Max 26 PTO problems, need help please

   / Max 26 PTO problems, need help please #1  

Fosters69

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Mahindra 26xl
Hi all,

Super tractor newbie here I just got my 26 late last fall and only used the pto for my rear snow blower maybe 5 times last winter. Any ways I went out to use it today and I can't get my pto to engage. When I depress the clutch and go to move the lever down all I get is a nasty gear grinding noise and it won't engage. The clutch works for changing gears s I don't know what it could be. I just had the 50hr service done by the dealer and he put the blower on before he left. What am I missing?

Thanks in advance!

Dan
 
   / Max 26 PTO problems, need help please #2  
Have you tried to engage the pto while in gear or neutral?

-R
 
   / Max 26 PTO problems, need help please
  • Thread Starter
#3  
Both. I can't figure it. The clutch shifts the gears fine, neutral, low, and high, so the clutch seems to be working. I flaiien the clutch to the floor, try to move the lever and it grinds. What were you thinking?

Really appreciate the help.

Dan
 
   / Max 26 PTO problems, need help please #4  
For some reason the PTO seems to still be moving, on the gear side? Try putting it in great to stop the gear side of the clutch from moving, then engage the pto.

Just a thought?

-R
 
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   / Max 26 PTO problems, need help please
  • Thread Starter
#5  
You mean try to engage the pto without pushing in on the clutch pedal? Newbie showing question.

Dan
 
   / Max 26 PTO problems, need help please #6  
Is the tractor stopped, not moving?
 
   / Max 26 PTO problems, need help please
  • Thread Starter
#7  
Yes sir. It's weird. I thought it must be something I was doing wrong. Still might be.

Dan
 
   / Max 26 PTO problems, need help please #8  
Hi all,

Super tractor newbie here I just got my 26 late last fall and only used the pto for my rear snow blower maybe 5 times last winter. Any ways I went out to use it today and I can't get my pto to engage. When I depress the clutch and go to move the lever down all I get is a nasty gear grinding noise and it won't engage. The clutch works for changing gears s I don't know what it could be. I just had the 50hr service done by the dealer and he put the blower on before he left. What am I missing?

Thanks in advance!

Dan
2 stage clutch? 1st stage operating normally. 2nd stage clutch plate stuck?
:confused3:​
 
   / Max 26 PTO problems, need help please
  • Thread Starter
#9  
Yup, stuck 2nd stage. The tech adjusted the pedal slightly, popped the clutch, broke a shear pin on the pto shaft, but now unstuck and working fine. Thanks Spyder and all for the help. The second I mentioned 2 stage clutch I could see the light come on in the techs head. Thankfully it was an easy fix, more snow on the way tonight.

Thanks again everyone and happy holidays!

Dan
 
   / Max 26 PTO problems, need help please #10  
Can you post a few Photo's of what is involved in the fix?
 

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