2305 pto not engaging.

So I took my deck off and the mid pto just spins freely when the tractor is off. I'm guessing that is bad.

ben1982 said:

So I took my deck off and the mid pto just spins freely when the tractor is off. I'm guessing that is bad.

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Or the lever which selects the PTO position between Mid and Rear is knocked out of position..............and just needs to be put back in its correct position.............also check the linkage under the tractor where the lever connects to the rear housing.......Does the rear PTO function as it should?

OK figured one thing figured is I'm an idiot. Thanks for getting back so quickly. I feel a little better now. I thought I had major issues for a second. I forgot I moved the selector to rear last night to see if the rear pto came on. It didn't. I tested the switch it had continuity on the outer poles when off and on the middle and one outer when on. That seems good. I'm having troubles finding the relays. Whereabouts could I find those?

ben1982 said:

OK figured one thing figured is I'm an idiot. Thanks for getting back so quickly. I feel a little better now. I thought I had major issues for a second. I forgot I moved the selector to rear last night to see if the rear pto came on. It didn't. I tested the switch it had continuity on the outer poles when off and on the middle and one outer when on. That seems good. I'm having troubles finding the relays. Whereabouts could I find those?

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Not sure as I haven't owned or worked on a 2305, but since there are 4 relays shown together in the harness and they have a bracket with the bolt, I would focus on the side of the dash under the steering wheel area, where the main harness is located.

Here is what the relay's typically look like in an acual photo. You can get most of them at your local auto parts store as long as the plugs are the same and they have the same rating. That information is on the relay itself. Also, you can switch the relays as all 4 are the same. It appears to me the PTO relay is the 2nd from the right based upon the drawing but I don't know that is 100% accurate.

Look around the under dash area for the 4 of these together.


or without the mounting tab on top...They are about 1" square or so. If you see 4 square devices together side by side in the electrical harness, its most likely what you are looking for. Also, trace the wire from the switch and it should lead to the relay block.............

So I've got 30 volts back to the pto solenoid when the pto is on and no volts when off. That is at the harness the pto solenoid plugs into. My solenoid also has continuity.

I meant 14 volt not 30

So the coil pack is getting power to it when the pto is on. The coil pack has continuity. Is there a way to test for mechanical failure of the solenoid?

Did you ever get your tractor fixed? It seems that I'm in the same boat.

bartlettjw said:

Did you ever get your tractor fixed? It seems that I'm in the same boat.

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Mine ended up being the pto solenoid. The coil pack was still good but the solenoid had mechanically failed. When I took the solenoid out and pushed on it it didn't spring back like it should. Put a new solenoid in and I was back in business.