TE 20 Four or five foot bushhog?

Your TE-20 will handel a 5 foot BH just fine. I keep up with 15 acres with my '48 TE-20 without problems. 2nd gear is about at high as I go. Mainly for just getting bounced around as my field is not all that flat.

The Overrunning feature is known as an OCR, (Over-Running Clutch or Over-Riding Clutch) The purpose it to only allow force to be delevered in one direction. Your PTO is directly linked to the transmission. Thus with high momentum implements, i.e. bush hogs, The energy stored in the whrilling blades will be transmitted into the drive train propelling the tractor forward. This happens even if the transmission clutch is depressed and the breaks applied. The safety concern of having the tractor driven forward when commanded to stop should be obvious.

This is where the OCR comes in. It has splines in it that only engage when the PTO is driving the Bush hog. When the power is taken off the PTO and the rotational speed of the Bush Hog takes over, then the OCR harmlessly clicks away, turning and it does not transmit the energy forward.

Comments on limiter chains, postion control etc: The TE-20 does not have position control. This is a pasive system that maintains the 3-point at a specific height. Now, you set the the height of the 3-point and as you cannot perfectly hit the neutral point the lift will drift up or down slowly as you mow. To maintain a constant position (mower height) there are a few options. they are as discussed below limiter chains, and secondly an add-on position control. The position control is very easy to make and plans are currlently being offered Free by e-mail by Rick in a posting string below.

Where in the world is yout TE?
Jeff in so. Ohio.

The lift will pick up 1000 lb. Also the lift is only carrying half the weight while mowing. The other half is carried by the rear mower wheel.

The TE-20 was tested to be in the 25 HP range give or take a few. That is actual HP delevered to the ground not the B.S.-HP riding lawn mowers quote.

Your TE-20 should handle a 5 ft. bushhog just fine. As you have no position control on your hydraulics you will have to use limiter chains to keep the bushhog at a set hieght.

steve

Now you are testing my memory. I just looped the chain over the top link yoke on the tractor and at the ends of the hitch arms where they attach to the BH pins. Also be carefull if you raise your BH to full height. You may bend or damage the PTO drive on the BH.

steve