[AT] Over-running clutch for Ford 3600

Dean Vinson dean at vinsonfarm.net
Mon May 30 11:36:05 PDT 2016


> When you have a two stage clutch , the first stage stops the tractor 
> from moving and the second stage stops the PTO from turning . 
...
> The PTO on my Ford 3000 is live and works well on a brush hog.
...
> You should not need the overrunning clutch with the Ford, Dean. 
...

Thanks, gentlemen.  Sounds like another case of me over-thinking something!
I've got a little chain-sawing to do now but if I get done in time I'll
switch the brush hog over to the 3600 today and give it a try.

Dean Vinson
Saint Paris, Ohio

On Mon, May 30, 2016 at 10:31 AM, Dean Vinson <dean at vinsonfarm.net> wrote:

> My "new tractor," a Ford 3600, has live PTO via a two-stage clutch.
Today
> I was about to try it out for the first time on the rotary cutter, but 
> suddenly thought about it and figured the brushhog momentum would push 
> the tractor if I don't put one of those clutches on there--"live" doesn't
mean
> "independent" in this case.   Correct?





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