My dad bought a house that came with a Deere 750. It has about 670 hours. Looks to be in decent shape - starts easy and runs smooth. But, it sat outdoors for 3 years and the clutch is stuck in the engaged position. The pedal and linkage move freely. I adjusted a little slack out of the pedal, but it won't disengage. Any suggestions on freeing it up other than tearing it all apart?
It also might need a new rear tire. I'll check at the local tire shop. Area there any other good sources?
Thanks
Three years sitting outdoors is going to make that a pain to get loose.
Do you have any PTO implements? If memory serves me correctly it has a internal overrun clutch on the PTO which fights you breaking the clutch/flywheel rusted together apart.
But hook up a PTO implement if available, engage the PTO and have it in gear and start the tractor. Increase rpms to 540 PTO and go put the implement to work with as heavy a load as possible. While doing this stomp hard and release brakes quickly. The clutch pedal should be down, clutch released throughout this process.
Your goal is to put as much load on the rusted clutch plate/flywheel connection as possible while the tractor calls for the clutch to be released (pedal down). This will probably take a while with it sitting for 3 years.
Once free, anytime the tractor is parked, keep the clutch pedal in a depressed position. Many tractors have a flip pin for just this purpose. If not so equipped, you may be able to make one. I have seen folks use a block of wood between the tractor frame and the pedal rod for this also. This frozen clutch can happen in a week or so in humid areas even with the tractor stored inside so the clutch store out of contact with the flywheel is a must.
As stated on other comment, do not spray oily rust inhibitors on the flywheel unless you want to replace the clutch as oils will ruin the clutch material.
Be patient! 3 yrs of rust has to be over stressed for separation to happen.