Overriding concerns about overrunning clutches

Ultradog MN

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Twin Cities
Frequently I see ORCs referred to as
overriding clutches.
In fact, the word overriding has Nothing
to with clutches, tractors, machinery, or
any other mechanical thing.
It has to do with priority, over ruling or
final authority.
Being the literature major that I am it
grieves the heck out of me to see words so
wrongly used.
So I'm just informing people that you
won't look so unedumacated if you call
that doohicky on the back of your tractor
an OVERRUNNING clutch which is the correct
name for it.
Another thing that bothers the heck out of
me is the fact that it's about 92 degrees
in the shade here with about 90% humidity
and the sweat is pouring off of me in
streams, irritating my eyes and tickling
the crack of my butt - which makes me
irritated about almost everything,
improper use of language included.
So get the words right folks.
I'll be less crabby and you won't like a
rustic.
Thank you.
 
hey doggy.........my plan is to perfect intravenous gin'n'tonic. That way you won't haffta worry about yer crack-up .........Dell (giggle)
 

Well, if it helps you any it is now 81 F with 42% humidity, It was better earlier but something is moving in from the Ocean, might even get a sprinkle or two over the weekend.
I always call them a sprag clutch or a one way clutch. The Helicopters I worked on had sprag clutches between the engine and main transmission. If you lost an engine or turbine, the trans could spin for autorotation.
 
Udawg have nailed it. The improper use of the language gets my 'dander' up. Spelling is another item. Stand under a cool shower for a minute, get a cool beverage and like, chillax man ! All that said, chillax dude. We just had the first precipitation in almost 2 months, went to town today (20 km.) and people are hunkered down in winter clothes and kids are wearing freakin' gumboots. Life is fun. I'm surprised I made it this far. Health, Peace and Happiness. b
 
(quoted from post at 17:56:58 07/24/15) Frequently I see ORCs referred to as
overriding clutches.
In fact, the word overriding has Nothing
to with clutches, tractors, machinery, or
any other mechanical thing.
It has to do with priority, over ruling or
final authority.
Being the literature major that I am it
grieves the heck out of me to see words so
wrongly used.
So I'm just informing people that you
won't look so unedumacated if you call
that doohicky on the back of your tractor
an OVERRUNNING clutch which is the correct
name for it.
Another thing that bothers the heck out of
me is the fact that it's about 92 degrees
in the shade here with about 90% humidity
and the sweat is pouring off of me in
streams, irritating my eyes and tickling
the crack of my butt - which makes me
irritated about almost everything,
improper use of language included.
So get the words right folks.
I'll be less crabby and you won't like a
rustic.
Thank you.

Well nomenclature wise I prefer overrunning "coupler" but I suppose a case can be made for "clutch". Either way it clearly isn't "overriding" and folks need to "home" in not "hone" in on the proper operational word. Not to mention your horse is probably "champing" not "chomping" at the bit. Clearly looks like it's time for a "vocabulary chill" ;-)

TOH
 
Heck is for folks who don't believe in Gosh. ;)

Hope it cools down out your way; and DON'T
send that heat over here! LOL
 

TOH,

I saw where you used "coupler" the other day and right then and there I decided I liked that best. :)

T
 
" Another thing that bothers the heck out of me is the fact that it's about 92 degrees in the shade here with about 90% humidity and the sweat is pouring off of me in streams, irritating my eyes and tickling the crack of my butt"

About the same here. Just spent all day in it, cutting grass (on the 740) and picking okra & tomatoes for the market tomorrow.

But you'll hear me whine when it gets to 25* here......shirt sleeve weather for you MN boys. :)
 
You don't say. The helicopters I used to fly had a sprag clutch on them. Now they are all in a museum and I'm turning a wrench on a tractor that's in a few museums itself. It will be a long time till I get as much seat time on an 8n as I have in an OH-58.

A tractor thread that had a helicopter reference. Who'd a thought it.

How do you know if you are at a party and someone there is a pilot? Don't worry he'll tell ya.
 
Hard to say TOH.
Small square balers have a similar, ratcheting device built into the drive line in front of the big heavy flywheel on them.
Those are called an over running clutch.
 
After Monday and Tuesday of this week I welcome 92....
Normally we have about 3 weeks in August/September its unbearable... We have already had 21 days in June/July (15 in June and 6 in July 92 to 100) it got to were I was ready to run the flag up 6 of those days...

I made my mind up after Tuesday when the weatherman predicts a index of 98/100 I was going to run the AC in the shop .. This Old man is not as tuff as he once was...

If there's a good to it I normally loose 10 lbs in the summer...
 
A tractor thread that had a helicopter reference. Who'd a thought it.

Best helicopter story I've heard was from a friend who took rotary-wing instruction from a former 'Nam pilot, who told him the procedure for a night-time engine failure: "You go into autorotation, and when you're about fifty feet from the ground, you turn on your landing light. If you don't like what you see, just turn it back off again."

:p

e (the fixed wing pilot) s
 
About the same here. Just spent all day in it, cutting grass (on the 740) and picking okra & tomatoes for the market tomorrow.

Send me some of that okra, Bruce! Ours is struggling with all the rain we've had this year.

We grew three acres of the stuff when I was a young teen. Two of my three younger brothers and I picked an acre apiece every other day and sold it to local restaurants.

And I still love fried okra to this day!

es
 

This heat spell has murder my maters... About the time they start to turn if you don't pull'em the next day the skin will start to split open...

Some say to much water what do you think...
 
(quoted from post at 09:39:08 07/25/15) You don't say. The helicopters I used to fly had a sprag clutch on them. Now they are all in a museum and I'm turning a wrench on a tractor that's in a few museums itself. It will be a long time till I get as much seat time on an 8n as I have in an OH-58.

A tractor thread that had a helicopter reference. Who'd a thought it.

How do you know if you are at a party and someone there is a pilot? Don't worry he'll tell ya.
He also will have big watch.
 

I worked on OH23 hillers in the army. After college I worked for 35 years on BV-107 heavy lift helicopters. The first 107 I worked on in 1972 is still flying and is in better shape today than it was in 1972. How time flies.
 
(quoted from post at 22:56:58 07/24/15) Frequently I see ORCs referred to as
overriding clutches.
In fact, the word overriding has Nothing
to with clutches, tractors, machinery, or
any other mechanical thing.
It has to do with priority, over ruling or
final authority.
Being the literature major that I am it
grieves the heck out of me to see words so
wrongly used.
So I'm just informing people that you
won't look so unedumacated if you call
that doohicky on the back of your tractor
an OVERRUNNING clutch which is the correct
name for it.
Another thing that bothers the heck out of
me is the fact that it's about 92 degrees
in the shade here with about 90% humidity
and the sweat is pouring off of me in
streams, irritating my eyes and tickling
the crack of my butt - which makes me
irritated about almost everything,
improper use of language included.
So get the words right folks.
I'll be less crabby and you won't like a
rustic.
Thank you.
omebody needs more troubles in life!
 
Flew OH-58s from 1982 to 2012. A colleague recently sent me a u-tube link of Oklahoma turning in their last OH-58. We turned in that airframe(526)in 2012. It was the same aircraft I picked up from Depot in 1992 and flew for twenty years. Did my final flight in it. The old girl looked pretty good.
Untitled URL Link
 
So, going with "Overrunning Coupler" . . .

Inherent in the term "overrunning" is a clutching anyway, disengaging when not driven by the PTO
like a drive shaft not connected to the engine. :wink:

Websters
Clutch . . . . overrunning coupler :p

If I confused the issue I succeeded.
 
We had 13 inches of rain in June and then 95 plus temps in July. Tomatoes, peppers, soybeans are all suffering from too much water and then
too much heat.
 
don't make no difference what they are called if you need 1 better ya get it. I can remember when people got killed pullin rotary mowers and got pushed over banks and such.
 
Water uptake. Calcium will regulate that to some extent, but a good rain after a dry spell will cause an almost ripe tomato to crack no matter how much calcium you have in the soil.

That's what I love about irrigation. As soon as it gets the least bit dry, I turn it on. After a week w/o rain, I don't need to run out & pick every tomato on the vine at the first drop of rain.
 
is it spill or spilt?
is it taters or maters?
is it tissue, hankie or Kleenex?
is it hard top, black top or macadam?

is it, ah who cares.....
 
A technical writer was one of the many hats that I wore in 30 years at GM Hydra-Matic Division. I feel your pain but I try to let it go.
Hopefully things cool off in Minnesota soon. We will be in Elk River and Minneapolis on Aug 1+2 visiting my niece and my wedding best man.
 
Here's another one for you, how about freewheel unit. In Chopper Speak these days thats a common term for an overrunning clutch, some of which are sprague, or ramp and roller style clutch. They help to keep that big fan over the pilots head spinning when the engine quits... wouldn't want him breaking out in a sweat during an emergency. :)
 
If you think you'd have time for a cup if coffee while you're here shoot me an email.
I can usually break away from work if I wish.
I'm always happy to meet another forum member.
 

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