deere 216 pto clutch

gfj · Mar 27, 2019

Have a deere 216 lawn tractor that will pull down the motor after a short time. Bearings look good pulley spins free by hand. Anything else cause this. Motor runs fine when pto clutch is not engaged.

gfj · Mar 27, 2019

It is the older manual clutch.

Bob · Mar 27, 2019

You left out some details.

WHAT attachment are you operating off of the PTO?

To rule out the bearing(s) in the mechanical PTO clutch that take a thrust load from the side when the PTO clutch is applied, slip the belt off that drives the attachment and note if the loading problem goes away.

steve_in_mo · Mar 27, 2019

Do what Bob said first. If you have a deck or thrower mounted, they can get seized bearings.
The mule drive, that hangy-down thing with two pulleys can also have seized bearings.
If it bogs down with the belt removed, you likely have a bad bearing in the PTO itself.
You'll need the service manual or someone who has done it before to get that apart and
the bearing replaced correctly.

gfj · Mar 27, 2019

It is a mower deck and I do have a service manual and parts book. I have other 200 series tractors with decks and this is only one to give trouble. I will check and see if bearing is getting hot on deck.

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