I recently purchased a brand new L3901 from a dealer. It only has 12 hours on it. I was cutting brush with my 52 in land pride cutter and took about an hour break. When I attempted to resume cutting the pto would not engage and it just made a grinding noise. Any suggestions?
Kubota L3901 PTO will not engage
- Thread starter Mrhullett1206
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Well since it***8217;s brand new first call should be to the dealer for advice ... on mine when it was new it had an occassional click/clunk noise comming from the rear end. Dealer couldn***8217;t figure it out and said it***8217;s under warranty drive it till we see what fails. Ffs that was nice . However I figured out after trouble shooting it myself that the PTO cable linkage was set to tight and caused cams to hit. Adjusted and it***8217;s been mint since.
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Depending on which transmission he has, he may not have a clutch pedal. New L01's with a hydro have brakes on the left side and utilize a live PTO.
I agree that from his description that he must have a gear transmission and is not clutching to engage his PTO.
It would be a major redesign for Kubota to put a hydraulic PTO clutch in a L3901. Usually if they redesign it becomes a new model.
Yes. I am using the clutch pedal and waiting until the gears stop, tractor in neutral. I have the gear transmission 4wd not the HST.
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if it's grinding with the clutch pushed all the way down, and won't engage without grinding, the secondary clutch isn't releasing all the way. Could be a lot of reasons for that. Linkage. Throwout. Smoked clutch. Etc.
12 hours doesn't seem like much but I've seen them destroyed in under 1 hour use, so improper use can hurt it pretty quickly. This is almost exclusively with gear drive tractors that have a loader, never have to put a clutch in an HST tractor. Well one or two, but not dozens like the gear drives.
Might try to adjust it first.
One can pull the inspection plate (if accessible) and sniff inside the hold. Does it smell like burnt brakes? If so...get ready to buy a new clutch. Per the warranty booklet, Warranty doesn't' cover clutch and brake linings, they're considered wear items. BUT if there's something defective that caused the clutch to slip and burn, they might help with that. But the dealer will have to prove that defect.
Worth mentioning, but those have a 2 stage clutch. You push the pedal down, about halfway it should kinda get a little stiffer. That's where the second stage starts to disengage, which is for your PTO. To disengage the PTO clutch enough to pull the lever up without grinding, you have to push the pedal ALL the way down, which is why linkage adjustment is critical. The WSM outlines it.
12 hours doesn't seem like much but I've seen them destroyed in under 1 hour use, so improper use can hurt it pretty quickly. This is almost exclusively with gear drive tractors that have a loader, never have to put a clutch in an HST tractor. Well one or two, but not dozens like the gear drives.
Might try to adjust it first.
One can pull the inspection plate (if accessible) and sniff inside the hold. Does it smell like burnt brakes? If so...get ready to buy a new clutch. Per the warranty booklet, Warranty doesn't' cover clutch and brake linings, they're considered wear items. BUT if there's something defective that caused the clutch to slip and burn, they might help with that. But the dealer will have to prove that defect.
Worth mentioning, but those have a 2 stage clutch. You push the pedal down, about halfway it should kinda get a little stiffer. That's where the second stage starts to disengage, which is for your PTO. To disengage the PTO clutch enough to pull the lever up without grinding, you have to push the pedal ALL the way down, which is why linkage adjustment is critical. The WSM outlines it.
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You are correct, it is only L4701's. For some reason, I was thinking L3901's were also.
Check your owners manual for clutch linkage adjustment. Should be a required 50 hour maintenance item.