I just had my new B2620 delivered on Monday and have been reading the manual. It is an HST model. Do you have to use the clutch to engage PTO and the 3 HST speeds every time? Or can you just put gear lever in what ever gear and just pull PTO lever into mid or rear selection? If can use without clutch, what is purpose of the clutch in HST models? Also, how do you lock the mid mount lifts up when deck is off for use with rear blade in winter? I see there are pins to lock deck up when mounted, but don't read anything about locking lift arms up when deck removed. It is different than my BX2350. HJT
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bigbull338
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i can answer some of your qs.1 i use the clutch when cranking the tractor.2 i just shift the lever into the range i want with out using the clutch.3 i dont clutch the tractor to turn my pto on.
The clutch is required to engage the pto. There is no seperate pto clutch only the main drive clutch. As for shifting the range lever it should shft fine as long as you are stopped. Sometimes it helps to push the clutch if there is some pressure on the gears.
bigbull338
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i rock my treadle peddle back an forth till it goes in gear.
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Actually you don't need the clutch for anything, Kubota just put it there out of habit, and it makes a good decoration. 
My manual says to use the clutch for range changes, and for engaging the PTO, and I do. I suppose you can play with RPM's or rocking the tractor, or learning to hear / sense when things were right like we used to do with the old non syncro truck transmissions, but the clutch is there, and it works pretty darned good for this old guy.
My manual says to use the clutch for range changes, and for engaging the PTO, and I do. I suppose you can play with RPM's or rocking the tractor, or learning to hear / sense when things were right like we used to do with the old non syncro truck transmissions, but the clutch is there, and it works pretty darned good for this old guy.Only need the clutch for the yellow handle (PTO). No need for switching between ranges.
There are pins to hold up the deck...the pins are located in the back of the deck but you remove them from there and place them in front of the deck when the deck is fully raised. Hard to explain without pictures. I remove my deck in the winter...much easier dealing with snow.
There are pins to hold up the deck...the pins are located in the back of the deck but you remove them from there and place them in front of the deck when the deck is fully raised. Hard to explain without pictures. I remove my deck in the winter...much easier dealing with snow.
KU Gator
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I use the clutch both for the PTO and the range changes.
When the deck is off, you and use the 3Pt hitch lever to raise the linkages all the way to the top, then use the mower deck height knob to hold the deck linkage up by putting it in the "Top" setting.
When the deck is off, you and use the 3Pt hitch lever to raise the linkages all the way to the top, then use the mower deck height knob to hold the deck linkage up by putting it in the "Top" setting.
taborekle
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Besides the gear range changes and the PTO, you also need it when going into and out of 4WD.
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Actually the clutch has no relation to the 4wd system. If the 4wd lever doesn;t shift smoothly try shifting it while slowly moving fore and aft, or while slowly moving forward turning side to side.
The main use for the clutch is to engage the PTO. It will make a terrible grinding if you don't use the clutch to engage it and could destroy the gears.
skspurling
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Wow, the manual does state that you should clutch for shifting ranges! Page 22! I remember trying to shift the range lever while clutching, and I swear it wouldn't shift very good. I shift it while at a full stop and it works fine. Manual states it should not shift if you don't push the clutch. Mine does, and appears to work fine with no gear grinding or meshing issues.
Page 23 states you should be stopped and use the clutch when engaging the front wheel drive lever. It's not n the regular instructions, but it is n the Important notes.Never encountered any issues, resistance, or gear meshing issues from just pushing the lever. It just shifts in as long as the wheels aren't binding.
However, in the PTO section (Pages 29 and 30), there is no mention of the clutch. There is a cryptic Important note that says you should not shift the PTO lever until the PTO comes to a complete stop. Only two ways to stop the PTO, push the clutch or kill the engine. Of all the operations on the tractor, this is the one that really is obviously hard on the system if you don't use the clutch. have heard the gears grind when I accidentally bumped the lever, much less if someone actually engaged the PTO without clutching. I could just imagine what that would do to the poor gears.
The clutch isn't for decoration. I seriously have some questions about a tractor not having a clutch. It's very hard to get spinning gears to mesh properly, so you have to use some sort of a "soft" interconnection to link your engine to the main drive if you are going to be able to remove the clutch. That always lowers the efficiency of the power delivery to the transmission from the engine. I guess they could do the push button PTO thing where you have the electromagnetic clutch right before the shaft, but that's no different than having a clutch dedicated to the PTO. It just appears nicer because it's a button instead of a pedal. people like things like that because it allows them to forget what's actually going on.
Page 23 states you should be stopped and use the clutch when engaging the front wheel drive lever. It's not n the regular instructions, but it is n the Important notes.Never encountered any issues, resistance, or gear meshing issues from just pushing the lever. It just shifts in as long as the wheels aren't binding.
However, in the PTO section (Pages 29 and 30), there is no mention of the clutch. There is a cryptic Important note that says you should not shift the PTO lever until the PTO comes to a complete stop. Only two ways to stop the PTO, push the clutch or kill the engine. Of all the operations on the tractor, this is the one that really is obviously hard on the system if you don't use the clutch. have heard the gears grind when I accidentally bumped the lever, much less if someone actually engaged the PTO without clutching. I could just imagine what that would do to the poor gears.
The clutch isn't for decoration. I seriously have some questions about a tractor not having a clutch. It's very hard to get spinning gears to mesh properly, so you have to use some sort of a "soft" interconnection to link your engine to the main drive if you are going to be able to remove the clutch. That always lowers the efficiency of the power delivery to the transmission from the engine. I guess they could do the push button PTO thing where you have the electromagnetic clutch right before the shaft, but that's no different than having a clutch dedicated to the PTO. It just appears nicer because it's a button instead of a pedal. people like things like that because it allows them to forget what's actually going on.
