801 PTO & Lift Arms

[tnfarmboy]

I am looking at an 801 Power Master to buy. I would have gotten it today except two things scared me a little.
One, The PTO wouldn't engage. The lever would only move maybe 20-30 degrees & when you moved the lever the PTO shaft would move in & out a little. When you grab the shaft it would spin freely. I did see a post about the detent ball. That could be the problem, the guy that owns it never used the PTO. I would still like input because I couldn't find out for sure until after buying it.

Two, the lift arms only came up to about 2:30 position. I'm use to them coming up to almost one o'clock. I didn't think to see if the control lever was bent. I pulled it to the end of the slot, there was no stop in the slot. They did seem to come up pretty quick though & went down almost to the ground.

I would like to get it, but I can't afford a big parts bill right off the bat. The starter bendix didn't work even after tapping the starter with a hammer, but that shouldn't be a big deal. The starter did spin. We pulled it off and it fired right up. Any ideas and advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!
DD

 

[tnfarmboy]

I should have taken pictures. It may have original paint, very faded with straight sheet metal. Looks like original 801 Power Master stickers. I think all of the sheet metal is there. It has what appears to be a factory brush guard, although I have never seen one that large. It comes all the way up to just over the lights. It's a diesel, 4 speed. Manual steering. Looks like the original generator is on it, although he was using a 12 volt car battery. Original air cleaner. The wheels look ok. Front tires will need to be replaced. Rear tires are fair, pretty good tread & not real cracked. The oil looked and smelled ok, no gray color or diesel smell. It did smoke some, but it has been sitting for over a year. I should have paid more attention to that, but I was focusing more on the PTO & hydraulics. It did sound good though, no knocks or rattles. Before we got it started, he said he would take $1500 & I told him that I thought it was a fair price if it ran good and the PTO & hydraulics worked ok. After they didn't I told him that I needed to do a little research & get back with him. I was thinking about offering him $1300.

 

[Soundguy]

pto moving out is a ton of thrust play. might be a split ring or bead bearing.. worst case scenerio is a 120$ pto assy and gasket.

starter drives were 55$ last time I checked.

top cover gasket kit is 15-16$ and another 2$ for a dowel pin.. check the cam on the internal rocker it rides. may be worn in profile. weld up / regrind using profile wear as a witness mark