L3901 PTO lever not working...

Dchemphill1

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Equipment
L3901
Jun 9, 2016
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12
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Fort Calhoun, NE, USA
I push the clutch in and move my PTO lever to run and slowly release clutch and pto spins up. However when I finish mowing the lever is returned to stop with clutch in and on clutch release the pto starts to engage. I can fiddle with it and wiggle it, and eventually can get it to not engage. Then when I put the brake on and try to get off the tractor stops and won't start again unless I hold PTO switch against contact. Anyway to tighten this or adjust this to work properly? Safety issue!
 

ayak

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Lifetime Member

Equipment
L3301 HST
Feb 16, 2018
598
779
93
WV
There’s a section in the WSM that covers the adjustment, but also make sure there isn’t a bunch of debris interfering with the spring action at the other end of the PTO lever. I have to blow mine out from time to time.
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