JMER817
Platinum Member
How about lifting the rototiller just enough to be able to rotate the PTO shaft just like you said you do with the brush hog?
4300 PTO Release
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pat32rf
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I find with my 4300 that the PTO is either engaged and locked in gear with the drivetrain or disengaged and locked so it won't move/spin. In between these two positions there is a very small spot in the lever movement where you can actually turn the shaft. I have a small (4') offset rear mount bush hog that I made that needs to be sharpened after every few hours use (the blades are soft and I hit the odd rock beside the trail) This small sweet spot in the lever movement is the only way I can spin the blades by hand to get the grinder to them.
When I had the little "Bota" I could disengage the PTO and it would spin down freely, with the JD it stops abruptly when you try to dis-engage the PTO. A pain when using the brush hog or snow blower. The first time I blew snow I sheared the bolts when I pulled the PTO out of gear at operating RPM and the shaft STOPPED!
When I had the little "Bota" I could disengage the PTO and it would spin down freely, with the JD it stops abruptly when you try to dis-engage the PTO. A pain when using the brush hog or snow blower. The first time I blew snow I sheared the bolts when I pulled the PTO out of gear at operating RPM and the shaft STOPPED!