Ken45101
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- Joined
- Feb 14, 2009
- Messages
- 3,655
- Location
- southern Ohio
- Tractor
- Kubota M5040, M9540, B21 TLB, B2710, RTV900, JD 325 Skid steer, KX-121-3 mini excavator
I'm at 38 on the pto. I'm chalking it up to being a novice and working soil I was not really familiar with. It did great ripping out roots and grading a dirt road that hadn't been touched in 7 yrs. That tractor stopped so fast my neck must have grown an inch when I hit that stump.
THERE is your problem, IMO: going too fast (along with a light duty bb on a big tractor). I usually just let my tractor idle along, maybe 1200 rpm at most. Many a times I've come to a gentle stop with the wheels spinning when the BB hangs on something.
The other thing that may help is to have your draft control set so that the 3pt lifts if it encounters a difficult spot.
I have the heavier rated MBX on a 55 hp tractor.
I would not significantly beef it up, that is probably the best failsafe point in the possible chain of other things you could break, all of them more expensive to repair.