I have a John Deere 717A, now with nearly 2,000 service hours. The PTO clutch has been flawless. Today, after doing some routine maintenance work, I wanted to fire up the deck for a complete check. I pulled the switch, and nothing happened.
I drove it up on a couple of boards, got underneath, and felt the wires coming off the clutch. I could not see them, but felt one small wire coming from the harness that had a sharp end. In other words, it was not attached to anything. I found...
Broken PTO clutch wire - JD717A
I drove it up on a couple of boards, got underneath, and felt the wires coming off the clutch. I could not see them, but felt one small wire coming from the harness that had a sharp end. In other words, it was not attached to anything. I found...
Broken PTO clutch wire - JD717A
