[AJD] Two Cylinder JD's and Power Driven Equipment

[Keith Kinney]

I remember talking with the old timers in our area back in the  
mid-70's. They claimed you should never run a sawmill with a two  
cylinder John Deere because for the reasons you mentioned.
Keith


On Feb 5, 2008, at 8:04 PM, Duane Ledford wrote:

>
> Thought I would ask you folks what your opinion and knowledge is  
> about this.  Have
> ran across several individuals who claim that if you use any type of  
> PTO driven or
> belt driven equipment on a two cylinder JD, that the bearings of the  
> equipment will
> be ruined.  Their reasoning is that the uneven firing of the two  
> cylinder engine
> pounds on the bearings, universal joints, etc.  I might be able to  
> see this if you
> were lugging the tractor for an extended time.  But if this is true,  
> wouldnt every
> bearing in the tractor be subject to this pounding, therefore need  
> frequent
> replacing?  Bearings wear out, but I really haven't seen any more  
> frequency in JD's
> bearings needing replaced over any other brand.  Has anyone done or  
> heard of a
> study of this "rural myth?"  Would be interesting to see measured  
> results of the
> differences in stress on equipment between the pulsing  two cylinder  
> engines over
> the smoother running four and six cylinder ones.  What has been your  
> experience?
> What do you think?
>
>
>
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Keith Kinney
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