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Deere mc crawler

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tom

08-26-2000 21:00:12




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i have a 1950 deere mc crawler--it's my first tractor. it has a pto off the back but no three point hitch. i'm having trouble finding a pull behind brush hog or rotary mower.the tractor has not been plumbed for hydraulics so even if i were to fabricate a three point hitch, the fairly steep terrain would still cause problems. where can i find a 4' or 5' pull behind brush hog? do the self powered pull behind mowers(made for atv's) work and hold up well. any advice would be appreciated. thanks...

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John

08-31-2000 07:31:20




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 Re: deere mc crawler in reply to tom, 08-26-2000 21:00:12  
I had a D2 without a 3 pt. Howse equipment makes a pull behind rotary mower that is powered by the pto. I bought a 5' and it worked fine. The only thing is that you have to disengage the mower before making any tight turns or you tear out the U joints of the drive shaft. I now have a JD440 with the 3 pt and use the same mower and it works great even with the lower HP. I modified the mower to work with the 3pt instead of pull behind. By the way, the mower cost me about $850.

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rodger

08-27-2000 18:52:19




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 Re: deere mc crawler in reply to tom, 08-26-2000 21:00:12  
First, I'd get an overrunning clutch for your PTO. Then, when you find a rotary cutter, you'll be ready to operate it. I'd suggest that you keep an eye on local auctions-maybe contact an auctioneer or two and tell them you're looking.
I'd suggest that you stay with a 4 ft cutter, so as not to overtax your engine. You might check with some local farm implement dealers also. Most persons won't want the 4' because its so small, but I think it will work with the crawler. The overrunning clutch will allow the rotary mower to coast down its rpm without continuing to 'power' the differential in your crawler, even with the master clutch disengaged. Your steering clutches would probably allow you to stop track movement, but you'd be concentrating on a lot of activities at the same time---the PTO clutch would just be safer in the long run.

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