GF 1800E

[Graybert]

I flipped the lever to engage the pto to turn the blades and heard a click then nothing!
I am trying to take the pto apart but am lost on a few things. Like what am I looking for and what could have cause this malfunction.
I assume it is a clutch issue but can not find any info on what to check. Any help on getting it apart will be greatly appreciated! I have disassembled up to the hard hydronic line coming out of the front. How does it come out and do I need to remove the u joint that is attached to the front

 

[Dave_eng]

Stop............ if you do not even know how the pto clutch works you are destined to make things worse.

Parts illustrations suggest a mechanically controlled valve directs hydraulic flow to lock up the clutch.

I cannot find a free WSM so you may have to buy one.

Does your pto driveline have a shear bolt?

Have you checked that the bolt has not sheared?

Dave

 

[Graybert]

Ok. I really don’t know what I’m looking at. Where would I find the info on the shear bolt, and what it cause this to happen! I have rebuilt this thing from the engine to the deck and spindles but the hydraulic parts I don’t know about. I took the bolts out of the front plate and removed the shock that lifts the deck but stoped there.

 

[freewheel3]

Does any portion of the driveshaft to the deck rotate when you engage the pto?

 

[Graybert]

No nothing moves. The lever has no resistance like it use to. I lifted the deck and turned the blades off to cross the gravel drive way. When I went to engage the pto it clicked and that was it no more movement