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Ok tighten the three fingers and now the pto will not turn did we tighten them up to much. it runs like a scalded dog thru all the gears.
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I'm not quite sure what you mean by "will not turn". Either the PTO is engaged, or it's disengaged. There's nothing in between. Perhaps you can give a better description of the problem.
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it will not engage the handle will not make it turn
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When the machine lost forward motion did the revs die down or did it just keep the same revs?
You say you tightened the fingers and now the PTO won't engage? Does the tractor seem to travel better? Not sure why the PTO is not working.
You say you tightened the fingers and now the PTO won't engage? Does the tractor seem to travel better? Not sure why the PTO is not working.
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Did you put the pto speed selector in neutral? Mine has 540/net/1000
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There are two PTO levers. One is the basic Engage/Disengage, I usually left mine in Engage full time. The other is the speed selector. It's usually either a 540/1000 select, or a 540/720 select. In between the two speeds is a psuedo neutral position. No detente, but I never had any problem with it jumping INTO gear. When I wanted to turn on the PTO, I shoved it into 540. When I wanted to turn it off, I just pulled it out of 540 into the psuedo neutral middle position.
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we backed off a little on the nuts and the pto started working will take it for a test run tomorrow
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the tractor is running and pulling great, but when the pto is engaged and the grass is the least bit thick even in lower gears(low groung speed and the same rpms) the mower stops turning. could it be that we have tightened up the bolts to much? I have used it several times and the same malfunction.
thanks for your help
thanks for your help
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Earlier you said it was a 5 foot finish mower. So when you state the "mower stops turning", I assume that means the thick grass has stopped the blades. When this happens, does the PTO shaft quit turning too? If yes, then it's still a clutch problem. If no, it's a mower problem. Have you checked to see whether the belts are slipping? or for a broken Woodruff key?
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the shaft slowes down and stops turning so i need to loosen the bolts a lttle then?
