1440 PTO clicks but does not engage

[IHCubCadet147]

The bearing in the PTO on my 1440 went bad, so I ordered a used PTO off eBay. I put it on, and went to test it and it worked for about 30 seconds then stopped like I shut off the switch. Now with the tractor off, I can hear it click when I flip the switch, but the PTO does not engage with the tractor running. I adjusted the air gap to .017. The PO bypassed the original PTO switch and added another one. Just a simple on off switch with power coming from the battery, so no safety switches. It has worked fine like this for the 2 years I’ve had this tractor so I don’t think that’s the problem. It is getting 12 volts at the pto, and it is grounded. Did I get a bad PTO or what? I can send it back and get a different one, but want some opinions first.

[Sam Mac]

If you have 12 volts at the PTO and it doesn't engage I'd say it's bad.

https://www.google.com/search?client...1-d&q=917-3389

I've had good luck with these PTO's
https://xtremeope.com/p/xtreme-repla...det-717-3389p/

[IHCubCadet147]

Originally Posted by Sam Mac

If you have 12 volts at the PTO and it doesn't engage I'd say it's bad.

https://www.google.com/search?client...1-d&q=917-3389

I've had good luck with these PTO's
https://xtremeope.com/p/xtreme-repla...det-717-3389p/

Thanks Sam. I’ll send it back and get a different one. I hear a lot of good about those Extreme ones, but I don’t want to spend that much money on this tractor. It’s junk, and to me not worth the work it needs to make it nice. I just want to get another year or two out if it. I’ll try another used one.

[Billy-O]

If it will help any, recheck your connections at the PTO. While you mentioned you have 12v at the PTO and it is grounded, sometimes the contact/connection points might be compromised (example: dirty, paint on connection surface, etc.) that it's enough to render the PTO inoperable even if it worked for a moment.

Otherwise, just like others say, return the PTO for replacement.5

[IHCubCadet147]

Originally Posted by Billy-O

If it will help any, recheck your connections at the PTO. While you mentioned you have 12v at the PTO and it is grounded, sometimes the contact/connection points might be comprised (example: dirty, paint on connection surface, etc.) that it's enough to render the PTO inoperable even if it worked for a moment.

Otherwise, just like others say, return the PTO for replacement.

Good point, I didn’t think about that. I know the connections on the tractor side are clean, but I never checked the ones on the PTO side.

[IHCubCadet147]

It was a bad PTO. My new one came in and I put it on and it worked perfectly. I put about 5 hours on it over the weekend with no issues. And the best part, this one was actually $15 cheaper than the first one.

[ol'George]

Glad all is well and you let us know.