electric pto problem
 

My electric pto stops working if I shut it off after cutting grass for about an hour and then try turning it back on. I have to wait for it to cool down. Does this mean the field coil is going bad or could it just need readjusted. I bought another complete pto with field coil. Can I just use the coil I bought if needed or change the whole assembly. I have no idea how to diagnose this problem. Can I use a ohm meter to check the coil and what would the correct setting be?

Check your connections. It could be a wire, not the coil. If I was going to take the PTO off, and I had another new complete, I'd save the old one and put the whole thing on. Why wear out half of a PTO.

Check your "air gap". Adjust to specs if needed.