Overrunning coupler issues

K.Campbell · Jun 15, 2020

Was mowing the paths in my woods this last weekend, when the mower started banging and clanging. I thought initially it was a piece of wood caught up in my bush hog, nope... the drive shaft was intermittently stopping then starting back up abruptly. Anyhow, I shut the pto off and brought it home..I was a little worried it had somthing to do with the internals of my PTO, but the first thing I found was the overrunning coupler was turning both ways...I replaced it and all is good. How many have had a bad overrunning clutch? First time Ive ever had one go bad before...

K.Campbell · Jun 15, 2020

(quoted from post at 08:30:18 06/15/20) Was mowing the paths in my woods this last weekend, when the mower started banging and clanging. I thought initially it was a piece of wood caught up in my bush hog, nope... the drive shaft was intermittently stopping then starting back up abruptly. Anyhow, I shut the pto off and brought it home..I was a little worried it had somthing to do with the internals of my PTO, but the first thing I found was the overrunning coupler was turning both ways...I replaced it and all is good. How many have had a bad overrunning clutch? First time Ive ever had one go bad before...

i:870b06b635] this was on my ferguson to30[/i:870b06b635]

marloweg · Jun 19, 2020

i bust one a year or one every other one shot of grease a day helps

rew1953 · Jun 19, 2020

I cannot say I have a bad clutch, but I have broken the 5/16 roll pin in the clutch twice. Both times were when I hit a hidden rock or old stump hidden in the tall grass. I grease the clutch each time before using it. Kind of a pain, but I cannot see any damage to the clutch after replacing the broken roll pin.

K.Campbell · Jun 24, 2020

(quoted from post at 19:30:21 06/19/20)
I cannot say I have a bad clutch, but I have broken the 5/16 roll pin in the clutch twice. Both times were when I hit a hidden rock or old stump hidden in the tall grass. I grease the clutch each time before using it. Kind of a pain, but I cannot see any damage to the clutch after replacing the broken roll pin.

Ive been mowing paths through my woods with this bush hog and coupler ( Ive used different tractors) for many years. I just thought it odd.

504 · Jun 27, 2020

the ORC is the week link in the system,but $60.00 for a new one is still cheaper than buying a
different tractor. Of course it is another reason to buy another tractor(wises need a reason, we
don t)

John Deere D · Jun 27, 2020

An ORC..........I think of the time the neighbors Ferguson Tea-20 did NOT have an overrunning clutch!
As the Tractor ploughed into the Chicken Coop.....then into the strawberry patch....the next thing down came the cloths LINE....................

Bob.....ORC are a must have.........

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