I hope you're not getting tired of seeing my PTO/3 Point Hitch misery on this forum every 2nd week, but some of my concerns have been addressed, a couple were ignored. Maybe I should simplify my messages so there's not so much detail & make the issues easier to identify. I'll try.The 2 problems I'm going to describe have occurred at least twice since I had the PTO shaft & crown replaced. I don't remember them happening before. 1. My PTO lever (behind my left heel) has locked up again and won't move. This happened shortly after the major repair, the repair guy made a house call and got it working and engaging better than ever. Both times, it has been after about an hour or so of snow removal duty in which the lever was engaged/disengaged several times. I spoke withthe repair guy yesterday & he said when he fixed it before, he just loosened the bolts on the cover plate and it worked. He said if it continues, "something inside might be bent". 2. Just before the lever locked up the other day, I fired up the tractor, warmed it up for a bit, then removed the snowblower & mounted my blade on the 3 point hitch. After about an hour of blading the driveway & path to the horse barn, I had created snowbanks that I then wanted to remove with the blower. I made sure the PTO was disengaged and the 3PH lever was in the "fully down" position. Even with those precautions, when I removed the blade, the hitch went up on it's own. This has happened a couple of times before and as I said previously, I tried so many things to get it back down that when it did go back down, I don't know which tactic worked. Anyways, when I went to engage the PTO and try to lower the hitch, the lever was locked. The repair guy said the pump has to be working for the hitch to go up. Can the pump work when the PTO is not turning? I don't think the 2 are related because the last time the lever locked, I hadn't removed the blower from the hitch and the previous times I had problems with the hitch, there were no problems with the lever. Other than that, the '52 TEA is in great running condition. When it's plugged in, it starts right away regardless of the temperature. I really want to keep it that way but I'm currently not in a position to spend much $ on it (Christmas, previous repair etc.). Can you guys help me? So this is my attempt at a short, simple message. I'll try harder next time. Thanks in advance Gary
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