1872 landpride
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jyoutz
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Equipment
MX6000 HST open station, FEL, 6’ cutter, forks, 8’ rear blade, 7’ cultivator
Goz63
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Equipment
Kubota L2501, LA525 loader, QH15,Land Pride RCR1860, BB2560, SGC0660, forks
Slip clutch has annual maintenance while a shear pin does not. However shear pins on a rotary cutter can cause you to do a lot of field maintenance every time it breaks when you hit something depending on your situation and what you are cutting. I personally went with the clutch.
I think it’s a good choice but you should also consider an RCF2072 with chains at least on the rear. I’m running it on my L2501. You probably can go larger if you want.
Just wondering what the advantages or disadvantage are and performance…. Is the extra cost worth the clutch I ran shear pin in my agri 5 with no trouble and very little maintenance, think I broke one bolt in 20 years…. Mainly road and field mowing I won’t be cutting 2-3” stuff with it
jyoutz
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MX6000 HST open station, FEL, 6’ cutter, forks, 8’ rear blade, 7’ cultivator
Shear bolts work fine when cutting grass. But not so much if you are brush hogging and cutting woody material.
Bmyers
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Grand L3560 with LA805 loader, EA 55" Wicked Grapple, SBX72 BB, LP 1272 mower
I have the slip clutch on my mower, dad has a shear pin on his mower.
When we first started cleaning the farm, he would break a pin about every month (three in one day). We were mowing in areas that hadn't been mowed in 10 years. Now that we have the majority of our mowing areas well defined, he may break one during the season.
The slip clutch I adjust on the first mow of the season, add 15-20 minutes of the start time. The rest of the year no adjustment.
So, if you are mowing in an area that is well defined and no hidden obstacles, then pin is fine. If you are in the process of clearing an area or mow in areas that you are not familiar with, the slip clutch saves time.
Just my two cents based on our experience.
When we first started cleaning the farm, he would break a pin about every month (three in one day). We were mowing in areas that hadn't been mowed in 10 years. Now that we have the majority of our mowing areas well defined, he may break one during the season.
The slip clutch I adjust on the first mow of the season, add 15-20 minutes of the start time. The rest of the year no adjustment.
So, if you are mowing in an area that is well defined and no hidden obstacles, then pin is fine. If you are in the process of clearing an area or mow in areas that you are not familiar with, the slip clutch saves time.
Just my two cents based on our experience.
The slip clutch is WAY better if it is adjusted right.
I have replaced all the sheer pin connections on my implements with slip clutches.
A couple points
1. The sheer pin doesn't let go until the max force needed to cause the break. A slip-clutch will start to slip before that "max" point and will actually slip/grab based on the load. Much easier on the tractor.
Tilling, hogging etc, you can feel the clutch slip and feel when it is hooked up again without ever needing to hit that max point.
With all that said, I have still stalled the tractor with the slip clutch adjusted right. Like spooling up the 20' anchor wire cable left next to the pole that you didn't see with the flail mower. However it still slips down to that point, not "breaking" anything.
I have replaced all the sheer pin connections on my implements with slip clutches.
A couple points
1. The sheer pin doesn't let go until the max force needed to cause the break. A slip-clutch will start to slip before that "max" point and will actually slip/grab based on the load. Much easier on the tractor.
Tilling, hogging etc, you can feel the clutch slip and feel when it is hooked up again without ever needing to hit that max point.
With all that said, I have still stalled the tractor with the slip clutch adjusted right. Like spooling up the 20' anchor wire cable left next to the pole that you didn't see with the flail mower. However it still slips down to that point, not "breaking" anything.