[AJD] JD 420 Power Take-0ff lever

[Bill Salisbury]

I had a problem with the power take-off lever refusing to engage power take-off.  The lever would not move to the engage position.  I tried everything I could think of and nothing worked.  I thought maybe the clutch was dragging, so shut down the tractor.  Still, it would not engage.  I had been mowing all day long and it had worked perfectly prior to this.  I gave up and put the tractor in the barn. 

I checked the gear oil in the transmission and found it to be full.

The next morning with the tractor cold, the lever still would not budge.  After some diddling with the clutch, transmission and pto shaft, suddenly it became unstuck and has worked fine ever since.  Do you have any words of wisdom about this?  Any experiences like this?  Any ideas of how to prevent this?

Bill Salisbury