Well, the 3ph is pretty straight forward. There is a draft control and position control and one of them puts a lot of strain on that big flat spring in the back when used for heavy implements. I had to replace the spring once. Don't remember which is which, but I would assume the controls are ok from previous use. Now, if the 2ph control lever gets hard to raise and lower there is a problem with the tension clutch. You would need to loosen the nut on the end of the handle, next to the fender, and maybe even oil it. Don't take the whole handle assembly off if you can help it. It is diffucult to put back together. There is a return spring in the handle assembly that sometimes breaks and lets the lever flop up and down, then you have to dissemble the control lever mechanism. The pto can be set to give independent or ground speed operation. I've found very little use for ground speed use. For independent use, you must first raise the pto clutch lever which is the long lever to the left of the gear shift levers. There is a short lever on top of the transmission case. Move this all the way to the left. You can feel it go into gear. It is best to do this with the engine shut off or with the engine at slow idle because the gears will grind otherwise. To engage the pto, lower the long pto clutch lever. The pto works this way because the flywheel is two faced with one of the faces operating the pto. This is the same system used in the MF 35, 135 and other MFs with live power, however, the live power system uses a 2 stage foot clutch in which you push the clutch 1/2 way down to stop the motion of the tractor, and all the way down to stop the pto AND the motion ot the tractor. Independent pto is better IMO. When you are using the pto on the Long and decide to stop the implement, the pto lever is pushing against a throwout bearing(greased by a zerk on the side of the clutch housing, don't over grease) and you must not leave the clutch lever up for more than a few minutes while running the tractor or there will be excessive wear on the throwout bearing. So if you are moving the tractor and implement more than a short distance, disengage the short pto lever on top of the transmission and then lower the pto clutch lever. To start in cold weather: The starter switch on the left of the dash has a heat position which turns on a manifold heater. Leave it on for 20-30 seconds, then start tractor. Be sure it has a good battery and cables and that the battery connections are clean. To replace fuel filters: Crank the tractor and let it warm up. Cut off tractor, change top fuel filter. There is a top and bottom o ring, get them seated correctly. Fill fuel filter with fuel. Use hand lever on side of fuel pump to pump fuel until if runs out of filter, then tighten filter. Crank tractor and let run for a few minutes to be sure there is no air in lines. Repeat for second filter. Don't let tractor run out of fuel, it is a pain to bleed lines. Post back if you need more. KEH
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