ORC

[mccros7366]

Husband has an 8n and
ORC came apart when mower was raised and am running without it. am running a 72 inch cut 3 blade finishing mower. Is it OK for tractor

 

[Ultradog MN]

You do not need an orc with a finishing
mower.
Only with a bush hog type mower.

 

[Grinderhead]

should be fine, I run a 6' mower with out a orc. The blades are lighter than a bush hog and dont carry the momentum to push the tractor.

 

[oldtanker]

My RM59 that I had would push my 8N without an ORC. Just ask my SIL. When he borrowed it he hit the clutch and then drove over a small newly planted tree. The finish mower in question would only push the tractor 6-10 feet but in an emergency that could be 5'11" too far.

That being said when I first got it i knew it could happen so I always paid attention and planed on stopping.

Rick

 

[Caryc]

(quoted from post at 11:27:23 05/18/19) My RM59 that I had would push my 8N without an ORC. Just ask my SIL. When he borrowed it he hit the clutch and then drove over a small newly planted tree. The finish mower in question would only push the tractor 6-10 feet but in an emergency that could be 5'11" too far.

That being said when I first got it i knew it could happen so I always paid attention and planed on stopping.

Rick

I drove my 8N for a lot of years without an ORC and my Woods M5 mower never pushed the tractor. However, I do use an ORC on it now. Mainly, I like it because if I stop the tractor and want to change gears, I don't have to wait for the mower to spin down. The fact that it will stop the mower from pushing the tractor is just an added bonus.