John Deere 1830 PTO issue

[CMB380]

Hello, looking at buying a JD 1830 Diesel. However,after further investigation, when the pto is engaged it cannot be disengaged. This model has the independent pto that is apparently hydraulically engaged/disengaged. We were told that it could be as simple as water in the system freezing up at the hydraulic valve (pto worked when last used, apparently, or a $100 clutch which would require splitting for replacement. It has been about mid to low 20"s here the last couple days. Any thoughts? If the tractor had to be split and that part replaced, any how long the job would take?

 

[Tx Jim]

(reply to post at 18:05:32 01/14/12)

If water is present in hyd oil it will be milky. Water is very detrimental to the brake pads that run in the hyd oil. It's possible the pto malfunction is a faulty control valve or warped pto clutch lings. I doubt seriously that if the pto clutch needs renewed that the parts will only cost $100. I just looked up the pto plates for an ind clutch for a 1830
L33563 PLATE ADD 27.28 USD 27.28 USD
T28664 PLATE,SEPARATOR ADD 41.33 USD 41.33 USD 10 required @ $413.30
RE37011 DISC, WITH FACING View/Update 25.22 USD 25.22 USD 10 required @ $252.22

This is a grand total of $692.50 plus some other parts PLUS labor