I have noticed the PTO on my 562 slip when heavily loaded and I want to adjust it. There is a good thread on this from several years ago (PTO slipping, replacing pto band?), but since it is several years old, I decided to just start this new one (right, wrong?).
That older thread has some good information about how to access the adjusting screws, so I think I know how to go about that part of it (seems like removing the 3-point hitch is necessary). The question I have is about the adjustment itself. The manual says to pin the actuating lever in neutral and tighten the adjusting screws and then loosen each one by two to two and a half turns. Is the procedure the same for new bands (if you have just replaced them) and for adjusting existing bands due to slippage?
If the procedure is the same for both situations, I have an additional question about the initial tightening of the adjusting screws: it says to tighten them to a torque of 6 to 7 ft-lbs. I don't think I have a torque wrench capable of measuring such a low torque, so is tightening them finger-tight good enough?
I have attached the page from my manual, covering the PTO adjustment, for reference as to what I am discussing above.