blocking clutch

[Jimbo's 8n]

I have had numerous people on this sight that they block their clutch. I do not intend on using it during the winter so I will for sure have it blocked. I currently use the tractor 1-2 times a week for 8 hours. My question is, should I still block the clutch or is that enough use to not worry about it sticking. The tractor is kept in the garage, not outside.
 

[Dell (WA)]

Jimbo.........while constant usage will usually keep yer clutch from "sticking" to the flywheel, its so eazy to make a "block" from 2x6 and use it nitely. ........Dell
 

[36 Coupe]

Ive had a clutch stick in June, only 3 days without rain during the month.I use a 2x4 scrap, block it 1/2 way down
 

[souNdguy]

ditto what the others said.

I have a few 'daily/weekly' use amchiens I donot block during the year.. but anything that's gonna set over a week I'll block a lil bit..
 

[old]

When I park my 8N I block it be it 2 hours or 2 weeks before I will use it again. Learned that just because you think your going to use it in an hour that some times that hour ends up being 2 week later due to other things in life getting in the way
 

[teddy52food]

Why is there a problem with sticking clutches on the Fords? I have IHC H, 2 B's, 2 F12's and a Super C that don't get blocked & don't stick. Some have sat for 3 years not running. Had a IHC F20 at deer camp that sat outside for 6 years that wasn't blocked & wasn't stuck.
 

[russb wa]

I have never blocked my clutch and I have never had it stick. I suspect my gear oil level may be lower than others or my seals are better. It is a curious deal.
 

[Tom N MS]

I don't know--------Dad has had his 2N for 50 yrs or more and never a stuck clutch--had mine since 04 and no stuck clutch except when I drenched it with oil due to a bad input shaft seal..nosed it into a ditch to pull the PTO shaft--flooded the clutch housing big time--it drained and dripped for days--had to split it and replace the clutch, pressure plate, throw out bearing and input shaft seal.
 

[HCooke]

Easy to block the clutch down. Not so easy to unstick it. My 1999 Kubota even has a hook and eye to block down the clutch.

 

[Bob Purinton]

won't blocking the clutch mess up the springs in the pressure plate?
I'm not arguing; just asking.
 

[36 Coupe]

Its got nothing to do with oil.Metal particles in the clutch facing rust to the pressure plate or flywheel.Never say never.When you get a stuck clutch you will know it.
 

[36 Coupe]

Ive read that all import tactors come with the clutch blocked down.Its not a common problem but it happens.
 

[HCooke]

I'll defer to the engineers on this site, but from what I've read the answer is no.
 

[Tom N MS]

Wrong again..Mine had never stuck before--nosed it down in a ditch to pull the PTO shaft..Did the job--was in no hurry-had to stop and go to town for something--stayed nosed down for 2-3 hrs just because I wasn"t in ahurry and did other things in between--Got on the tractor to move it and the clutch would not disengage..It was then that I saw oil streaming out the cotter pin hole and I knew I had flooded my clutch due to a bad input shaft seal..maybe because it was old, the clutch swelled but certainly did not rust together during that time frame..so Yes I know from experience, oil soaked clutches cause them to NOT disengage..
 

[36 Coupe]

There was no oil on the last stuck clutch I took apart.It was rusty.My clutch stuck in June when we had only 3 days with out rain,The clutch had stuck before.We had a cut down car we used to haul hay with.I had put a new clutch in the car 5 years before we cut the car down,no oil involved.The car clutch would stick until I blocked it down when it was parked.I have to say you are wrong and so will the fellows who have fixed stuck clutches.