PTO Shaft,450b

[swinemar]

What do i have to do to get my rear PTO shaft to engage?
It turns easily by hand,but i cant seem to engage it with the engine running.Is there a leaver somewhere? Any help is greatly appreciated.
Regards: Swinemar

[tjdub]

Is there a leaver somewhere?

There should be a small lever hiding under the air cleaner canister. You have to push the foot clutch all the way down to engage the engine clutch before activating it though. If your engine clutch is busted like mine, you have to shut off the engine and pull the lever right as the engine comes to a stop.

I thought I remembered reading that the lever was phased out on the later 450Bs so that the shaft spun all the time, but it shows the lever in the parts diagrams for 450B with no serial number notes.

[swinemar]

I seen that lever,wasnt sure what it was for,now i know.
Tks, TJDUB