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Most everything I read says slipclutchs are the way to go for rotary cutters. My NH dealer, while a fan of slip clutchs, offered this caution: He said slip clutchs can freeze up and not provide the protection they are supposed to if you don't perform proper annual maintenance on them. This includes loosening the bolts, slipping the clutch and retightening the bolts to establish proper torque slipage. It all sounded straight forward until he started explaining how you set the bolt torque to get the proper slipage torque and I started thinking this sounds exactly like something a neophyte like me will mess up. Has anyone ever heard of driveline damage caused by a poorly maintained slip clutch that didn't slip? Is there really an issue here to be concerned with and if so how do you know how much to tighten the bolts so the clutch slips at the proper torque?
Thanks,
Newland
Thanks,
Newland