Pete in Holland MI
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My friend recently purchased a MF-35 tractor and has started restoration of the tractor. We recently were at a tractor show
with a Prony brake that would accept a PTO shaft. During the test, the tractor got up to about 2/3's of its rated horse power,
when the Prony started receiving less power from the tractor. The more throttle was given, the less input to the Prony was
given. Drop the throttle back, and it seemed to regain normal power transfer. It sounded like a slipping clutch. He has
an Operators and Service manual on order. In the mean time:
1) Is there a secondary clutch for the PTO?
2) Is it adjustable?
3) How would we know if it has a 1 or 2 clutch system?
Tractor drives nicely, but hasn't been put under a full pulling load yet.
Thanx for your assistance !
Pete
with a Prony brake that would accept a PTO shaft. During the test, the tractor got up to about 2/3's of its rated horse power,
when the Prony started receiving less power from the tractor. The more throttle was given, the less input to the Prony was
given. Drop the throttle back, and it seemed to regain normal power transfer. It sounded like a slipping clutch. He has
an Operators and Service manual on order. In the mean time:
1) Is there a secondary clutch for the PTO?
2) Is it adjustable?
3) How would we know if it has a 1 or 2 clutch system?
Tractor drives nicely, but hasn't been put under a full pulling load yet.
Thanx for your assistance !
Pete