I have a Farmtrac 45. I only use it to cut grass. I had the tractor for over 10 years. Just recently, the tractor, when placing it in gear moves really slow until it builds up to speed. It does it in forward & reverse. Also after running for an hour or so (or really hot), it barely moves when in gear, until it slowly comes up to speed. Possible problem with the clutch? Thanks.
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J. Schwiebert
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Is Farmtrac a Fiat? Does your clutch have free travel to start with?
Steve@Advance
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Can you feel some free travel in the clutch pedal?
If not, try adjusting. May be too late though, from your description, it's time for a new clutch.
If not, try adjusting. May be too late though, from your description, it's time for a new clutch.
hopefully your cliputch disengages almost as soon as you touch the pedal.
Adjust the pedal with the threaded rod on it so the pedal has more free play (moves easily) until it starts pushing harder.
If it works, you just needed more free play adjustment.
If this doesn't do it, you likely need a new clutch, wore out.
Paul
Adjust the pedal with the threaded rod on it so the pedal has more free play (moves easily) until it starts pushing harder.
If it works, you just needed more free play adjustment.
If this doesn't do it, you likely need a new clutch, wore out.
Paul
Janicholson
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With your hand, pull up on the clutch pedal. If it moves some in that direction it should have a spring that pulls it to a fixed position. From there, it should push (by hand pressure and pretty easily) about an inch. This is free play and pulls the throwout bearing away from the pressure plate fingers a small amount. This allows the pressure plate to put full force on the driven disk. If it immediately releases the clutch when pressed down (very top of possible movement, it needs that one inch of travel. Jim
Thank you all for the help. What I did, was made a small adjustment to the clutch linkage. I loosened the lock screw, and actually made a few turns in the wrong direction, because the tractor wouldn't move at all. I turned it back to where it was in the beginning, then made a few turns in the other direction, and the tractor moved, with no issue, like new. (Photos uploaded)
I assume that the adjustment needed to be made, because the clutch is wearing? Is that the case?
Thanks again.
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