PTO

[Bobby Boyd]

I had my turf tiger serviced last fall. Today I pulled out the pto for the first time and the blades did not engage. I pushed it in and pulled again and they did engage but were slow to spin up to speed. After mowing a little bit I stopped and pushed the pto off and on and the blades started up as normal. Any ideas?

Also...how do I take the cover off to get to the electrical stuff underneath the pto etc?

Thanks for your input.

-bobby

 

[tigercat]

Was your engine rpms low?

 

[Bobby Boyd]

The manual says to not start the blades with engine running full throttle. I have always started at about 3/4 throttle never had a problem before. Thanks for your reply.

-bobby

 

[bertsmobile1]

rust , moisture , oil etc built up on switch terminal and in the clutch itself.
Not uncommon when starting a new season

 

[Bobby Boyd]

rust , moisture , oil etc built up on switch terminal and in the clutch itself.
Not uncommon when starting a new season

How do I get the cover off to have a look see?

 

[bertsmobile1]

You don't.
You take it out and use it. you engage & dissengge the blades several times with no load on the blades to burnish the clutch plate.
You could also be hearing slipping belts and not a slipping clutch.
Belts left standing will take on a set and that can cause them to slip a bit as can a bit of crud on the pulleys which with use will self clean.
However you can clean up all of the electric terminals