lgt 145 parts

You might want to give this outfit a call. I noticed that they have at least one clutch for Jacobsen.

http://www.smallenginesuppliers.com/shop/Electric_PTO_Clutches.html

Ford LGT100, 120, 125, 145, 165 all use that same clutch. Might just be a broken wire on yours...Have you checked it out?

BTW...Williams, welcome to the forum....Where in Ont are you?

When I first checked it out, I wasn't exactly sure what I was looking for. I ensured power was getting to the clutch. There is a magnetic field when power is applied, but it doesn't seem to be strong enough to engage the clutch. I took it to the local dealer and they told me it was dead. I'm not completely convinced. Resistance between the power lead and ground is 4.2 ohms. When I get some time, I'll clean the connections up some more and try it again.

I tried smallenginesuppliers.com: they aren't much into clutches. He recommended a guy who was: they aren't into fords, and so it goes... I did find one in Alberta for $600.

Just moved to Beaverton

Heres one on eBay........

CLICK HERE

Still kind of pricey for a used one.......especially with the shipping and UPS charges that spring up shipping up here to Canada

I would be checking yours out 1st....

There's one on e-bay. Here's the link:http://cgi.ebay.com/Jacobsen-Ford-G...trkparms=65:12|66:2|39:1|72:1205|293:3|294:50.
Sure beats $600. They do come up from time to time and don't always go for
$200. I've seen them go for about $60 give or take a little. Good luck in your quest for the answer.

Beat ya to it John....lol

I think I have one still out in the yard. I'll try and remember to check tomorrow. Send me a PM so I don't forget to check back here. You could have it considerably cheaper than that one on ebay.

so get this. I wiped the thing off with a rag, and cleaned up the ground screw when I tested the resistance. I hooked it up to the battery charger, and sure enough, I heard the click.

Turns out when my wife took the clutch to the tractor dealer to 'diagnose', they just looked at it and told her we need a new one.

Thanks for your help everyone. Next time I'll clean everything before I assume something's busted.

You can also take a look at the gap between the clutch disk and pressure plate. This should be adjustable and I think the gap should be arounf 0.012 inch, measured at 3 locations. If this is too wide the clutch may not pull in.