It is nice to have a dealer who ALWAYS responds to your e-mails...here is my dealer's response:
Good morning. The pto lever is not synchronized going into the gear
mechanism when engaging the lever. You may have to move the tractor in a
forward or reverse motion until it engages smoothly. Over a period of time
this will engage much easier. I hope this helps. When you get to the 50 hour
break in interval we will double check for you also. Thanks,
