[AT] Possible damage

[Spencer Yost]

Here is what I was taught when I was a teenager with the older Olivers with PTO clutches:

1- 1/4 to 1/3 throttle
2- Feather momentarily to start movement and minimize shock load and to  verify the load is not locked (i.e. plugged cutter example)
3 - Then just throw it all the way in.  Any additional feathering just wastes clutch discs

In reality this all happens nearly instantaneously.   As soon as I see/sense movement I push the PTO clutch lever all the way in.


Spencer Yost

> On Apr 24, 2017, at 1:03 PM, Jason <dejoodster at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> At idle yes but don't engage too slow because that'll wear the plates
> 
>> On Mon, Apr 24, 2017, 10:50 AM deanvp <deanvp at att.net> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On what equipment are you referring to?
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone
>> 
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: Dick Day <dickday0 at gmail.com>
>> Date: 4/24/17  7:20 AM  (GMT-08:00)
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Possible damage
>> 
>> The PTO lever has lots of travel and as it gets closer to the end of
>> travel, I can see the PTO shaft start to turn.
>> 
>> I am careful when engaging the PTO, I always feather it in, not sure if
>> that helps prolong the life of the equipment or not.  I saw a mechanic once
>> engage the PTO by moving the lever all of the way from stop to fully
>> engaged in a split second.  My mower jumped a little.
>> 
>> Am I correct?    Is it best to slowly engage the PTO or doesn't it make any
>> difference?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 7:42 AM, Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> That has an electric PTO switch doesn't it, Dick? I doubt there was any
>>> damage, since you reacted so quickly, but I'd definitely have words with
>>> the dealer. This is why I do my own maintenance, not because I enjoy it,
>>> but I don't trust the bumble heads at the dealer to be as careful as I
>> am.
>>> 
>>> Mike M
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On 4/23/2017 5:03 PM, Dick Day wrote:
>>>> Greetings all.
>>>> 
>>>> Last Fall I took my 2004 Boomer to our local NH dealer and had them do
>> a
>>>> bumper-to-bumper and to also change the hydraulic fluid.  It has sat
>> 99%
>>> of
>>>> the time since. I had my 3-pt snow blower mounted but it just sat in
>> the
>>>> barn, we never got enough snow to even use it.
>>>> 
>>>> I just took the blower off and put my 72" bush hog on and when I tried
>> to
>>>> use it, the pto made a sound I have never heard before. Partially
>>> engaged,
>>>> it sounded normal. If I tried to fully engage it, it got very loud.  I
>>> shut
>>>> the pto off and headed for my shop.  I check the hydraulic fluid
>> dipstick
>>>> and the fluid just barely touched the tip of the dipstick.
>>>> 
>>>> No puddles under the tractor.  Since I bought it new in '04, there has
>>>> never been a leak from this tractor.
>>>> 
>>>> Any chance I did some damage when I engaged the pto?
>>>> 
>>>> The dealer and I will visit tomorrow for sure.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks
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