cz for parts. A parts manual would be handy. For me in Canada, the cost of the parts offset the delivery costs.
Takes about 2 weeks to deliver.
You can ask a quote. And you can pay with credit card. Works great for me.

ATP Motor - Náhradní díly a pneumatiky na traktory typu ZETOR, ZTS, URSUS, zem?d?lskou a stavební techniku

Bert.

 

[shanehobson]

My Zetor was delivered yesterday.
The truck driver could have put it anywhere on my 10 acres but thought that directly in front of my garage roller door was the best idea.
First I heard about it's arrival was a phone call from the wife "what's this big ugly orange thing in front of my garage"

Anyway, moved it around the back and it felt like the brakes were grabbing, now it's stuck !
Won't move just stalls as the clutch engages so I'm guessing the brakes are now well and truely stuck on.

Normally I'd start picking away at this problem myself, but it's blocking access to my workshop so need it fixed soon. So my tractor mechanic friend is coming over tomorrow for a look.
He's also a Zetor owner so that's got to help as well.

Some pics attached.

 

[shanehobson]

By the way, does anyone know the gear select layout ?
The gear lever is on the dash and there are no markings to indicate the layout. The owners manual doesn't tell me.
If someone else as a 6745 with the gear layout showing on the dash I'd be appreciative of a photo.

 

[shanehobson]

Spoke with the last owner this morning, he assures me it was in good working order with no sign of brakes sticking.
He said the handbrake cable broke years ago (that explains the broken cable I couldn't explain) and the lever that looks like a handbrake is actually a hand operated clutch.
He thinks the tractor is stuck between gears somehow causing it to not move (entirely possible as I was guessing at the gear select).

 

[Agvg]

Can you shift gears or is the gear shifter stuck?
The clutch is a PTO clutch.

 

[Agvg]

You can just lift up the mechanism under the dash, it's four bolts and see if anything is stuck.

 

[Agvg]

 

[shanehobson]

Gear lever seems to move around and engage gears ok. It stalls as the foot operated clutch is engaged.
The owner described removing a plate between my legs on top of the transmission that will provide access to the gear linkages. He talked about the notches on the linkages being aligned when the gear lever is in neutral. He seemed to think they might be misaligned.
Thank you for the gear layout, that's really helpful.