Possible clutch issues

davesl708 · Oct 20, 2015

It appears to me the clutch is sticking at times. Any debris in the linkage? Lube points missed? Possibly the clutch pad has separated from the disk.
With only 87 hours on it is it still in warranty?

bindian · Oct 20, 2015

alafarm said:
What! Only go into dirt in first gear! If this is true I think I will sell my tractor and get and good one! It seems a lot of people are having clutch trouble with Mahindra tractors. I personally know 2 people that have Mahindra's and both have replaced the clutch with very few hours! I have ran tractors all my life, mine and other people's and company tractors and have never had a clutch problem on any of them. This worries me as I have a 5035 with 50+ hours on it! I have an Allis chamlers that is 66 years old with only 1 clutch replacement and it was farmed with for 30+ years and used in construction for 20 and the rest personal use!

I guess I should have stated it as....................lowest gear in the range you are in. I was loading in mid range, 3rd gear. I was told by someone on here to drop down into lowest gear of the range you are in and go into the pile. Since I started doing that..........I have not had a problem...........and I am the only operator. Operator error, it was in my case. I travel with dirt in mid range 3rd...........and return with an empty bucket in mid range 4th.
hugs, Brandi

Navasot · Oct 20, 2015

was this right when you started or after a while of using it that day?

Navasot · Oct 20, 2015

This is a shuttle im guessing? or PST? I would try to keep the 4wd in while doing heavy loader work but if you havnt taken it out in a while and used the diff also its good to go through the motions.. either way that's not going to relate to the clutch.. you definitely don't want to be running around in a high gear trying to back and forth heavy loads of dirt that's just asking for clutch issues... and 90% of the time there is only one way a clutch will burn up and its from the operator.

Still did it feel like a pop and it stopped moving and was it moving with full power or did it just creep along?

alafarm · Oct 21, 2015

That sounds a little more reasonable. I gear down sometimes, just depends on the dirt and my momentum. If it is loose dirt and I am moving, I just slide in clutch and back out. If it is hard or packed or heavy clay I will gear down. The main thing is not to let it bog and slip the clutch. Also has to do with the size of tractor, traction and bucket size.

Makoman254 · Feb 16, 2016

Just wanted to provide a follow up, on my tractor. So I took the machine to Marcy's tractor in Pierpont OH and they warrantied the clutch. The problem must have been a defect in the clutch, pressure plate or all of it. It was wearing on the top on one side and the bottom on the other. All new clutch pressure plate and bearings were installed. The only issue I had was the o-rings on the hydraulic strainer were reused and it was torn causing a suction leak. They are shipping me new gaskets and Orings small price to pay I guess.