CK35 Burned Out It's Clutch AGAIN?!

[RickB]

Second to that is improper adjustment - that would be the same as riding the clutch.

I really have to wonder about that 60 hour clutch adjustment.

Perfectly understandable given the average 130 hour clutch life this tractor has. Free play is probably gone before 60 hours.

 

[airbiscuit]

Perfectly understandable given the average 130 hour clutch life this tractor has. Free play is probably gone before 60 hours.

Perfectly understandable given the average 130 hour clutch life this OPERATOR has.

 

[fried1765]

60 hours? That's like, what, 4-5 years for you?

I agree with the comment about lack of use. Dry clutches need use to stay free and clean just like brakes. Put a new clutch in it and use it! That or get a lawn mower.

My old Fords were built with dry clutches.
The 8N is 59 years old, and RARELY gets used.
THOSE dry clutches still work NORMALLY for me!

 

[RickB]

60 hours? That's like, what, 4-5 years for you?

I agree with the comment about lack of use. Dry clutches need use to stay free and clean just like brakes. Put a new clutch in it and use it! That or get a lawn mower.

There's no report of the clutch being stuck, which is the only significant potential consequence of long term non-use of a dry clutch.

 

[k0ua]

Bottom line: What in the Sam Hill cause this clutch to fail.. twice?

 

[RickB]

Operator failure; excessive slippage caused by improper gear selection and/or using the clutch pedal as a footrest. Guesses, but highly probable.

 

[ptsg]

Operator failure; excessive slippage caused by improper gear selection and/or using the clutch pedal as a footrest. Guesses, but highly probable.

Pretty much. Or trying to do delicate loader work with the engine wide open and feathering the clutch till it can't take it anymore like I've seen on Youtube. The list goes on and on.

 

[Tinhack]

There's no report of the clutch being stuck, which is the only significant potential consequence of long term non-use of a dry clutch.

I never said it was "stuck". Unused clutches form rust on the flywheel. Sometimes they stick, sometimes times they don't. Rust is like 80-grit sandpaper. That rust can wear a clutch down in no time. And it gets worse as the flywheel gets pitted.

But, suit yourself. Sounds like you bought a tractor to impress the neighbors not to do work.

Go buy a Hydra-static tractor. They cost more and would surely impress everyone.

 

[RickB]

I never said it was "stuck". Unused clutches form rust on the flywheel. Sometimes they stick, sometimes times they don't. Rust is like 80-grit sandpaper. That rust can wear a clutch down in no time. And it gets worse as the flywheel gets pitted.

But, suit yourself. Sounds like you bought a tractor to impress the neighbors not to do work.

Go buy a Hydra-static tractor. They cost more and would surely impress everyone.

60 hours? That's like, what, 4-5 years for you?

I agree with the comment about lack of use. Dry clutches need use to stay free and clean just like brakes. Put a new clutch in it and use it! That or get a lawn mower.

Go play word games with somebody else, Mr. Hack.
It isn't my tractor, and sitting parked didn't fail his clutch.

 

[AGTtactical]

So, I am just going to bite the bullet and trade it in on a John Deere or Kubota, which is what I should have bought to begin with! So any thoughts from anyone on which tractor is decidedly better or is it pretty much just a toss up? Thanks for any input.

I have a Kubota Grand L6060 HST with 3 hydraulic remotes, and no bucket. Its the first tractor I ever bought new (0% financing), and I absolutely love it, and so does my wife. In fact, its so easy to use that she does nearly all the mowing now. I have a large flail mower and lots of hills, so the horsepower is perfect. And its a joy to move around trees without the bucket (I have a Kubota SVL-95 for bucket work). I got the canopy/open cab which I much prefer on a tractor here in GA...no windows to clean, and I can see better all around the tractor. With zero % financing, I get my money invested and earned far more buying new than what I would have saved buying used. Watch some of the videos on JD vs. Kubota. I WANTED to buy a JD, but after lots of research, settled on Kubota, which was really an easy choice in the end.