1570 pto

111 · May 7, 2013

I have a question for you guys, when I'm using my 1570 pto for mowing and I stop the mower should I just pull the pto lever out and let the pto brake stop the mower, or feather the lever to let the mower stop by itself. Can it hurt anything feathering the lever? I was wondering how hard this is on the pto brake stopping a mower that is very heavy i use an 8ft rhino and a 14 ft flail mower on the 1570 and 1370. I have done both feather the lever and just use the brake just curious as to which is better. Also when running the pto and you depress the inching pedal to shift does the surge hurt anything? I always throttle back when running the mower and depressing the inching pedal, the tractor is running 540 mowers so it is only running about 1200-1300 rpm anyway.
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Ben

1370rod · May 7, 2013

If that mower wants to flywheel(Keep spinning) after shutting off pto and does not have a overrunning clutch, you will want to have the engine running as slow as possible before shutting off PTO. The 1570 has a brake that is applied with hydraulic press and try's to stop the shaft very quickly. If something keeps turning the shaft after PTO shutdown it is very hard on the brake and drum that the brake pad wears on.

111 · May 7, 2013

Thanks Rod.
I usually just pull the lever back far enough to interupt the power and let it freewheel and come to a stop, if I push the lever all the way to the off position it applies the brake. I figured it was easier on the pto brake doing this, just wondered what you think about this. Can it hurt anything in the pto?
Thanks
Ben

1370rod · May 7, 2013

Sounds to me that should be fine, just keep the rpm's as slow as possible for shutdown. Rod.

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