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550 PTO clutch repair

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Dale (MI)

06-29-2000 08:31:07




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I just got my 550 and repair bill back from the dealer. It was $720 (16 hours x $45) to remove the loader, split the tractor and rebuild the PTO clutch and replace the seals behind it. The six fiber plates and five steel plates were $470. I was expecting the total cost (~$1200) to be half of that. What do you think?




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gary stoos

07-25-2000 19:35:14




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 Re: 550 PTO clutch repair in reply to Dale (MI), 06-29-2000 08:31:07  
Never replaced the pto clutch... but replaced the trans clutch 2 times first time it was worn out the second time was just after the first.. maybe 100 hours on it.... the wife was driving the 550 down our driveway hill with a pickup trailer behind it..... she had it in second gear..but got scared so she put the clutch in.....OH-OH , by the time my scream to let the clutch out caught up to her she was moving pretty good.... my mechanic freind said he never saw a clutch pad that was that burned up... half of it we never did find... just ground up powder, anyhow we never removed my loader either time just blocked up the front and jacked up the rear and rolled it away about 2-3 feet worked out fine.....

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Dan from PA

06-29-2000 09:41:22




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 Re: 550 PTO clutch repair in reply to Dale (MI), 06-29-2000 08:31:07  
I always leave auto parts stores with a smile on my face because car parts are almost always ridiculously cheap compared to the ag parts I'm used to buying. A good working relationship with a reliable shop and maybe a machinist or three (sometimes it's cheaper to have items custom fabricated than it is to buy parts)is absolutely invaluble. $45/hr is on the high side, but is not unreasonable.
16 hours sounds like a lot, but I have no experience with this model (I'd like to, though, a S55's been on my wish list for a long time). Who knows what they ran into putting the thing back together again.
R&Ring the loader yourself would have saved you a couple of shop hours.

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