Trev
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- Joined
- May 24, 2002
- Messages
- 918
- Location
- Williamson, NY (near Rochester)
- Tractor
- Currently tractor-less
I can think of two reasons for the OR clutch, and one against.
-It makes hook up much easier. It's hard to rotate the mower so that it lines up with the splines on the PTO shaft from the tractor. With the OR clutch, it's a snap.
-When I disengage my PTO, the mower stops.. dead! This has to be rough on something... no? With the OR clutch, it just coasts to a gentle stop. Seems easier on the equipment.
-On the other hand, there may be an emergency situation someday when you WANT the mower to stop IMMEDIATELY. With the OR clutch that won't happen. It will coast to a stop at its own leisurely rate.
I leave my OR clutch hooked to my finish mower (72" JD) because of the above easier components, and hope I never need to stop it instantly. The other implements are easy to hook up without the clutch, and it saves me having to cut down the PTO shafts for each of them.. as the OR clutch adds a bit of length to the PTO shaft. It works fine with the mower, but would need cutting down of the shafts on the other implements. Not a huge job.. just not needed in my case.
Hope this made some sense! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Bob
-It makes hook up much easier. It's hard to rotate the mower so that it lines up with the splines on the PTO shaft from the tractor. With the OR clutch, it's a snap.
-When I disengage my PTO, the mower stops.. dead! This has to be rough on something... no? With the OR clutch, it just coasts to a gentle stop. Seems easier on the equipment.
-On the other hand, there may be an emergency situation someday when you WANT the mower to stop IMMEDIATELY. With the OR clutch that won't happen. It will coast to a stop at its own leisurely rate.
I leave my OR clutch hooked to my finish mower (72" JD) because of the above easier components, and hope I never need to stop it instantly. The other implements are easy to hook up without the clutch, and it saves me having to cut down the PTO shafts for each of them.. as the OR clutch adds a bit of length to the PTO shaft. It works fine with the mower, but would need cutting down of the shafts on the other implements. Not a huge job.. just not needed in my case.
Hope this made some sense! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Bob