Minneapolis Moline 445

FarmKid445

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Hello, I recently picked up a Minne 445 in pretty good shape and low hours shows 295hrs and meter works. My question is where is the torque amplifier shifter loacated theres the main shifter and to the right of it is another shifter where you can either move it forwards or backwards im assuming thats the shifter and i think all the way forward is normal and pulled back is "low" but theres another one to the left behind the seat that also goes forwads and backwards i thought it was for the pto but does not seem to affect it any help on this would be appreaciated also ill post a picture to see if anyone can guess the year thanks everyone!
 
Any M/M tractor I have seen, the AmpliTorque shifter comes out of the right side of the tranny-clutch case forward of the tops of the brake pedals. Yes forward is direct, back is low. Both of my 445s are '56 models.
Bryce
 
The lever on the left side of the seat is for the pto to engage and disengage it. If it doesn't something
it wrong with it then. Plates messed up or toll pins on lever btoken just to name a couple problems with
it.
 
Yes, PTO lever is on your left side and it's probably fine. Operation of that lever should feel similar to the operation of the lever on your right side. It's an over-the-center clutch for the PTO. You said it does nothing? It may seem that way as the PTO shaft on a MM is usually always turning until a load is imposed on it. The PTO clutch is multi-disk and running in heavy rear end oil. Even with the clutch disengaged the friction provided by the thick oil between the clutch disks is sufficient to turn the PTO shaft - until resistance is provided by a PTO driven implement. As a rule, you have to shut the tractor off in order to hook up a PTO shaft to it.
 
Thanks everyone I appreciate it I plan on going through everything to make sure it all works and buy an owners manual thanks again!
 

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