Is My PTO Clutch Bad?

Kind of a novice with tractors so I have a question. I just purchased a 6' Tiller for use with my Ford 3000 Ag diesel tractor with the dual clutch ... first time using tractor also. When I used it for the first time I noticed at times that the pto shaft was slowing down or even stopped yet there was no noticeable loss in engine RPM's. I was not breaking virgin ground and not going more than 3-4 inches deep. The transmission clutch appears to be fine, no problem/slippage noticed at all when using 3pt plow. Any thing I should check before I split the tractor?
Thanks
 
Other than a slip clutch on the tiller.... no. If you're sure the output shaft is slowing down, I'd just go ahead and split it.
Before you order anything, make sure you nail down the build date from the unit code on the transmission bell housing and the shaft spline
counts.... and be very careful to source the correct clutch kit because there are several for that tractor.

Rod
 
You might try adjusting the clutch. I had
a 3000 that the pto clutch started to slip
and was able to adjust it to get a little
more life out of it. But it ground the
gears when I tried to engage it so I had
to shut the engine off to engage the pto.
You might finish a job or two that way
though and it's easy to try it. But Rod is
right, there's a split in your future. I
think the dual pressure plate and pto disc
are all the same on those it is the drive
disc that has different spline counts.
 
I was wondering the same thing about my Ford 3600. Yesterday I had the finishing mower on the tractor when I tried to engage the PTO. The gears just ground. I shut the tractor off and then engaged the PTO and it worked fine. Later without the finishing mower the PTO engaged with no problem. What is wrong?
 
(quoted from post at 19:30:43 08/18/17) You might try adjusting the clutch. I had
a 3000 that the pto clutch started to slip
and was able to adjust it to get a little
more life out of it. But it ground the
gears when I tried to engage it so I had
to shut the engine off to engage the pto.
You might finish a job or two that way
though and it's easy to try it. But Rod is
right, there's a split in your future. I
think the dual pressure plate and pto disc
are all the same on those it is the drive
disc that has different spline counts.

I think I will replace the entire clutch if I go through the effort to split the tractor, also thinking about replacing rear engine seal, and release bearing ... anything thing else one should replace while in there?
 
(quoted from post at 09:59:02 08/19/17) I was wondering the same thing about my Ford 3600. Yesterday I had the finishing mower on the tractor when I tried to engage the PTO. The gears just ground. I shut the tractor off and then engaged the PTO and it worked fine. Later without the finishing mower the PTO engaged with no problem. What is wrong?

COMPLETLY different problem... It was grinding due to either the shaft spinning while trying to engage or the pto clutch plate sticking.. both are completly opposite of the pto slipping and not pulling a load.

And both are pretty common and usually nothing to worry about. Due to the fluid coupling between the shafts, even with the clutch in,,, the front pto shaft is still spinning and that makes it grind and difficult to engage to the rear, especially when the tractor is cold and first started.... After running a couple hours, the fluid is warmer and the problem usually goes away and it will engage and disengage without the grinding.
 
pilot bearing... and frost plugs in the back of the engine if you're going through the trouble..

Rod
 

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