2011 - Volume #35, Issue #3, Page #38
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Pto Clutch Kit For 2-Cyl. Deere
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"Buy the complete kit, and you can save up to 70 percent compared with buying each piece individually from Deere," says Dennis Weber, WTR. "Replacing them all at once saves time and extends the life on all the parts compared to replacing only those with visible damage."
Weber compares replacing parts piecemeal to replacing only one tire out of four. "All too often, tractor owners open up a clutch pack and find a few plates where the linings have fallen off," he says, "They just replace them. A few days or weeks later more fall off, and they have to open up the clutch again to replace those."
Equally important, he adds, is the increased wear on the replaced parts from having a damaged part undetected and not replaced. This is as true of separator points as the lined plates.
"People look at separator points and think they don't have to replace them unless they are burned or obviously damaged," he says. "But grooves in a separator point can shorten the life of the lining on a new clutch disc."
Another advantage to replacing old pto clutch packs with new ones is improved quality. Weber explains that the glue used to fix the linings and the material is much superior to earlier versions.
"I don't think I've seen linings come off the newer versions," he says. "They are just a lot more durable."
Clutch kits vary in price from $249 for earlier model two-cylinders to $445 for 820 and 830 Deere tractors.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, WTR, 3508 Maddy Anne Ct., Rapid City, S. Dak. 57701 (605 209-9698; wtrparts@yahoo.com; www.wtrparts.com).
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