1250 in MD
 

Hello from Maryland. I joined this site because of the overwhelming information there seems to be here. I have a 1250 (I believe a 1975) that was inherited from my Godparents. It has been an awesome tractor for me since 2005 but throughout this mowing season I have been having some issues with it. It seems that when I'm mowing grass after about 5-10 minutes the tractor begins to dog down almost to a stall while making a chattering noise toward the front of the tractor. If I turn the PTO switch off it will rev back up to normal. Then turning the PTO back on it will dog the engine down again. I have tried several things throughout the summer, new air filter, cleaned the carb, etc but I am pretty sure it has something to do with the PTO since turning it off alleviates the problem. If anyone on here has experienced this issue or has any knowledge to pass on it would be greatly appreciated. I'm not very experienced with the electronic PTO clutches on these tractors but would like to learn. I would love to get the old tractor running right again, give it a fresh coat of paint and keep it going for years to come. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Greg S.

Welcome to OCC, Greg.

There are many, many good folks here at OCC that can help you determine and pinpoint this problem. This problem can be solved, and have the repair correctly, and successfully made.

Welcome to Only Cub Cadets!

Greg

Welcome to OCC.

Post your questions in this section and I'm sure you'll get plenty of help.
IH Cub Cadet Tractors (GT)

My guess is you have something wrong with the mower or the drive system for the mower causing drag.