John Deere 4300 hydrostatic won't move tractor

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Dennisfly

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Location
Lake Anna, Virginia and Alleghany County, VA
Tractor
John Deere 4410
The neighbor has a John Deere 4300 and was using a 3 point PTO driven stump grinder. No big event or noise, but at some point the the tractor would not move forward or back and the rear PTO stopped. The 3 point still works as does the front end loader. The PTO shaft does not turn by hand. Any Ideas?
 
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Sounds like a safety or interlock is the place to start.
 
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Any chance the transfer case is in neutral?
 
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The drive shaft was broken. The stump grinder was new and he set the slip clutch too tight. He said there was a clutch installed spring height specification and a bolt torque specification that didn't agree. He set it to the tighter of the two which was too tight!
 
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Thx for the update. “No big event or noise” is all relative I guess. Haha U can give him a hard time for that one!!!
 
 
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