The other guys have just about covered the most common ways. My father-in-law had a Ford 861. The clutch stuck on it just about every winter. I once had to split it and take a chisel to separate the flywheel and clutch disk with the pressure plate removed. I made him a block just the right length to hold the clutch pedal down. I put a short chain on it so it hung right there by the pedal. He then would block the clutch down every time he parked it for the day. I never had to split it again after that. His problem was that it might set for months at a time after he retired. Five cent block of wood saved a lot of trouble.
An old timer at one of the dealers I worked at had a clever way to unstick one, that would get the medium hard ones unstuck.
1)Remove the back spark plug. Roll the engine over to top dead center. Then turn it back 1/2 turn. This way you know it is coming back up on compression.
2) Put a pint of gear oil in the spark plug hole.
3) Reinstall the spark plug.
4) Take a chain and another tractor. Pull the stuck tractor forward with it in gear with the clutch held down. SLOWLY!!!! When it comes up on compression the oil will lock the engine. Then it should break free. If it does not then it will slide the rear wheels. If this happens pull slowly ahead until it is tight then just rock it back and forth. They usually will break free this way.
5) After it is broken free then remove the plug and crank it over to blow the oil out of the cylinder.
6) Reinstall the plug and you should be good to go.
The oil was a safe way to hold the engine from turning while you pulled it.
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