Bought a John Deere 401C LOADER Tractor with 3 point hitch and PTO. It HAS a foot clutch... It would have to have a clutch for the PTO unlike a 401C Backhoe tractor...
I can"t seem to get a definative agreeable answer on how to properly operate the machine from local dealers...
The Pto and the foot clutch seem to be the things that make the dealers give differeing answers.
The machine between your legs has 2 levers. On your left a 3 position stick, Hi/Low and N. On the right a stick with four speeds.
The machine has a hand and foot throttle.
Under the steering wheel on the left side a lever about 8 inches long Forward Nuetral and reverse..
Making me wonder if the machine is torque converter drive, if you leave the hand throttle at idle and use the foot throttle the machine behaves like my Ford 555 TLB. let go of the foot throttle and drive torque /power fades to nothing. Hit the foot throttle and it takes off just like the Ford.
Problem is I"m told if this machine IS Hyraulic Clutch reverser and not torque converter drive doing this will wear out the clutches fast. With the machine running at about 1400 rpm if you change direction just flipping the reverser like it has hydraulic clutches , hold on the direction change is kinda....prompt/rough. Let go of the throttle, let RPM drop and direction change is smooth like my Ford when you throttle up again..
I"ve been told to keep the throttle in operating RPM range and use the foot clutch just for inching purposes ( and to operate the PTO ) and do all the regular clutching with the lever.. Again, Kinda a harsh reaction when you flip that lever at operating RPM..
Anybody out there know for SURE how to tell what I have for a drive and the PROPER way to operate the tractor/reverser/foot clutch?
This is my first John Deere/don"t know anything about them and the contractor I bought the machine from rarely used it due to not likeing the drive set up so he was no real help.
I can"t seem to get a definative agreeable answer on how to properly operate the machine from local dealers...
The Pto and the foot clutch seem to be the things that make the dealers give differeing answers.
The machine between your legs has 2 levers. On your left a 3 position stick, Hi/Low and N. On the right a stick with four speeds.
The machine has a hand and foot throttle.
Under the steering wheel on the left side a lever about 8 inches long Forward Nuetral and reverse..
Making me wonder if the machine is torque converter drive, if you leave the hand throttle at idle and use the foot throttle the machine behaves like my Ford 555 TLB. let go of the foot throttle and drive torque /power fades to nothing. Hit the foot throttle and it takes off just like the Ford.
Problem is I"m told if this machine IS Hyraulic Clutch reverser and not torque converter drive doing this will wear out the clutches fast. With the machine running at about 1400 rpm if you change direction just flipping the reverser like it has hydraulic clutches , hold on the direction change is kinda....prompt/rough. Let go of the throttle, let RPM drop and direction change is smooth like my Ford when you throttle up again..
I"ve been told to keep the throttle in operating RPM range and use the foot clutch just for inching purposes ( and to operate the PTO ) and do all the regular clutching with the lever.. Again, Kinda a harsh reaction when you flip that lever at operating RPM..
Anybody out there know for SURE how to tell what I have for a drive and the PROPER way to operate the tractor/reverser/foot clutch?
This is my first John Deere/don"t know anything about them and the contractor I bought the machine from rarely used it due to not likeing the drive set up so he was no real help.