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Originally Posted by charlie105
I like to engage the pto after shut off to relieve pressure on the spring. Spring failure was invariably the cause of pto failure for me.Springs are expensive and hard to find. Not to mention the aggravation of rebuilding the pto. I suppose it’s naïve/ignorant to believe that these springs can be distorted or damaged by keeping them loaded , but there I am. I have rebuilt the pto on this (105) 3 times in the last 10 years, and this rebuild has lasted 5. Just have to pay attention to the starting checklist. Maybe stupid can be fixed.?
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Not stupid, I do the same thing on my 123, for the same reason. Usually start to crank and hear the blades moving, then remember to disengage the PTO.
