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correct connection? brush mower

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rcalli

05-21-2008 16:53:01




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Hello. I have a pull type brush mower and would like to know if it is correct to connect to a drawbar[from axle frame] on my 8n or should I use a drawbar,3 pt hitch type between the down risers and then connectPTO to tractor.It seems that this way would give you raising and lowering access[a small amount]to control some depth of cut?also wouldnt this limit ability to turn mower?Hope this is understandable? This is an old style mower but in great condition,I have never used a pull type so I am in the dark about the right way to do this to make it work. Thanks!

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E.B. Haymakin'

05-21-2008 17:43:45




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 Re: correct connection? brush mower in reply to rcalli, 05-21-2008 16:53:01  
I have a 5 foot pull type Woods Dixie Cutter, and the manual specifies the distance the hitch pin should be from the end of the tractors PTO shaft for turning without tearing up the yokes. There is a carrier bearing that has to be adjusted for each of my two tractors to keep the vibrations down when turning-the carrier bearing has to be as close the straight as possible, I suggest trying to find a manual, and only pull from the drawbar on the axle of tractor. GET A MANUAL on the cutter. Good luck.

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KEH

05-21-2008 17:13:42




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 Re: correct connection? brush mower in reply to rcalli, 05-21-2008 16:53:01  

First, running a bush hog is about the most dangerous farm related work you can do so be careful.

The issue for you is the pto connection. The 8n does not have live pto so you need an overrunning clutch which fits on the pto shaft. To complicate things still further, I think the 8ns, or some of them anyway, had a smaller pto shaft so you will also need an adapter. The pto shaft on the 8n is lower in relation to the drawbar than on recent tractors or on IH, JD, AC, or Case tractors made during the 8n years. No problem with a 3ph bush hog, but I doubt the pull type pto shaft will go over the drawbar. Raising the 3ph hitch drawbar with an pto implement driven implement is an invitation to disaster even if it could be attached since the pto driven implements normally have a bracket to set the pto shaft at a certain height. I'll probably step on some toes here but IMO the 8n is too light for anything over a 4 foot bush hog unless someone is cutting short grass slowly.

KEH

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Well...

05-21-2008 17:10:31




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 Re: correct connection? brush mower in reply to rcalli, 05-21-2008 16:53:01  
...if you attach it to the lift arms and move it up too far it will hit the pto shaft and bend/break it. Stick it in the drawbar only and get an over-running clutch for the pto shaft.



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rcalli

05-23-2008 14:21:26




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 Re: correct connection? brush mower in reply to Well..., 05-21-2008 17:10:31  
I figured that one out! thanks! this yoke on the mower that attaches to the drawbar is 2 inches too high? but if I was to lower the bolts on the bar to fit it at the lower level it might fix the problem by giving more room for the shaft. It has about 2 1/4 inches of mount steel under the factory mount.I will be mowing a flat area so to just pull it the 8n might work? thanks for the answers!



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