Josh Tallent
Member
Hey out there,
I have a question about my '55 860. I've noticed when I'm finish mowing that I pretty predictably get a sort of knocking or clanging sound whenever the mower hits an area of thicker vegetation. At first I thought it had to do with my beat-up finish mower, but now I'm pretty positive the noise is coming from the center housing, right below the seat. If I put my hand on the side of the housing I can feel the vibration when it starts to clang!
I checked for end play on the pto shaft and there is virtually none whatsoever. The pto doesn't jump out of gear either, or even seem like it might. And when I say thicker grass, I'm not trying to bale hay or anything -- just normal barnyard grass. The engine's not bogging down at all -- just seems like when there's a little extra stress on the pto shaft, something's getting loud in the center housing.
Anyway does anyone have any thoughts about this? The tractor's generally in great shape and I'd certainly rather intervene sooner than later, especially if delaying means something evil is about to happen. Don't like the sound of that noise! Should I suspect something's excessively worn or broken in the shifter linkage? Oh, and I do have the shop manual for this machine. Thanks!
I have a question about my '55 860. I've noticed when I'm finish mowing that I pretty predictably get a sort of knocking or clanging sound whenever the mower hits an area of thicker vegetation. At first I thought it had to do with my beat-up finish mower, but now I'm pretty positive the noise is coming from the center housing, right below the seat. If I put my hand on the side of the housing I can feel the vibration when it starts to clang!
I checked for end play on the pto shaft and there is virtually none whatsoever. The pto doesn't jump out of gear either, or even seem like it might. And when I say thicker grass, I'm not trying to bale hay or anything -- just normal barnyard grass. The engine's not bogging down at all -- just seems like when there's a little extra stress on the pto shaft, something's getting loud in the center housing.
Anyway does anyone have any thoughts about this? The tractor's generally in great shape and I'd certainly rather intervene sooner than later, especially if delaying means something evil is about to happen. Don't like the sound of that noise! Should I suspect something's excessively worn or broken in the shifter linkage? Oh, and I do have the shop manual for this machine. Thanks!