Kmicah40
Member
- Joined
- Nov 24, 2018
- Messages
- 46
- Location
- Butler, KY
- Tractor
- John Deere 5320, ‘56 Ford 601 (been in family since new), 2010 Kubota 900RTV, Cub Cadet 2284, Cub Cadet 2064
I have a Cub Cadet 2518 that I’ve been working on for a neighbor. Think I have issue with mower deck or PTO or both. At times when engaging the PTO to start mowing it will have a belt come off and before you realize you have a problem the belt is destroyed. I’ve noticed when engaging the PTO that the belt jumps pretty bad. Each time the belt comes off it is the front lower left side pulley if you’re looking at the front side of the tractor. When the belt comes off it lodges between the pulley and the tractor frame. If the belt comes off the mower deck it normally is at the spring controlled idler pulley and belt gets lodged under the pulley. I’m not sure how the PTO is supposed to engage. It appears that when turning on it engages immediately and you can see the belt jump and getting loose before the spring tension has chance to work. All the spring tension seems to work great once you have successful mower startup. In the last 5 weeks we have replaced 3 PTO and 2 deck belts.
I’m thinking the PTO is the problem and not the springs. Is a good PTO supposed to engage gradually or almost instantly? Is there a way to make adjustments to the PTO so that it will slip a little when turning on giving the springs a chance to work?
Appreciate any advice you might have.
Thanks.
Larry H
I’m thinking the PTO is the problem and not the springs. Is a good PTO supposed to engage gradually or almost instantly? Is there a way to make adjustments to the PTO so that it will slip a little when turning on giving the springs a chance to work?
Appreciate any advice you might have.
Thanks.
Larry H