3038e PTO Brake

[nunyabinis]

The 3038e has an electrically & hydraulically operated PTO that has an internal braking system. It's either on (spinning) or it's off (locked) which makes it a real PITA when trying to hook a PTO shaft to the tractor because you can't spin the PTO shaft coming out the back of the tractor by hand to line up the splines.

I talked to the JD mechanic and he confirmed that there is no "override" to the PTO braking system for "safety reasons". I told him what a PITA that made hooking up PTO driven equipment and he recommended adding an overrunning clutch to the PTO shaft of the tractor so that you can spin it one way by hand to line up the splines. Thinking that was overkill, I came up with the following solution:

I took a cheap cresent wrench and used a Dremel tool to grind the jaws of the wrench so that they would fit over the splines of the tractor PTO shaft. Now all I have to do is put the wrench on the PTO shaft and turn it until the splines line up.

 

[WH401]

I have run into the same problem with my 3320 when hooking up the finish mower. The machine doesn't get stored inside so I have to disconnect/reconnect it every time I use the mower. I just reach under the deck and turn a blade slightly to line it up.

 

[123rday]

Anything else as far as slight problems with your new 3038E. I was looking at getting one due to price and warranty but am now also considering a 3320new or used, or used 3520, or 3720. The only reason for those choices are to add a cab down the road.

 

[Cocre]

Anything else as far as slight problems with your new 3038E. I was looking at getting one due to price and warranty but am now also considering a 3320new or used, or used 3520, or 3720. The only reason for those choices are to add a cab down the road.

The 3x20 series also has a locking PTO. I set my rotating attachments up on cinder-blocks so that they can rotate to assist with hooking up the PTO shaft, but nunya's idea may be the way to go.

 

[B8FISH]

I'm not near my machine now--so this may be off base--but if you have both mid and rear PTO's, I think that the rear spins freely when you have the mid-PTO selected?? I haven't connected anything to the rear PTO in months so could be mis-remembering!

 

[unimog_jason]

I know for a fact on my 755 that if I put my selector lever to the mid PTO the rear PTO spins free. I had to hook up my new rototiller last night and since the tines were sitting on the ground I had to do that in order to get the shaft coupled.

Jason

 

[AKfish]

Anything else as far as slight problems with your new 3038E. I was looking at getting one due to price and warranty but am now also considering a 3320new or used, or used 3520, or 3720. The only reason for those choices are to add a cab down the road.

I think you'll be disappointed if you're expecting to add-on the JD factory cab "down the road"..

Pretty sure if you want the "real Deal" you'll have to get it when you order the machine or buy a used machine that has the cab option from Deere.

You can always add on a cab from another manufacturer - just not a Deere cab.

AKfish

 

[kennyd]

I'm not near my machine now--so this may be off base--but if you have both mid and rear PTO's, I think that the rear spins freely when you have the mid-PTO selected?? I haven't connected anything to the rear PTO in months so could be mis-remembering!

I know for a fact on my 755 that if I put my selector lever to the mid PTO the rear PTO spins free. I had to hook up my new rototiller last night and since the tines were sitting on the ground I had to do that in order to get the shaft coupled.

Jason

You are both correct, my 4110 is the same way-but I don't think the 3038e has a mid-PTO option.

 

[Cocre]

I'm not near my machine now--so this may be off base--but if you have both mid and rear PTO's, I think that the rear spins freely when you have the mid-PTO selected?? I haven't connected anything to the rear PTO in months so could be mis-remembering!

No mid PTO installed on my 3320, so it locks.

 

[dirt ditch]

At work we have 2 100hp New Holland tractors with electric/hydraulic PTO. After attaching the pull type mowers to the draw bars We shut the tractors off so the PTO shafts spin freely for hooking up the drive shafts. Don't know if John Deere PTO works the same or not.