clutch won't release
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Clint S
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Get it to a hill and/or push start it in the highest gears possible , run it around for a few minutes WITH the clutch pushed in and then jam on the brakes with the clutch pushed in. She should break free.
5030
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Or fasten it to a stout tree with the drawbar and chain and go forward with the clutch pushed in. The will break it as well.
Tx Jim
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IMHO chaining a tractor with a stuck clutch to a stout tree then starting engine isn't a very good idea. Sounds like a good way for tractor operator to possibly get disabled or killed if clutch plate doesn't become unstuck!! I've seen PP operating bolts break rendering PP inoperable so therefore stuck clutch solution is splitting tractor!
I suggest to block/tie clutch pedal down,start tractor & let engine run until engine reaches operating temp hoping clutch will become unstuck OR get tractor in a wide open area start engine while in gear & the depress(stomp) each brake pedal individually applying shock load to drive train.
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I've done that more than once with no detrimental issues. You chain the the drawbar and chain low on the tree. Leave slack in the chain and when it gets to the end of the chain, it breaks (the disc), hopefully not the chain. A blanket on the chain is also a good idea. Just keep the clutch pedal depressed the whole time. Did it on a big Deere and a Massey. Takes a big tree and a stout chain.
That's why (if you bother to read your owners manual) it will plainly state to use either the clutch pedal hook to keep the clutch disengaged when the tractor isn't in use or wedge a block of wood between the pedal and the underside of the dash to keep the pedal depressed. Condensation in the bell housing will cause the clutch plate to rust bond to the flywheel.
jaxs
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jaxs
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BTW,If you care what the neighbors think about you,wait until they are not home,otherwise they might think you are drunk.:laughing:
Bird
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My first tractor experience was with a 1940 John Deere L when I was 10-11 years old. The tractor was about 10 years old when Dad bought it, and when not in use, it was parked behind the barn, out in the weather. And at least twice that clutch got stuck that way. That little tractor was a 3 speed forward, one reverse, just like the old cars. So when I started it (hand cranked) in neutral, then I could not get it into gear; just grind the gears. So I learned to crank it in neutral, let it warm up a bit, shut it down, put it in the lowest gear, throttle at an idle, then crank it, jump out of the way as it took off slowly, climb on from the back, then hold the clutch pedal all the way down, pull the throttle wide open and stand on the brakes just as hard as I could. And that would pop the clutch loose.
Now many years later, when I bought a brand new Kubota, it came with a particularly shaped block of wood and I had no idea what it was for, until the dealer told me it was to hold the clutch pedal down when the tractor was parked. I never used it, and never had the clutch stick, but I used the tractor very frequently, and kept it parked inside my shop building.
Now many years later, when I bought a brand new Kubota, it came with a particularly shaped block of wood and I had no idea what it was for, until the dealer told me it was to hold the clutch pedal down when the tractor was parked. I never used it, and never had the clutch stick, but I used the tractor very frequently, and kept it parked inside my shop building.
jwstewar
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I had a similar situation with my NH a few years back. Clutch wouldn't disengage, tried all the tricks. None fixed it. Once I split the tractor I saw why. The complete center of the clutch was completely shattered.
