Adding a Slip Clutch

[gerard]

Probably a wide variety of them depending on the implement they're designed to go on. The one for $165 was pretty heavy duty looking, the diameter was about 8 inches and it had at least 9 bolts torquing it down. Probably heavier than you would use for a post hole digger. (He also said they make different styles for different uses).

 

[dgood1]

Sim,

TSC's price for the slip clutch for a rotary cutter is $92.69. That is on page 226 of the 2002 blue book.

Don

 

[qzbmpc]

Be careful if adding a slip clutch on the tractor side with
a pto shield. On my slip clutch purchased at TSC, it has two bolts that must be fastened to the pto spline unlike the standard pto shaft with a spring loaded pin. What happens is, as
your clutch slips under load those bolts change location in relationship to the bolts that hold the clutch together and
you may not be able to remove them. This happened to me and I did not notice the problem until I had removed my tiller. Then it was either reattach the tiller and put it under load and hope the bolts cleared or dissasemble the cluch. In my situation i elected to disassemble the clutch. To me this is a very poor design, it doesnt matter if the clutch is on the tractor side or the implements side, you may still have a problem getting the bolts out. Has anybody else experience the same problem? I called TSC with the issue and they mailed me a new pto shaft with a shear pin. I have not used it yet and I'm not sure how its going to work. I hate the thought of having to change pins in the field all the time.

 

[Djwalker]

I added a slip clutch to my auger after I got sick of breaking shear pins. It is part of the PTO shaft and replaces the coupler at the tractor PTO end. It works fine and there aren't any clearance or other problems. I ordered it through my dealer where I got the auger. No more broken shear pins ever since. However, I have since replaced this with a hydraulic auger on my backhoe. The addition of down pressure makes a huge difference in rocky soil.

Dave

 

[dgood1]

qzbmpc,

I think that the slip clutch should be at the impliment end and adjusted for that unit.

I know that having one on each impliment would get expensive, but that is where judgement comes into play. Which one breaks the most shear pins, is used the most and is the biggest pain in the gluteus maximus to repair.

Don