I have a 2019, and each handle moves independently from the other....I would try holding one in place while moving the other...possibly something is bent underneath....mine both move very easily

 

These pictures show each one in on position with other off

 

Thanks for your reply Mark! And confirming that they are supposed to work independently. Unfortunately it doesn’t work as both PTOs are physically joined together (see pics). This baffles me why it’s like this! It makes NO SENSE for practical purposes at all! Are these able to be ‘unjoined’? What does your look like?

 

And by the way

...I hope you get it figured out...it is a great tractor

 

I don’t see where you think they may be connected here is mine from underneath...you may have to jack it up and remove that rear left wheel to clearly see what you have

 

I would suggest unbolting the bolt I've circled and examing that joint. Perhaps that arm is supposed to pivot around that bolt (or the shaft there) rather than be solidly joined together there.

 

The top of that piece is what penetrates the fender and has the yellow handle on it..it does pivot on that piece and the other grey piece of steel goes down to linkage that engages the rear PTO

 

I was suggesting to check that the lever can pivot on that shaft, without turning the shaft itself, as that shaft appears to be connected to the other lever.

Perhaps they are rusted together, or someone assembled them wrong, so when the bolt holding them together is tightened, the lever and shaft (so both levers) wind up rotating together instead of independently.

 

It may rain here tomorrow..if it doesn't, maybe I will take my wheel off and see what it looks like...I do have rim guard in those rears, but I may give it a shot

 

That’s too much work Mark! Thank you though. You helped by telling me that yours moves at that bolt. No need to take your tire off. Will keep you posted if loosening doesn’t work. Fingers crossed…

 

Oh my goodness you guys are extremely helpful! THANKS to both of you! It’s much appreciated. Ours is definitely stuck…no movement on that bolt. Hubby will loosen and I’ll let you know how he makes out. As long as we know it’s SUPPOSED to move at that bolt then that’s such a huge help!

 

Oh my goodness you guys are extremely helpful! THANKS to both of you! It’s much appreciated. Ours is definitely stuck…no movement on that bolt. Hubby will loosen and I’ll let you know how he makes out. As long as we know it’s SUPPOSED to move at that bolt then that’s such a huge help!

You say that when you move one lever, the other goes with it...so it has to be pivoting on that point...If the linkage is stuck on something else it won't pivot...and even if it did pivot, it should not take the other lever with it, do you actually see a direct mechanical or structural piece connecting both of the PTO levers on your tractor?

That’s too much work Mark! Thank you though. You helped by telling me that yours moves at that bolt. No need to take your tire off. Will keep you posted if loosening doesn’t work. Fingers crossed…

I have the tools to do it...and I am curious to look under there any way...taking the tire off is going to make it a lot more accessible

 

I don’t think it’s stuck on anything physically but I think it may be rusted up or too tight so that it’s not rotating around that shaft where dave_r circled in the pic above. He’s removed the bolt but noticed that when the bolt is removed, the part that I have the arrow to doesn’t move at all. I suspect it’s supposed to move. That’s the lower lever. Hes added penetrating oil and will leave it overnight.

If you do get to taking the wheel off, please let me know if yours moves or not. Thanks!

 

In your first post you mention that when you move one handle...the other handle goes along with it....so it has to be pivoting on that point...I am not sure if that whole shaft should turn ...or just the lever rotating on the shaft...it can't move without pivoting there...unless I am really missing something

 

In your first post you mention that when you move one handle...the other handle goes along with it....so it has to be pivoting on that point...I am not sure if that whole shaft should turn ...or just the lever rotating on the shaft...it can't move without pivoting there...unless I am really missing something

...So the shaft does turn when the rear mount is moved...the mid mount should not turn that shaft...it should be free on the shaft

 

Yes that’s correct. Both handles move at the same time. So both are moving together & pivoting together on that area with the yellow arrow. The horizontal shaft in that pic is the rear PTO. And I feel that that vertical bar where the arrow is pointing exactly at, is supposed to move around that bar for the mid PTO to work independent from the rear PTO. Right now, it seems like they are stuck together and they’re all pivoting together at that point as opposed to independently. That’s what I think is happening.

 

OK..I got the tire off and did a video for you to see the problem...I do not think that head is screwed in too tight...I think the shaft and the lever are rusted together...you will see why I say that in the video

 

Mark you’re AWESOME!! That’s exactly the issue! THANK YOU THANK YOU! Ours does NOT do that. Your video is fantastic and helped immensely! We really appreciate all your effort on this and are very grateful.

 

I would squirt a mix of Automatic Transmission fluid and acetone in there ....bang on it...heat it if you have a torch and you should break it free

 

Yep we got it working as it should! Thanks for the advice, your video and all your help Mark. Much appreciated!

 

Sorry I missed out on this ... I was extremely busy ... Glad you got it figured out and working properly ...

Here is what the manual shows, they got "1" & '2" labeled wrong/backwards though ...

Excellent video Mark!

 

I noticed how they have them labeled incorrectly also, and called AGCO in Tennessee about it...I had forgotten about it until you just mentioned it

 

Yeah, they also have the left and right mixed up in regards to the front axle fill/observe plug . . . It's on the Left side (sitting on the seat)