[AJD] Off Topic - Allis Chalmers & Brush Hog

[David Bruce]

I'm not Howard or Bus Driver but the overrunning clutch keeps the mower from 
"pushing"  the tractor through the inertia built up in the mower blade.  Without 
one you could have a big surprise when you want to stop - you push in the clutch 
and the brakes but you keep going (a good way to knock down fences and such - I 
know - been there, done that).  The overrunning clutch is a small device that 
fits onto the pto shaft between the mower and the tractor and allows the pto 
shaft to "freewheel", not allowing the mower to "push" the tractor.  A necessary 
safety device for older tractors (my Ferguson TO-30 and my Allis D-14 both would 
need such before hooking up a mower).
Yes, the shredder and the brush hog (or bush hog) are the same thing. Pull types 
(as opposed to pick up types take much less HP to operate).
Hope this helps.

David



Luke Tonneberger wrote:

> Howard and Bus Driver - What is an overrunning clutch?
> 
> Howard - Is a shredder the same thing and a brush hog?
> Just one big monster blade?
> 
> Steve - I have a Cub Cadet with 48" cut. Want
> something a little bigger. Nice looking tractor
> though.
> 
> Luke Tonneberger
> Rockford, Michigan
> USA
> ==================================
> 
> 
> --- Howard Bottles <hbottles at rocketmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>I had a '39 allis b and pulled a 5 ft pull shredder
>>with it in 3-4 ft
>>high grass. was a bit of a load at times, definately
>>get an overrunning
>>clutch
>>
>>Howard
>>