I usually reside over on the N board, but a buddy came to me today with a problem on a 2600. No clue on the year, gas tractor.
He was bush hogging a new section of his farm and the front end rode up over a log, he said it bent the linkage. He then stepped on the clutch so the mower didn't follow him over the log.
He got the tractor stopped, but now has ZERO clutch, as in the pedal is free traveling/no resistance at all. The pedal stays down on its own and you can simply pick it up to the engaged position, it will drop back down.
I'm going to take a look at it today, but have never worked on one before.
- Does a 2600 have a 2-Stage clutch? I assume this one does, but he PTO clutch hasn't worked in years.
- Could this be a clutch fork/TOB issue? Sheared bolt/pin holding the fork? Crushed/Trashed TOB?
- Pressure plate springs/fingers destroyed?
- Or maybe the clutch plate has come apart?
He said he didn't hear any pop, pings, or other noise when this occurred.
I figured we would pull the cover and take a look. Just wanted some insight into this model. I usually stick with the stuff made pre 1970. Thanks for the input.
He was bush hogging a new section of his farm and the front end rode up over a log, he said it bent the linkage. He then stepped on the clutch so the mower didn't follow him over the log.
He got the tractor stopped, but now has ZERO clutch, as in the pedal is free traveling/no resistance at all. The pedal stays down on its own and you can simply pick it up to the engaged position, it will drop back down.
I'm going to take a look at it today, but have never worked on one before.
- Does a 2600 have a 2-Stage clutch? I assume this one does, but he PTO clutch hasn't worked in years.
- Could this be a clutch fork/TOB issue? Sheared bolt/pin holding the fork? Crushed/Trashed TOB?
- Pressure plate springs/fingers destroyed?
- Or maybe the clutch plate has come apart?
He said he didn't hear any pop, pings, or other noise when this occurred.
I figured we would pull the cover and take a look. Just wanted some insight into this model. I usually stick with the stuff made pre 1970. Thanks for the input.