Using tractor driven tillers (was Re: [AT] Allis ChalmersB-1lawn tractor

[Gilbert Schwartz]

Older model Ford brush cutters use that friction plate clutch. The thing
works pretty good but it rusts to a solid mass if the cutter sits outside
much. At that point the gearbox input shaft twists off between that "used to
be a clutch" and the gearbox. Usually so close to the gearbox it requires a
new input shaft. Don't ask how I know. Gil
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: Using tractor driven tillers (was Re: [AT] Allis
ChalmersB-1lawn tractor


> Cecil,  remember that your D-12 III has (or probably has) a wet clutch in
> the PTO housing.  The clutch plates are mounted in an aluminum hub.  Ask
me
> how I know.
>
> I think part of the problem with roto-tillers is that people don't use
them
> correctly.  They are intended to prepare a seed bed in good soil.  They
> aren't meant to be scarifiers for digging up rocks, stumps, asphalt and
> concrete.
>
> I wonder if there is room to put a friction clutch in front of your
> roto-tiller?  You know, the kind that you see on the drive shaft of some
> brush cutters.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 7:50 AM
> Subject: Re: Using tractor driven tillers (was Re: [AT] Allis Chalmers
> B-1lawn tractor
>
>
> > After reading the posts on using tractor mounted rototillers
> > I'll be sure to use the float position on the hydraulic controls. With
> > my D-12 III, I can set the depth also but I don't want rocks tearing up
> > the PTO drive either so the float is a good idea.
> >
> > Cecil
> > -- 
> > The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> > what you said.
> >
> > Cecil E Monson
> > Lucille Hand-Monson
> > Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
> >
> > Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment
> >
> > Free advice
> >
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