2310 pto engagement ?

[SwampKing]

I can engage the snowblower at idle speed since it doesn't load down the engine much but if I engage the MMM at idle speed the engine will often stall. I must engage it slightly above idle but when it engages the whole tractor shudders violently for just a couple of seconds then I bring the rpm up. The MMM finish/mulching must have a lot of stagnant weight that the engine is trying to start moving all of a sudden. Ive never tried to engage it at anything over about 1,100 rpms, I'm afraid the motor mounts might shear.

DEWFPO

I had a 2310 with MMM for three years. Can't say I had the same problem with my 2310 and MMM. I always engaged it at idle, it would shudder for a second, but never stalled or even made me think it would stall on me. I guess I'm the only one who never had that problem. It seems too obvious but I'll ask anyway- You're not engaging the MMM while sitting in knee-high grass right?

 

[DEWFPO]

I had a 2310 with MMM for three years. Can't say I had the same problem with my 2310 and MMM. I always engaged it at idle, it would shudder for a second, but never stalled or even made me think it would stall on me. I guess I'm the only one who never had that problem. It seems too obvious but I'll ask anyway- You're not engaging the MMM while sitting in knee-high grass right?

That's correct. I always engage the mower on clear ground, then ease into the grass.

Of note : I live at 7,200 elevation so that may not help the situation either.

I do not know how fast the mid-PTO is spinning at an above idle engine speed but it may be 1,000(?) rpm. So trying to take the weight of all that rotating mass from 0 rpm to 1,000 pto rpm instantaneously puts one heck of a harsh load on the mechanicals.

DEWFPO

 

[MEhorseFarm]

I have to say, I was somewhat amazed that this tractor did not have a clutch for the PTO. My Kubota B7300 had one. When I went to engage the PTO to run my bush mower on the Massey the engine stalled. I was not sure if I was missing something so I called my dealer and he said to put the throttle just above idle, engage the PTO and throttle up at the same time. I tried it a few times and got pretty good at it to the point the tractor hardly shudders at all.

Still, it still seems a bit hard on the riggin to me and a clutch would ease the violence but I am sure it is a cost thing and the Iseki engineers must be OK with it so who am I to say