Start engine with PTO engaged

[MX Dad]

Honestly, I cant say for sure I had the clutch pushed all the way in. I thought I did but I guarantee I will be watching it close next time. If I had it here, I would check tomorrow but I dont have it with me. I'll be with it this weekend though.

 

[k0ua]

Honestly, I cant say for sure I had the clutch pushed all the way in. I thought I did but I guarantee I will be watching it close next time. If I had it here, I would check tomorrow but I dont have it with me. I'll be with it this weekend though.

Take a couple of open end wrenches with you and the owners manual and do the clutch adjustment while you are up there.

 

[Sawyer Rob]

IF you keep on starting it with the pto in gear, with a pto powered tool on the pto, you will be buying a new starter too...

It puts a LOT of extra load on the starter when you do that.

SR

 

[MX Dad]

Will do, luckily I have the owners manual. It would be great if it was user error. Thats usually the cheapest fix (unless such error created other issues) which I dont think is the case with this one.

 

[MX Dad]

Hhhmm, good point on the starter, didnt even think about that one. Either way, I will get the clutch working as it should. Not for the maiming and killing potential as stated earlier, I just know it will eat on me until I get it right.

 

[Green Power]

I do not see a problem with what you are doing.

 

[TJP89]

Honestly, I cant say for sure I had the clutch pushed all the way in. I thought I did but I guarantee I will be watching it close next time. If I had it here, I would check tomorrow but I dont have it with me. I'll be with it this weekend though.

Just mash down as hard as you can on the clutch, if it won't go any further, you have it down all the way, or it's out of adjustment or, as DK35Vince said, it may be stuck. That's an idea I hadn't thought of, not sure of the structure of the clutch if that's even possible, but certainly should be considered. If none of the above, then it is a bigger problem internally. Tractor splitting time!

 

[JoelD]

I have similar problem. Clutch in all the way and grinding. Start with clutch engaged after I've engages lever for pto and I'm off and running

With pto lever engaged and snowblower under load when I push clutch in all the way the blower will stop spinning

I need to adjust pto clutch

I've been through owner's and service manual and instructions are not all that clear

Any advice on adjusting the pto stage of clutch is greatly appreciated

Joel

 

[buickanddeere]

I do not see a problem with what you are doing.

Try that statement in court .

 

[JoelD]

Tough to argue that bypassing anything to do with the pto is a good thing

Pto is most dangerous part of a tractor in my opinion

I get nervous hooking stuff up even when engine is off!

Joel