zuidberg front pto

[Fergo]

Thanks when I get it opened up I'll try that any one else using a mulcher on the front have these problems. It's a McConnell 2800 magnum. Any advice would be great thanks . Dont want to revert to running it on the back . A lot easier to usurp front .

 

[davidroberts30]

Thanks when I get it opened up I'll try that any one else using a mulcher on the front have these problems. It's a McConnell 2800 magnum. Any advice would be great thanks . Dont want to revert to running it on the back . A lot easier to usurp front .

is the pto protection on the mulcher working ok?
front pto's arnt designed to be abused with hundreds of hp going through them and if your cutting/mulching heavy stuff they will be doing a lot

 

[Gerbert]

My collegue had a zuidberg pto box stop working while harvesting onions (haulmtopper on front). He welded the whole thing solid and continued, just took the pto off when on road...

 

[Fergo]

My collegue had a zuidberg pto box stop working while harvesting onions (haulmtopper on front). He welded the whole thing solid and continued, just took the pto off when on road...

How did he weld it up ? Might be an option (last resort) the topper has a gearbox and belt driven so I presume the belts protect it along with overrun clutch

 

[davidroberts30]

How did he weld it up ? Might be an option (last resort) the topper has a gearbox and belt driven so I presume the belts protect it along with overrun clutch

is it only over run clutch?
that wont protect the drive line much( only lets the mulcher run down when pto turned off)
what sort of stuff you cutting?

 

[Gerbert]

How did he weld it up ? Might be an option (last resort) the topper has a gearbox and belt driven so I presume the belts protect it along with overrun clutch

I don't know, only heard it after the fact.

 

[Fergo]

is it only over run clutch?
that wont protect the drive line much( only lets the mulcher run down when pto turned off)
what sort of stuff you cutting?

Heavy rushes mostly I presume there is a shear bolt . Do the belts provide some slippage?

 

[shumungus]

You have to remember that the front PTO on a tractor won't necessarily be rated for all the HP of the tractor.

 

[davidroberts30]

Heavy rushes mostly I presume there is a shear bolt . Do the belts provide some slippage?

Not really
Think we found the problem
It's just not up to driving a heavy mulcher in hard going.
I thought front ptos were only rated to put about 90hp through them

 

[Fergo]

Had the mulcher on NH 8360 with front pto never gave me an ounce of bother was around 150 hp now on case mxm 175 with zuideberg flying for two seasons now lots of problems.