Couple more newbie questions on my 135

nrowles

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Not sure what I would do without these internet forums.

My 135 has the two stage double clutch. For the PTO, I have seen it run but have not hooked anything up to it yet. The PTO lever on the left says ground/neutral/engine. What do each of these mean and when would I use them in different situations?

I want to put gear oil in the steering gear housing (or at least check it). My book says the one bolt is the level indicator. It looks like a normal bolt to me. Do I back this bolt the whole way out, fill housing and when it starts to come out bolt hole it is full?

Also, I see a "nubbin" on top of the steering gearbox which I believe is where I fill with lube. The "nubbin" has a very loose fitting / wobbly cover on it. What is the deal here? How do I remove this and fill the gearbox?
 
(quoted from post at 06:35:07 09/30/16) Not sure what I would do without these internet forums.

My 135 has the two stage double clutch. For the PTO, I have seen it run but have not hooked anything up to it yet. The PTO lever on the left says ground/neutral/engine. What do each of these mean and when would I use them in different situations?

The ground drive is for hay rakes and other special impliments that need the pto to turn only with each rotation of the rear wheels.
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Here's my understanding and my caution; the lever 'ground' position means the PTO speeds up / slows down depending on ground speed of the tractor. Neutral means this is where the lever has to be to start the engine. 'Engine' position means the PTO speeds / slows depending on engine speed, faster or slower. A caution here; someplace in my owner's manual is says something like not to reverse the transmission when running along in ground speed, otherwise you can damage the tranny. I have my forward position blocked off so I never do that.
 
Just don't let the lever in ground drive till you have a job for it. When I am rototilling, I engage it to slowly spin the dirt off the tines when rolling home. In reverse has it's uses, like unscrewing a stuck tiller or hole auger, etc.
But in 'engine' you should learn by watching the pto turn while rolling along, keep turning when you step on the clutch a bit, stopping the wheels from turning but pto still turns, and stepping on the clutch all the way- everything should stop. That's the mechanical marvel of live pto... re-reading the manual you have will start making sense, but get on you tube and search there for other owner's take on it.
 
Ground speed operates PTO proportional to tractor speed. This was useful for raking and tedding hay equipment, like with the older Ferguson DEO hay rakes. That's all I use Ground PTO for. When you are sitting still the PTO shaft does not spin in Ground. Do not use that for modern and typical PTO operated equipment, like a rotary mower (aka bush hog). Use Engine for typical PTO equip. Engage and disengage the PTO while engine running, slow down rpms when doing that. People do their own ways of things, but I was taught to slow down rpms, push in clutch when engaging disengaging PTO, and wait for PTO shaft stop spinning before putting PTO handle in neutral. Keep handle in Neutral when not using PTO. Shift handle gently also, same goes with tranny shifter. good luck.
 

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