New to site, need Battery Help

[Craneridge Cub]

Well, I learned quite a bit about my Cub today. Wiring is all good, just had to reroute and reconnect the correct ground from the harness. And, I do have a light switch, it's on the side of the tractor behind the pto lever which seems pretty dumb but at least I have one and all the lights work. I'll probably move it to the hole where the power lift switch would be. Now the bad stuff I learned: The start/gen is still not charging so it wasn't just the loose belt. It still turns over slowly and now it's because the PTO isn't disengaging and I'm turning the snowthrower too. I could've sworn I looked at the driveshaft while cranking it over last night but maybe I didn't notice but I think it popped on while I was driving it down the ramp out of my shed because the tractor quit as soon as I pulled it out into the driveway and stopped. I pulled the lever all the way back and wedged a screwdriver to hold it but it still doesn't seem to be completely disengaged. It appears to work like a manual transmission clutch, do they wear out like a clutch? I'm going to search the site for relevant threads but any tips or links would help. I hope it can be adjusted because it looks like a pain in the a$$ to get to and I really just want to tear into some snow with this beast!
And yeah desperado, real close. I used to live in East Concord, now I'm right off 240 across from KB.
Thanks everyone, glad to be a member of the site. I'll try and get a couple photos up at work tomorrow.

[steve59]

It's probably missing the wear button on the PTO rock shaft assembly. It's an easy fix.

[Craneridge Cub]

Steve, I checked the service manual and I hope it's as simple as that. I tightened the turnbuckle as much as possible to no avail, it seems worse actually. Before I tightened the turnbuckle and with the pto lever yanked ALL the way back I could rotate the auger on the QA about half a revolution freely and then the pto would catch again, on-off-on-off as I spun the auger. Now the auger just turns the motor over. Whatever it is, I need to get the thing running soon since it's now stranded in my driveway getting snowed on. Even if I don't clear the driveway I at least want to get it out of the elements because right now I'm doing the opposite of restoring it. Here are some photos of the lever, turnbuckle, corrected battery wiring, and the tractor itself although I now wish I would've thought to stick my phone in and get a shot of the PTO...

[Craneridge Cub]

Ok, so it wasn't the wear button. One of the screws had the nut and jam nut back off and the screw for the PTO came out. I was amazed to find that my local Case/IH dealer had new ones in stock!! Hopefully I'll be blowing snow tonight and working on my non-charging S/G and tidying up more wiring this weekend! Here's a shot of what I found when I took off the grill and poked my head in there with a flashlight:

[drglinski]

Yup, I was going to advise that it sounded like the throw out levers on the PTO weren't operating properly because they weren't set right. Glad you got it figured out.

[Craneridge Cub]

I went out and pulled off the PTO to bring it in and rebuild today and would you believe I found all of the old parts that had fallen off in the snow! And, I already bought new replacements! Oh well, it was only $16. By the way, I was impressed once again that my local Case/IH dealer actually had the stuff I needed on hand. All you NY guys, I found Lamb and Webster to be extremely helpful and have what I needed to fix my Cub right away. If you haven't tried them for any Cub stuff, give them a try.
Also, When taking the pto off, I found that the actual threaded hole for one of the pulley's set screws was cracked off inside. So, I only have 2 set screws. I'm gonna put it back together like that because I really need to snowblow my driveway at least once and I figure I can get away with two set screws for that long. Do you guys think it's dire that I get a new pulley with 3 set screws?

[cubfixer]

I have seen the set screw casting hole broken off. You might try a longer setscrew so it will be supported above the broken part. Just a thought!

[amy3588]

I agree with the oil,I also use 10w-30 in the winter. But for an issue with cold starts it is possible the coil or points are failing. Ive seen that happen on a couple Cubs before. Also is your starter/generator charging? You might also check the voltage regulator also...