My new-to-me 1973 5000 has come along pretty well so far, so I spent 45 minutes or so this afternoon brush hogging to just test everything out.
When I got the tractor, the PTO had the usual problem of running all of the time. I was able to adjust the brake band using the set screw near the PTO shaft. The PTO will now stop (after a little while) when disengaged.
My modern Kubota PTO will stop when the clutch is pressed, which makes it really handy to shut it down for example if a big stick or rock gets trapped in the mower, or if I just want to go over something without the blades running under power.
I know the 5000 has independent PTO, so I'm not used to that system. Can someone advise as to the best way to start/stop the PTO quickly? The clutch has no effect of course, and it feels weird to have to completely disengage the PTO on the fly, especially when the engine is running at PTO speed.
My biggest concern is damaging the PTO brake bands. I remember someone on another post stating not to disengage the PTO lever with the engine throttled up, since it would break the bands. If this is true, then to temporarily stop the PTO I would have to go back to idle before disengaging the PTO.
The old operator's manual I have doesn't say anything about this. I also assume it would be a bad idea to engage the PTO at above idle speed. With the Kubota, I just ease out the clutch to gently start the PTO spinning, and again any time I need to stop the PTO, I can just hit the clutch.
Hopefully this makes sense, and I'm probably just not used to this type of operation, but I'm really looking for advise on how to engage/disengage without breaking anything.
When I got the tractor, the PTO had the usual problem of running all of the time. I was able to adjust the brake band using the set screw near the PTO shaft. The PTO will now stop (after a little while) when disengaged.
My modern Kubota PTO will stop when the clutch is pressed, which makes it really handy to shut it down for example if a big stick or rock gets trapped in the mower, or if I just want to go over something without the blades running under power.
I know the 5000 has independent PTO, so I'm not used to that system. Can someone advise as to the best way to start/stop the PTO quickly? The clutch has no effect of course, and it feels weird to have to completely disengage the PTO on the fly, especially when the engine is running at PTO speed.
My biggest concern is damaging the PTO brake bands. I remember someone on another post stating not to disengage the PTO lever with the engine throttled up, since it would break the bands. If this is true, then to temporarily stop the PTO I would have to go back to idle before disengaging the PTO.
The old operator's manual I have doesn't say anything about this. I also assume it would be a bad idea to engage the PTO at above idle speed. With the Kubota, I just ease out the clutch to gently start the PTO spinning, and again any time I need to stop the PTO, I can just hit the clutch.
Hopefully this makes sense, and I'm probably just not used to this type of operation, but I'm really looking for advise on how to engage/disengage without breaking anything.