Recent content by TractorTenderfoot

Thanks for the suggestion, ultrarunner!

My low-time (233 hour) tractor (JD 2032R) would quit after a random period of time. After waiting some random period, the tractor would run fine for a while, then quit. In the process of quitting, the engine slowly reduced RPM until it quit. I have identified the problem - it was some relatively...

Thank y’all for the thanks. I’ve uploaded the photos using the TBN attach link. The previous (failed photo upload) effort was pasting the text and photos from a parallel forum thread on Green Tractor Talk on account of my tractor being Green (John Deere).

SUCCESS! Many thanks to those who took the time to contribute suggestions. The internet isn't all bad. Just mostly. Executive Summary: The Reverse Switch was out of adjustment. Adjusting it solved the problem. The PTO (and the rotary cutter attached to it) works as advertised, in forward and...

Thank you, Nikkorott. With the rear attachment disconnected, the shaft acts the same as if there were a load on it.

Answers to the many helpful questions: Yes, I can shut off the PTO before it quits. The mid PTO acts the same as the rear PTO. If I shut off the PTO before it quits, the light extinguishes. It acts the same without a load - I removed the rear attachment and observed the shaft. I will offer...

I will check and report back.

The tractor does have a mid PTO (with nothing attached). The selector lever provides the option of 1. Mid PTO only 2. Mid AND Rear PTO 3. Rear PTO only When the lever is in either the "Mid and Rear" or "Rear only" position, the rear PTO (where the attachment is) is affected by the "engage...

Thank you for the suggestion. I have checked the seat switch and it is operating normally. Another clue that it couldn't be the seat switch is that when the parking brake is on and the transmission in neutral, the PTO can be engaged with nobody in the seat, which it does (then it quits in 20-30...

Thank you. I will check the PTO switch and report back.

My John Deere 2032R (although it could easily be a generic problem) Rear PTO engages normally, then disengages about 20-30 seconds later. The PTO light stays illuminated. The PTO will not reengage unless the engine is shut down and then re-started. I have the tech manual, but there is no...

After disassembling the slip clutch, all the parts were in good shape. I cleaned it up, reassembled it and made another rookie error when tightening the bolts that set the gap between the belleville spring and the clutch plate. For my Frontier RC2060, that gap is supposed to be 4mm. Not wanting...

The "Drop/Lock Valve" on my John Deere 2032R was stuck just like others here. I was unable to turn the knob in either direction and I did not want to force it to the point of breaking something. The manual indicated that clockwise would decrease the rate of drop, so based on the fact that the...

I loosened the bolts, marked the slip clutch plates and mowed heavy pasture grass with it in increments. In Hawaii a high-protein, fast growing grass was introduced for cattle. It can grow to ten feet. The botanical name is Megathyrsus maximus, which tells it all even if you don’t speak Latin...

I am truly a tractor tenderfoot, but with some machinery experience. The bolt that sheared may not be a "Shear Bolt," per se, but it is a bolt, and it did shear. I am working a slip clutch issue on a different thread based on a quote from my Frontier RC2060 manual. My Frontier RC2060 manual has...