Brian G. NY
Well-known Member
A friend of mine just picked up a nice little TO20 which I believe is a 1951.
He wants to put a brush hog on it and I told him he should put an overrunning clutch on it first.
I looked at the tractor for the first time yesterday and I see it has a 1-1/8" PTO shaft. It did come with an adapter to change it to 1-3/8".
It seems to me that putting the overrunning clutch out there on the adapter might be a little "mickey mouse" and be prone to problems. Is there an overrunning clutch that is 1-1/8" input and 1-3/8" output? I looked around a little and couldn't find such an animal.
I did discover that a complete 1-3/8" shaft is available here on this site at not too much money. That shaft appears to also fit the TO30 as well as 2N,9N and 8N Fords which leads me to believe a used shaft might be an option as well. The kid is on a limited budget and was not raised a farm boy so he needs a little help and direction.
Sorry guys, I'm an A-C guy but I did spend many hours on a 2N, an 8N and a TO20 Fergy when I was a teenager back in the 50s. Of the 3, I liked the Fergy the best.
What do you recommend he should do?
Thanks for your help.
He wants to put a brush hog on it and I told him he should put an overrunning clutch on it first.
I looked at the tractor for the first time yesterday and I see it has a 1-1/8" PTO shaft. It did come with an adapter to change it to 1-3/8".
It seems to me that putting the overrunning clutch out there on the adapter might be a little "mickey mouse" and be prone to problems. Is there an overrunning clutch that is 1-1/8" input and 1-3/8" output? I looked around a little and couldn't find such an animal.
I did discover that a complete 1-3/8" shaft is available here on this site at not too much money. That shaft appears to also fit the TO30 as well as 2N,9N and 8N Fords which leads me to believe a used shaft might be an option as well. The kid is on a limited budget and was not raised a farm boy so he needs a little help and direction.
Sorry guys, I'm an A-C guy but I did spend many hours on a 2N, an 8N and a TO20 Fergy when I was a teenager back in the 50s. Of the 3, I liked the Fergy the best.
What do you recommend he should do?
Thanks for your help.