rgs03833
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- Haverhill, MA
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- MTD 660, 690 - John Deere 60, 70, 108, 2 of 111, 111h, STX38
Buying Advice Who can tell me about this tractor ?
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droptop
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It looks like a nice tractor (overpriced), but the lack of a live PTO would rule it out for me. When I say live PTO, I am referring to tractors with a two stage clutch. Press the clutch in part way and the tractor stops moving, but the PTO will continue to spin. Push the clutch in all the way and the PTO stops turning.
The over-running clutch on the PTO is an absolute must (for safety) when using a brush hog on a tractor without a live PTO because the high inertia of the brush hog will continue to power the wheels of the tractor forward even with the clutch pushed in.
One other problem with these tractors was it only had a 4 speed transmission, not a lot of choices.
The over-running clutch on the PTO is an absolute must (for safety) when using a brush hog on a tractor without a live PTO because the high inertia of the brush hog will continue to power the wheels of the tractor forward even with the clutch pushed in.
One other problem with these tractors was it only had a 4 speed transmission, not a lot of choices.