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[Soundguy]

do you have a slip clutch or over running couple.. 2 different things.

as for how much to cut, disconnect pto shaft and then drop mower and compair shaft length to position of pto stubs. and yes.. on most setups you cut both sides down.. a few rare ones you can't because one shaft has a drive end at the front, and the rest of the shaft is hollow tube.. those you are kinda stuck on..

soundguy

 

[wadeschields]

Does this tell you what I have? PO said slip clutch but I have no idea (yet)

 

[Soundguy]

looks like an over running coupler to me.. IE.. a 1-way power transfer ratchet device. it keeps the inertial of a pto implement from backpowering a non live power tranny/diffy/pto.. ie.. keeps the mower from turning the rear wheels on a 9n even after ya stomp the single plate clutch down.

it is NOT a torque limiting device.. which is wht a slip clutch is. IE.. a slip clutch will slip when you hit an obstacle.. a shear bolt is another , cruder, form of a torque limiting device.

they both do different things, and are needed in different places, as the application varries.

soundguy

 

[wadeschields]

Oh OK... So what I have will do the job unless I hit a rock with the mower or something. How about that paint job. Looks like someone got tired of Grey. Paint doesnt plow the field though. But I do want to mow grass as trouble free as possible.

 

[TripleR]

Unless I am way off base, the R59 is belt driven, so you don't need a shear pin or slip clutch as the belts act to absorb the shock and will slip on the pulleys.

 

[wadeschields]

Good point TripleR . It is belt driven. Thank God - One less thing for me to worry about...I am going to shorten the shaft on Wednesday I believe. Gotta go to a funeral so I have the rest of the day to fiddle with it.

 

[wadeschields]

As far as the top point adjustment . Should it be adjusted so the "pivoting" piece is loose or tight and forward or what? See photo on first page. The bushhog's was a solid piece on the 3point set up. Dont see why this one moves. Maybe it allows movement of the mower over bumps. But then why not on the longer bushhog??? So much to learn and I am getting obsessed:confused2:

 

[kebo]

Usually for the bush hog/ finish mower, the top link should be adjusted to allow slack for the implement to pivot up/down on uneven terrain via the pivot bracket, which allows the tailwheel(s) (or gauge wheels) to stay in contact with the ground. If you tighten it too much, the tail wheel(s) will come off the ground when the front of the tractor goes down a slight hill or drops off in a small hole or such. If you have too much slack in the top link, it will not pick the bush hog up as high when you go to lift it for transport, or crossing a bad rut, over a log, etc.

In short, the top link should be not be adjusted so short that the pivot bracket is pulled all the way forward so it's resting at its stop with the implement sitting on level ground. The pivot bracket needs to be rearward of the stop by a small amount to allow the implement to pivot up and down as needed.

From the looks of the mower in your picture, I would say the bracket needs to be about vertical, that should be a good starting point. You can adjust it as needed as you get experienced with it.

Your bush hog does NOT appear to have a pivoting bracket that I can see. The chain pretty much takes its place and allows the mower to raise up as needed.

Nice looking tractor btw!! That's definitely a one of kind paint job on it too! Good luck with it.

 

[Soundguy]

I'd have to agree on all points.

soundguy

 

[wadeschields]

Well I have been using the tractor to mow grass and after a flat front tire and finding at least 10 BIG ground hog holes that would swallow a Caddy, I am getting use to the 9N finally. However,,, Are they really supposed to be that slow. Even without the mower blade engaged it just craws along . The throttle control seems to have two speeds(RPM) ,really low then full throttle is a bit above idle it seems. No fear of it blowing up from high revs or anything..... It does chug alone though. Up steep hills and it even pulled my little John Deere mower out of a spring that I could not see cause the grass was so high the first time. WOW I have a spring!