Mowing Engaging mower PTO

[diesel_nut]

GT2554

I guess it mentions this in the manual and I will look but this site has been dead lately so I will post this.

Should the mower deck be down when engaging or does it make a difference? The reason I ask is, I went to engage it yesterday and the engine bogged down a lot(deck was fully up). I put it down and there was no problem.

Also it seems to bog more when the tractor is first started and not afterward......so I'm thinking I must be doing it with the deck up most times when I first start out.

 

[diesel_nut]

Manual says to raise deck fully (or be in short grass when deck is down) then engage PTO. Throttle set at "half way". Hmmmmm. I engage it on the driveway usually.

Maybe I need to let it warm up more before I engage it.

 

[greenmule]

Dito,diyto,etc.
Yeah deck up,no tall grass under it, like the man said.

But one thing you need to do[ain't saying you don't,but],you need to let motor warm up for 5 min or so before trying to engage deck.

 

[diesel_nut]

Oh, i said I didn't already

 

[greenmule]

Hum,than,don't know to let a thing warm up a little before going,man!

 

[diesel_nut]

Guilty as charged

 

[greenmule]

Well,from now on,your an expert!

 

[moe1942]

Engaging on concrete is OK. It's easier on the PTO clutch if it is engaged with RPM's down. I won't beat the warm up factor.

That is also why I disabled the reverse cutout. Not good to have that clutch kicking in and out.

 

[diesel_nut]

Engaging on concrete is OK. It's easier on the PTO clutch if it is engaged with RPM's down. I won't beat the warm up factor.

That is also why I disabled the reverse cutout. Not good to have that clutch kicking in and out.

Can you say..........RevTech

 

[moe1942]

Can you say..........RevTech

Yeah, but I thought we were talkin about PTO engagement. My bike is running fine.

 

[diesel_nut]

So is mine:

KTM 520 http://dirtbike.off-road.com/dirtbike/data/articlestandard/dirtbike/522005/266737/520exc1.jpg

 

[micman32]

I let my Cub warm up about 5 minutes before engaging the pto. If I don't it will bog down and die.

Michael

 

[JTKub]

One of the major reasons for engaging the PTO with the deck up is to keep the PTO belt at an easier angle for the equipment. With the deck down, the belt is more steeply angled into the deck drive sheave making the belt vulnerable to jumping out of the sheave on start-up. It happened a couple of times on my 2544 when it was newer. You'll put a nice gash in the belt when it happens. Even with those, I'm still on the same PTO belt! ~4yrs and 120hrs. You know it will break on my next mowing.

Joel