How many blondes does it take to correctly engage a PTO?
Well aparently more than two.
Here is the discussion.
Next to the PTO engaging switch on our 2011 L3200 Kubota is a small warning sign that states..
To avoid damage to the PTO the Clutch must be fully disengaged.
I take this as : in order to activate the PTO I must put my foot down on the Clutch pedal. I then engage the PTO by moving the small lever over. I then slowly remove my foot from the Clutch lever and off I go.
She takes this as : Disengaged clutch means foot OFF the clutch pedal. While engine is running put the PTO on and off you go, never touching the clutch.
Now when you engage the PTO it clicks really loudly, after examination I find that the PTO lever is not staying in place, it is sliding slight out of position thus creating a clicking noise, the only way to stop this is by holding that small lever firmly to the engaged side.
I say this is because she has been ramming that pto on while the gears have been going and worn the edges so now is slipping.
She says nay nay, she always did it that way with the old one and it never did that and we had the old one for almost 3years.
I dont mind being wrong folks but I need to know the correct way to engage this PTO.
When is a clutch disengaged? When your foot is ON or OFF the pedal?
Well aparently more than two.
Here is the discussion.
Next to the PTO engaging switch on our 2011 L3200 Kubota is a small warning sign that states..
To avoid damage to the PTO the Clutch must be fully disengaged.
I take this as : in order to activate the PTO I must put my foot down on the Clutch pedal. I then engage the PTO by moving the small lever over. I then slowly remove my foot from the Clutch lever and off I go.
She takes this as : Disengaged clutch means foot OFF the clutch pedal. While engine is running put the PTO on and off you go, never touching the clutch.
Now when you engage the PTO it clicks really loudly, after examination I find that the PTO lever is not staying in place, it is sliding slight out of position thus creating a clicking noise, the only way to stop this is by holding that small lever firmly to the engaged side.
I say this is because she has been ramming that pto on while the gears have been going and worn the edges so now is slipping.
She says nay nay, she always did it that way with the old one and it never did that and we had the old one for almost 3years.
I dont mind being wrong folks but I need to know the correct way to engage this PTO.
When is a clutch disengaged? When your foot is ON or OFF the pedal?