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08-27-2010, 03:11 PM
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Bush Hog Tips
Hello Ford Tractor People,
I am new to the Tractor Site.
I just got my 8N and it is equipped with a Bush Hog. My question is, is there a correct way to set-up the brush hog for mowing?
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08-27-2010, 04:31 PM
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ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIELS
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Welcome to the forum Otto! My only advice is that if you are mowing very uneven ground, is to replace the top link with a piece of chain the same legth so that you don't bend the arms or the mower deck. It just allows the mower deck to flex a bit easier. Got any pictures of the outfit?
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08-27-2010, 05:59 PM
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Here's a photo of the Bush Hog
Last edited by Otto's8N; 08-27-2010 at 05:59 PM.
Reason: No Photo
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08-27-2010, 10:43 PM
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ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIELS
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Nothing coming through!
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09-02-2010, 02:23 PM
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Make sure you get a PTO clutch, if you don't already have one... don't want to end up in a ditch/fence/building or worse... well worth the $40-$50 or so.
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09-02-2010, 09:15 PM
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Could you explain what a PTO clutch is and how it works. I now have to push my clutch in to engage my PTO but it also works my hydraulics also.
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09-02-2010, 09:35 PM
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ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIELS
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For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain.
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And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea. .....................An oak is just a little nut that refused to give up its ground!
Last edited by tractor beam; 09-03-2010 at 12:22 AM.
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09-04-2010, 12:01 PM
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RICK THE PLUMBER
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When you get your over run clutch be sure to keep it greased
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09-04-2010, 12:02 PM
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RICK THE PLUMBER
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TB the chain is a great idea
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09-04-2010, 03:05 PM
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ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIELS
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rsmith335
TB the chain is a great idea
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Saw someone go into a low spot and....."tweak" bent the arms on the mower. 
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BE SURE TO VISIT http://www.city-data.com/forum/ .............................. Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,
For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain.
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And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea. .....................An oak is just a little nut that refused to give up its ground!
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09-04-2010, 03:33 PM
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RICK THE PLUMBER
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Yea, you see it alot on used equipment.
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09-04-2010, 03:37 PM
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ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIELS
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Chain's cheap too! Heck of a saftey net. Surprised they don't just include a length of chain rather than the ridgid top link. Sure would be cheaper in more ways than one!!
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BE SURE TO VISIT http://www.city-data.com/forum/ .............................. Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,
For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain.
America, America, man sheds his waste on thee,
And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea. .....................An oak is just a little nut that refused to give up its ground!
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09-07-2010, 04:25 PM
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Thanks TB, I agree, good idea on replacing the top link with a chain...
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09-08-2010, 05:41 PM
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RICK THE PLUMBER
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Would the chain work on my wife, to keep her from bending stuff? She's Hungerin and shaves her face. Just kidding
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09-08-2010, 09:32 PM
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ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIELS
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rsmith335
Would the chain work on my wife, to keep her from bending stuff? She's Hungerin and shaves her face. Just kidding
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Uhhhh.....Probably not, but you gotta give her a big hug just the same! 
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BE SURE TO VISIT http://www.city-data.com/forum/ .............................. Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,
For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain.
America, America, man sheds his waste on thee,
And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea. .....................An oak is just a little nut that refused to give up its ground!
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