Troy-Bilt PTO Horse

xam12

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I need some technical help regarding the TINES/PTO clutch lever. In the past 2 years it does not easily engage. Currently when engage the tines don't spin that fast and there is a humming while operating. I can't find any literature on adjusting the clutch lever.
Any help is appreciated...

Thanks Much!
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Hate to tell ya but that "humming" sound I would bet is stuff chewing itself up. Pull the top of the tranny and take a look in there. Not that hard.
 
The sliding dog clutch this lever operates is either in or out and would not need to be adjusted
for wear like a friction clutch. It does look like your lever guide plate has been moved rearward
in the slotted holes at some point. This will put more pressure on the system when the lever is
in the engaged position and could make it harder to lock in.

It is not really possible for a clutch like this to slip so I wouldn't think it is the cause of the
tines not running up to speed. Is the slowdown and noise from the main belt slipping? There's a
fine line between getting this belt adjusted tight enough and having the lever jump out of the
forward drive position when you don't want it to.
 
Thanks Brendon for commenting...I also thought the guide plate may have moved, but it is firm and shows no signs that it moved. the belt is tight. when engaged the tine rotation is slower than I ever remember (Tiller is not used that often).
 
The two speed adjustment on the belt drive will slow the tines along with the wheels. Is there a
chance that this was inadvertently moved to the low speed position at some time? If the engine is
running up to speed and the belt isn't slipping there isn't much that can cause the tines to slow
down - they would either run full speed or essentially not at all.
 
I have the first generation Horse, and I will tell you
that the tines don't spin all that fast on them.
Definitely much slower than my front tine machine
or the Troy Built Super Bronco.
 
thanks again for the comments. The rotation speed is noticeably slower, but I will more closely inspect the belt. It doesn't appear to be slipping. Is there any way to tell?
I can't imagine it would jump to the low speed pulley. Is it possible?

Again, the lever takes considerable more force to get it engaged. What could cause that to occur?
 

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