How to Install Ford 8n Overrun Clutch [[ PTO Shaft Adapter]]
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- A overrun clutch for a Ford 8n is like a emergency break on a car. Without you can just keep rolling! Even if there is a ditch or pond in the way. This $70 piece of equipment can save your life! I highly recommend always using one when bush hogging with a Ford 8n.
A overrun clutch allows the force of your tractors PTO shaft to be applied to your implement. While stopping the centrifugal force from the rotation of your bush hog being applied to the tractor. Without this the rotation of you mower will continue to push your tractor. Depending on the amount of brake applied and integrity of the brakes it can be five to twenty feet! Even with the best brakes you can not stop the tractor. It will continue to roll. Even if you stand on the brakes. Which in my early days I did once to keep from going into a pond.
Every one knows Ford 8n’s are not known for their breaks. Especially the 49’s. One of the main issues are hydraulic/transmission fluid leaking through the axle seals into the brakes.
A overrun clutch can accomplish 2 things. One is helping stop your tractor. The other is a size adapter. 8n’s originally came with a 1 1/8” PTO shaft. Almost all midsize equipment uses 1 3/8 size PTO shafts.
You can find overrun clutches at a reasonable price. I got the one I use from Tractor Supply. Agri Supply also sells them. Along with multiple online sellers I will link a few. Just make sure your PTO size on your tractor. It can be 1 1/8 or 1 3/8. Originally 8n’s came with 1 1/8, but your’s may have been changed out over the years. They make them for 1 1/8 to 1 3/8 or 1 3/8 to 1 3/8.
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The PTO adapter I used 1 1/8 to 1 3/8.
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Fences....side of barns.... groundhog holes.....people. Just a few of the victims of no live power and no overrun clutch. Good video man.
😂 very true! Thank you for watching!
Hey! My fence post resembles that comment! Just ordered mine.
Thanks. I had never used one of these on my 8N before and was wondering how they attached.
Nicely illustrated… good to know the dangers of not using an overrun clutch
Nice to know. Thanks man. Have a Happy winter.
Thanks you do the same. Thanks for watching!
Do the Zerk fittings still work after the Roll Pin is installed and can I grease the PTO adapter that way. Or, do I have to grease it just slipped on, remove Zerks, install Roll Pin? I was bewildered until I found this TH-cam. Thanks!!
2 questions , 1 what do you need the larger PTO shaft for? 2 why not put the enlarged adapter on PTO shaft?
Great video. Can you make a video of how to remove a brush hog? there has to be an easier way than what I am doing.
Thank you. I will do my best. I have been all over the place here recently. Which has unfortunately put me way behind on editing. Always start with your top link. Loosen it up or tighten it so you can easily remove it. This will take the pressure off your drawbars. Next I normally remove my PTO, but before I cut it to shorten it. I had to take off my drawbars second. Slide the tractor up a few inches. Then remove the PTO. With a overrun clutch most PTO shafts are to long. This makes things a little more challenging. If getting it disconnected is your issue. You may want to consider cutting a little off. I hope this helps. Thank you for watching and commenting.
Do you ever need to sharpen the blades on a brush hog?
Yes you do. I try and sharpen mine every year. Although I only mow a few acres. Sharpening the blades will help it cut a cleaner track. Thank you for watching!
@@FishHuntCookTinker That would be another good video idea too.