Hey guys, I have a Ford NAA Golden Jubilee and a
Bush Hog model 305. I'm wondering if this bush
hog is too much for the tractor. It does seem a little
heavy on the tractor but the tractor seems to handle
it with no problem. The thing I'm experiencing is that
after cutting small brush or even tall, thick grass for
a couple hours, I disconnect the bush hog to find
the splines on the pto adapter have twisted. Once,
the adapter twisted to the point of breaking nearly in
two. I think the jubilee has about 28-30 hp with
about 25 pto hp. I believe the bush hog has a 75 or
80 hp gearbox. It is a five foot bush hog which is
equal to the width of the tractor's rear tires. I'm new
to all this and don't know if the cutter is too "heavy
duty" for my tractor or do I just need a stronger
spline adapter? I'm buying the spline adapters from
Tractor supply co. They seem a little cheap though
not priced very cheap. I recently bought an
overrunning clutch for the pto from TSC but I'm
afraid to use it due to fear of twisting the splines on
it. The tractor currently has a 1 1/8" pto shaft but I
have ordered an aftermarket 1 3/8" shaft that I will
install once it arrives. I was given a slip clutch for
the bush hog which I have not installed yet. I'm
thinking the slip clutch will prevent all of this twisting
but I'm not sure. Once again, I'm new to all this
tractor stuff so any advise would be greatly
appreciated!
Bush Hog model 305. I'm wondering if this bush
hog is too much for the tractor. It does seem a little
heavy on the tractor but the tractor seems to handle
it with no problem. The thing I'm experiencing is that
after cutting small brush or even tall, thick grass for
a couple hours, I disconnect the bush hog to find
the splines on the pto adapter have twisted. Once,
the adapter twisted to the point of breaking nearly in
two. I think the jubilee has about 28-30 hp with
about 25 pto hp. I believe the bush hog has a 75 or
80 hp gearbox. It is a five foot bush hog which is
equal to the width of the tractor's rear tires. I'm new
to all this and don't know if the cutter is too "heavy
duty" for my tractor or do I just need a stronger
spline adapter? I'm buying the spline adapters from
Tractor supply co. They seem a little cheap though
not priced very cheap. I recently bought an
overrunning clutch for the pto from TSC but I'm
afraid to use it due to fear of twisting the splines on
it. The tractor currently has a 1 1/8" pto shaft but I
have ordered an aftermarket 1 3/8" shaft that I will
install once it arrives. I was given a slip clutch for
the bush hog which I have not installed yet. I'm
thinking the slip clutch will prevent all of this twisting
but I'm not sure. Once again, I'm new to all this
tractor stuff so any advise would be greatly
appreciated!