5603 pto ?

[cloahsark]

Hi, anyone else having trouble with a stuck pto on a 5603 ? J Deere says it needs to " work in " and nothing is wrong except im lieing on my back in the muck smacking on pto rod with hammer while someone works pto handle in cab while i prey i dont end up with ag tire tread marks on my face. This is actualy what they told me to do. Im not gonna like this in january.

 

[deerefan]

Is your pto shaft stuck or your hydraulics not working? In other word, when you engage the pto, does it work or not? I had a problem w/ my hydraulics getting stuck in the up position on my 5103, it was a cheap fix.

 

[art]

Doesn't sound like the dealer is taking care of you!!!!

 

[cloahsark]

The hydraulics seem fine, just pto. Service guy has been out 3 times, last time he showed me where to rap on the thing with a hammer while someone tried to engage pto in cab, im not a fan of laying in the muck on my back IF im lucky enough to find someone to help.I am pretty sure they dont really want to split the tractor in half, but there going to have to. im sick of hooking up the spreader and filling it then driveing the rig out to the field just find find i cant get pto engaged then drive back to find a helper jam them in the cab and go back out to field and put maybe a 9 year old in the cab to mess with pto while i lay in the muck with a hammer hoping the kid isnt mad at me for dragging him out there, and do that for every load ? thats nuts,truency cops will throw my *** in jail for keeping a kid out of school ....im aggravated.

 

[mfreund]

I would take the tractor and spreader to the dealer and I would walk in and tell him not to bring that f***ing tractor back until the spreader is empty and walk out!!!!!

 

[deerefan]

The hydraulics seem fine, just pto. Service guy has been out 3 times, last time he showed me where to rap on the thing with a hammer while someone tried to engage pto in cab, im not a fan of laying in the muck on my back IF im lucky enough to find someone to help.I am pretty sure they dont really want to split the tractor in half, but there going to have to. im sick of hooking up the spreader and filling it then driveing the rig out to the field just find find i cant get pto engaged then drive back to find a helper jam them in the cab and go back out to field and put maybe a 9 year old in the cab to mess with pto while i lay in the muck with a hammer hoping the kid isnt mad at me for dragging him out there, and do that for every load ? thats nuts,truency cops will throw my *** in jail for keeping a kid out of school ....im aggravated.

Did he suggest checking the pto engagement lever? I know one fellow who had the same problem and he had to adjust his lever. Other than that, they need to fix it right and quit jerking you around.

 

[wkpoor]

I've got a 5400 and it may be totally different but if its all mechanical like mine disconnect at the torque tube to see if the problem is on the outside on in the clutch. Mine has been glass smooth. No trouble at all which leads me to beleive it could be in the clutch.

 

[64baja]

ya i got problem with pto only has 380 hr and its stuck

 

[64baja]

Did he suggest checking the pto engagement lever? I know one fellow who had the same problem and he had to adjust his lever. Other than that, they need to fix it right and quit jerking you around.

i took the cable off the arm and try to ingage it i had to hit it with a hammer this is crazy for a j deer that is only 4 years old to have to beet it in gear seems like j deer could fix this problem

 

[AKfish]

i took the cable off the arm and try to ingage it i had to hit it with a hammer this is crazy for a j deer that is only 4 years old to have to beet it in gear seems like j deer could fix this problem

Welcome to TBN, 64baja. This is an old thread - but, still on target for your problem!!

Sounds like the problem is not with the cable, correct? The pto clutch lever is stuck and that's what you're poundin' on?

Where's your dealer in all this...?

AKfish

 

[schiker]

So any resolution to your problem? Any trick other than beating it. Reving engine or anything helpful full neutral clutch in anything worked for you? It appears the PTO high gear EPTO has something to do with it doesn't it???

I bought a used JD 5603 with ~ 800hours. New to me the PTO engaged easily smoothly but the last several times its been difficult to engage the lever. Its like the lever is binding??? I pulled the plastic knob off the lever the other day trying to pull it :-(. Don't laught I haven't looked at it yet is there anywhere to lube it or tighten the lever? Its raining and lightening now so I thought I'd check internet first.

 

[cab72111]

Can anyone tell me any resolution they got to this. My 5603 is doing the exact thing. Extremely hard to engage and it is not in the lever. I can tap with a hammer too and it will go in.

 

[Nomoregreen]

This is a known problem with the 5603. There is a bolt/plug in the bottom of the bellhousing. If you remove this plug you are likely to have a couple of cups of water drain out. Remove the plug and leave it out. To fix the tight lever remove the cable from the lever going into the bottom of the bellhousing, put a pipe on it and work it back and forth until it gets looser. If it is too tight for that smash it with a hammer. If you can't get the lever to move at all, then the tractor has to be split. We have complained to our dealer about the tight PTO lever since it was new with no action from them, other than to loosen it up and tell me how to do it. Now with 135 hours on it, it has to be split. I found out about the plug on another forum but much too late.