PTOCircuitProblems
Problem
PossibleCauses
Thecuttingdeckbladesdonotturn.
•Thereisamechanicalproblemwiththecuttingdeck;refer
toChapter7:CuttingDeck(page7–1).
•AnelectricalproblemexiststhatpreventsthePTOfrom
engaging;refertoChapter5:ElectricalSystem(page5–1).
•Theenginecoolanttemperatureishigh.
•ThePTOsolenoidvalveisstuckordamaged(notshifting).
•Thechargepumpisdamaged(thetractionchargecircuit
isalsoaffected).
•ThePTOreliefvalveisdamaged.
Thecuttingdeckblade(s)turntooslowly.
•Theenginespeedistoolow.
•Thereisamechanicalproblemwiththecuttingdeck;refer
toChapter7:CuttingDeck(page7–1).
•ThetransmissionPTOclutchiswornordamaged.
•ThePTOreliefvalveisdamaged.
ThePTOdoesnotstopwhendisengaged.•AnelectricalproblemexiststhatpreventsthePTOfrom
disengaging;refertoChapter5:ElectricalSystem(page
5–1).
•Thetransmissionsolenoidvalveisstuckordamaged.
•ThetransmissionPTObrakefrictionplatesarewornor
damaged.
•Themachineisequippedwithattachmentthatincludesan
over-runningclutch.
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