1206 pto

foothill · Jun 12, 2008

hi- I have a problem with the PTO on the 1206--everytime I take it down a steep hill, the PTO will shut off. makes hay making difficult, added 1 gallon extra hyd. fluid and that helped somewhat but on the steeper places it still shuts off. please do not say do everything uphill because then i will never get anything done. thanks again for all your help-ray

Bob · Jun 12, 2008

Perhaps the oil pickup tube hanging down from the PTO unit is bent, or damaged in some way that it sucks air when not fully submerged in oil.

LP GAS ONLY · Jun 12, 2008

Sounds like your pick up tube is laying in the bottom of the rear end housing. Park it down hill and take the cover off that holds the top link. With a mirror and flashlight you should be able to see if it is missing.
Gary

Anonymous-0 · Jun 12, 2008

even though you added a gallon what does your dip stick say FULL over FULL or not on dip stick yet

Owen Aaland · Jun 13, 2008

It is quite possible that the oil pick up tube was damaged when the PTO was installed. If more than a little pressure is put on the tube it will bend a little bit and be loose in the clamp that holds it in place. When that happens the tube can work itself forward enough the allow air to enter around the seal when going down hill.

To guard against this problem I braze the clamp to the tube before I disassemble a PTO. That way I know the seal will stay in place.

You can try adding an extra five gallons to see if that is enough to work around you problem.

For tractors where the PTO is being operated for extended periods of time with the front end pointing down hill it is necessary to add additional oil to ensure that the PTO has enough lube. The normal full mark will leave the oil level about half covering the internal PTO drive shaft on level ground. This allows for bearings and clutches of the PTO to be running in oil. The extra oil is necessary to ensure this lube oil is present for the PTO unit when facing down hill.

foothill · Jun 14, 2008

thanks for your help, one of these days I will look into it deeper, thanks again--and :RIVIR for your information the dipsick says OVERFULL!--ray

Owen Aaland · Jun 14, 2008

(quoted from post at 11:57:25 06/14/08) thanks for your help, one of these days I will look into it deeper, thanks again--and :RIVIR for your information the dipsick says OVERFULL!--ray

It will do no harm to run the oil level a couple of inches over the full mark. Like I posted earlier, if you run the PTO with the tractor stationary and facing down hill you must over fill it to avoid PTO damage.

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