Slip Clutch Question

[MikeD74T]

Take a look at Highbeam's method on the post below. I haven't tried it yet, but from my limited experience with a slip clutch it sounds good. I ran a bush hog with an over run clutch for 5 years on the original shear pin then traded tractors and broke 5 pins the first day, all from fast starts with the electric pto engagement.

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[greg_g]

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( OK, it's been determined a slip clutch can be added to any implement but how would one ensure proper tension?...
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Dead simple, and the instructions should come WITH the slip clutch. Adjustable springs maintain contact between the friction plates. You simple use a ruler or calipers to adjust the spring length to provide the ft-lbs of torque required to counter the specific PTO horsepower of any given tractor within it's range. They can typically be adjusted within the 20 to 50 PTO horsepower band.

//greg//