Posted by HalWA on August 01, 2009 at 17:52:02 from (208.81.157.90):
In Reply to: Ford Brush Hog posted by Elcactus on August 01, 2009 at 17:10:07:
I would experiment with the adjustable link on the right side of the 3 point. It sounds like even if the brush hog looks level, it is higher on the left side, so try raising the right side a bit until you are satisfied with how it is working.
I use a Ford 939 brush hog with my 641D. It works pretty well, although in really dense grass I have to use 1st gear. I have found that the brush hog will take care of small trees up to about 2 or 3 inch diameter, but don't do that often, as it is pretty loud and is probably hard on the old machine.
I have found that my brush hog works the best when the top link is adjusted to have the front of the brush hog several inches higher than the back end, and the tail wheel adjusted to hold the rear of the brush hog about an inch off the surface.
Hope you have an overrunning coupler (ORC). I didn't when I first got my brush hog and managed to scare myself a bunch when the tractor just plain WOULDN'T STOP when I wanted it to! The ORC takes care of that problem, and my brush hog blade will continue to rotate for half a minute if I shut off the engine or put in the clutch. Quite a flywheel effect that you don't want transmitted back to your drive wheels.
Good luck with your brush hog and tractor. Be careful, anything run by PTO can be really dangerous and a brush hog can throw rocks and other heavy objects some distance if it hits them.
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