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Hi Jonathan, yes how time flies....

I would highly recommend that you throttle all of the way down before pushing in on the clutch when your PTO is engaged. The mechanic that split my tractor has worked on Masseys, IH's, you name it, it's all he's been doing for forty years. He had an awful lot to say regarding the weak design of the PTO on the 7305. Two parts that just loosely engage each other....that clicking sound is these two parts basically rounding each other off. The failure of this design is not if, but when.

Good luck with your coffee. I'll soon start envying you when old man winter starts blowing wind chills into the negative 50's or worse here in MN. I'm guessing you didn't need the optional block heater that I couldn't operate without.

Take care,

Frankielee

Cub Cadet 7205 PTO clutch problem
Cub Cadet
Replies 26 Post by frankielee

Hey folks,

I too needed a manual for my year 2000 model 7305 went to that link and it said no manual found. Dealer no help. I then called MTD and asked for the manual, they told me it was no longer available. No longer available? You must be kidding I said! I have 250 hours on this $18,000 machine and you can't supply me with a service manual? Unbelievable! Had to download one online in PDF. MTD cares absolutely nothing about customer service.

Cub Cadet 7304
Cub Cadet
Replies 20 Post by frankielee

Any of you thinking of buying a Cub Cadet 7305 take note: mine had a PTO clutch failure at only 250 hours. I talked to a service rep at MTD just today. He said that there's nothing they can do to help me, that it was probably due to exterior equipment problems i.e. my mower. Hogwash! This thing is a piece of garbage, although exremely expensive garbage! $18k down the drain.

Cub Cadet 7305 4x4
Cub Cadet
Replies 3 Post by frankielee