I had my 2510 clutch, dry, stick to the flywheel. The tractor had sat for awhile. I had a heck of a job to get it free. Since your tractor sat even for a short time condensation and rust likely stuck the two together. If you search the forums enough you will find other instances.
Now, if this happens repeatedly even after having been run, you might have a bad clutch plate. That also happened to me an a tractor I had just purchased. On disassembly the clutch plate looked like a potato chip and the curves kept it engaged.
You are really lucky it released at 1 ft.
Get all your safeties working and always start the tractor when your in the seat. If the tractor has sat for awhile be ready for it. I have a whole line of 2510's and 2520's that have sat for awhile. I do a lot to keep them dry for this and other reasons.
Yes, I am guilty of starting a tractor from the ground. The neighbor, former tractor shop supervisor, introduced me to a cheater cord with alligator clips on one end and a starter push button on the other so if you need to jumper the solenoid you can do it from the tractor seat. We just used it this fall when a 2 year old clutch in a 4020 failed at the throw out lever pivot bolts. We put in a low gear, started it in gear and drove it 2-3 miles to get to my shop.
So my recommendation is keep all you safeties in place, never start from the ground, and, my disclaimer, if you use a cheater cord to the solenoid as described think it through and do so at your own risk.
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