IH 140 tractor

I have a IH 140 tractor. Can you get a bush hog type mower for this trator? How much should it cost?
Also I have a throtel problem. When I push the throtel forward sometimes the engine does not reve up. What can I do?

There are mowers that can run off the pto. There are also belly mowers. I believe the woods mower is the most common. For the throttle it sounds like you have to adjust the governor. Get a service manual.

My brother bought a Super A with a 4 or 5 foot ford brush hog cobbed onto the back of it. It was setup to lift the front of the mower, I guess it worked, how well I have no idea. It was setup with the pto straight to the tractor pto so the mower ended up offset to the left a bit, that helped the u joints quite a bit.

If you decide to undertake such a task I recommend an overrunning clutch on any transmission driven PTO tractors when running anything that has any sort of flywheel action.

Does your 140 have the one point fast hitch? I have a 4 ft bush hog that is set up for the one point hitch. I will sell it. Location is eastern tennessee.

My 140 has no fast hitch, just the fixed drawbar. I run a 72 inch Bush Hog (the brand) Squealer 72. No lift, just pulls behind, offset to the left for a straight driveline as described above. Been doing the job for 19 years when my original C-4 Danco belly mower died.

It's not for use in tight spaces as it needs room to turn, but other than that it does a great job and it only bogs down in really thick grass higher than three feet. I always cut sooner than that so never a problem.

There could be any combination of a dozen things wrong with the tractor that it won't rev up.

First and simplest, follow the rod from the "throttle lever" up to the front of the engine on the right side. Either move the "throttle lever" yourself or have a helper move it, while the engine is NOT running. Where it connects in the front is called the GOVERNOR. That is what controls how fast the engine runs. You set the governor, the governor sets the actual throttle on the carburetor.

If the rod is not secured properly along the way it can flex, and keep the engine from revving up.

Make sure the lever that the rod connects to moves freely. If not you will need to lube it and work it back and forth until it moves freely.

Also do the same with the shaft that comes back out of the governor, runs across the front of the engine, and connects by a second short rod to the carburetor. Make sure it all moves freely and easily. If not, lube and work until it does.

This trick of starting at a known point, and following a rod/shaft/wire to its other end is known as "tracing" and is an invaluable tool in learning about your tractor, as well as troubleshooting problems.