TC34DA Rear PTO keeps disengaging

[mac1520]

My TC34DA has 900 hrs on it. This year noticed the rear PTO disengages. RPM stays steady and the PTO handle kicks out of detent and moves forward about an inch. Reengages just fine amd does it again about 20 minutes later while mowing with landpride 72 inch finish mower. Anyone ever experience this?

I have all the shop manuals for the HST, but not sure if it’s ´ a switch or what. Everything else works fine.

 

[Halftrack]

I would start with the shift lever. There is an adjustable length linkage from the lever to the transmission input shaft. I would detach the linkage from the pivoting input shaft, making note of engaged and disengaged angles. Then, by turning the input shaft, you should feel the engaged and disengaged detent notches. If the angles are different from the noted positions, adjust the linkage to match. Good Luck!

 

[mac1520]

I will give that a shot, thanks. Seems like it got worse when the cold weather hit, so maybe it is a simple linkage adjustment!

 

[mac1520]

Halftrack - adjusted the Rear PTO linkage and mowed 5 hrs yesterday with no issues! Thanks for the assist!

 

[Halftrack]

Great. Glad it worked.