How Much Damage to the Kubota?

[dodge man]

Another thing to think about of the hours used how many were using the pto?

 

[redman135]

I have never heard of pto brakes. I have always had older tractors on pto work. When did pto brakes come in?

 

[Tx Jim]

I have never heard of pto brakes. I have always had older tractors on pto work. When did pto brakes come in?

JD tractors with 2 cyl engines with independent pto's began having pto brakes in 1956 which continued into the new Generation 10 series tractors in 1960

 

[edritchey]

I highly doubt it has any damage to the PTO clutch in 200 hours even if he didn’t lower the RPM to start and stop it.

 

[Hay Dude]

I’d probably be more concerned about starting a heavy PTO load during really high RPM.

 

[LouNY]

I have never heard of pto brakes. I have always had older tractors on pto work. When did pto brakes come in?

Farmall 400 had one in 1950's

 

[jyoutz]

I’m guessing that the line on the dash the power is referring to is the 540 pto speed line (about 2300 RPM if I remember correctly). I doubt that anything is wrong at this time with the low hours on the machine. I have done this once or twice myself and everything is fine.

 

[shock]

A tiller "out of the ground" isn't much of a load on a tractor PTO clutch...

As for the pto brake, IF, I had one wore out, I'd leave it wore out! I hate the things!

SR

Can you explain more on why? I can't think of a downside to having a working pto brake.

@haydude - is that because if you wore the clutch out you couldn't use you attachments effectively, where as a worn out brake doesn't stop you from using them? Is that why you said that? I agree if that's what you meant....

Thanks for the feedback guys. I think I'll have him hook his shredder up when I go look and see if I can tell anything. It's a basically new tractor, and for what he wants, I want it all to work as it's supposed to.

I bet lots of homeowners/hobby farmers who go out and buy a new tractor are putting undue wear on their machines in 1 way or another. This tractor also has hooks welded on the very outside edge of the bucket..... I've explained why both these things are a bad idea and he shouldn't do that to his soon to be delivered new Kubota....

 

[Hay Dude]

I’m guessing that the line on the dash the power is referring to is the 540 pto speed line (about 2300 RPM if I remember correctly). I doubt that anything is wrong at this time with the low hours on the machine. I have done this once or twice myself and everything is fine.

Its one thing to do it with a hay rake, but much more serious if running a rototiller or auger buried in dirt.
You can overheat and warp the clutch packs instantly.
I did it and couldnt believe it.

 

[Hay Dude]

A tiller "out of the ground" isn't much of a load on a tractor PTO clutch...

As for the pto brake, IF, I had one wore out, I'd leave it wore out! I hate the things!

SR

Yeah they really don't matter all that much compared to burning up the clutch packs on start up.