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86Ford 12-02-2012 18:21:42 74.198.165.72 Report to Moderator	My Ford 8600 is having PTO trouble. When the tractor is cold and I start the PTO, nothing happens until I drive it for about 4-5 minutes. Then the PTO will start to turn and will work normal. It will turn off and on with no delay and work well under a load. Then, I park it for a couple of hours and have the same delay with the PTO when I start it again. Can anyone tell what the problem could be? [Reply]   [No Email]
jbirnsch 12-04-2012 18:53:23 99.139.218.21 Report to Moderator	Re: PTO Delay on Ford 8600 in reply to 86Ford, 12-02-2012 18:21:42   Could be a cracked inlet tube to the hydraulic pump or a bad o-ring on the inlet tube cavitating the pump. Do the hydraulics and 3 point work when cold?   [Reply]  [No Email]
86Ford 12-26-2012 06:56:40 74.198.151.8 Report to Moderator	Re: PTO Delay on Ford 8600 in reply to jbirnsch, 12-04-2012 18:53:23   Yes, both the hydraulics and 3-point work when cold. Shouldn't be the o-ring or cracked inlet tube because i just changed the pump (it was cracked), and oil & filter and problem still exists. I can hear the new pump whine as if under load, so I am concerned about the pump going again wondering if there is a blockage to the oil flowing to the pto. Still don't know why pto will not work when cold.   [Reply]  [No Email]
86Ford 12-05-2012 12:04:16 74.198.165.72 Report to Moderator	Re: PTO Delay on Ford 8600 in reply to jbirnsch, 12-04-2012 18:53:23   Yes, the hydraulics work normal and immediately. I did not try the 3-point hitch yet.   [Reply]  [No Email]
Bern 12-02-2012 18:45:01 66.218.203.177 Report to Moderator	Re: PTO Delay on Ford 8600 in reply to 86Ford, 12-02-2012 18:21:42   I'm going to guess a plugged hydraulic inlet filter. Does it have the large spin-on hydraulic filter on the LH side of the rear axle housing? If not, the screen on the inside is likely plugged.   [Reply]  [No Email]