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9-N and Bush Hog

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Robert (AL)

03-15-2001 05:00:14

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I have a 9N Ford, without draft control, and a 38" bushhog. The implement sometimes raises too high and the implement contacts the shaft sleave, and creases it such that the sleave will not move freely. I need some suggestions for preventing this, such as a height limiter or modification of the contact point on the implement.

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Robert

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Robert(AL)

03-15-2001 12:42:59

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Re: 9-N and Bush Hog in reply to Robert (AL), 03-15-2001 05:00:14

Thanks to all for the advise and suggestions. Dell, I do have an ORC and will purchase the "Zane Thang". Safety points are good!

Robert

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Steve W...yes a Zane thang

03-15-2001 10:26:27

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Re: 9-N and Bush Hog in reply to Robert (AL), 03-15-2001 05:00:14

I have a four foot hog, and before I got the thang, it was dangerous and very scary. I know your problem, but you are looking at it backwards. Instead of thinking of "limiting" the upward travel, you just want it to stop when you lift it a certain amount, and be sure it's gonna stay there. I used to think I had mine safely resting at my desired height only to look back, and have the PTO shaft hitting the mower deck, rattling the universals for all they are worth! Very Scary!

What a Zane thang does is allow you to move the mower where you want it, and that is where it stays. Great for Hogging, backblading, using a Rear scoop. With thhe hog, if you wanna take a cut at say 1 foot, and then come back and take a second pass, it really works great. My old stay chains are on the scrap pile, and my lust for an 8N has completely gone away! I never did like that red/grey color scheme. Tractors should be painted like a battleship! Arrgggghhhh!

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Steve

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TimK

03-15-2001 07:17:51

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Re: 9-N and Bush Hog in reply to Robert (AL), 03-15-2001 05:00:14

You have draft control, you don't have position contro. THe Zane thing, which I have also, I have never heard being used as a limiter, but I guess it could. That would be a pain because you want your Zane attachment to limit the positon of the hog in the down position under normal circumstances, not the up postion, which in turn means you would have to adjust the Zane thing everytime you lifted the hog (or resort to limiter chains in the down position). I think you do not have the upper center link adjusted right. Tighten it down (shorten it) until the hog when lifted tilts forward endough to miss the drive shaft. My $.02

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Dell WA)

03-15-2001 07:17:43

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Re: 9-N and Bush Hog in reply to Robert (AL), 03-15-2001 05:00:14

Robert..... ..interestingly...a 38" bushhog....humm?

There are "stops" that can be bolted into the hydraulic quadrant to prevent you from raising the lift too far so that it will not run into your PTO shaft as your describe.

There are also "limiter chains" that will hold up the brushog to keep the cutting height constant and when you lift to clear an obstical, the chains collasp and then will return the hog back to cutting height.

Suggest you check the "archives" for more info on the "Zane Thang", $80 cheep, gettcha one.

Suggest you also check the "archives" for info on the most needed bushhog accessory, the OverRunning Clutch (ORC). Your N-Tractor PTO despertally needs this safety device. $60 cheep, gettcha one.

Prevents expensive tranny noises and when you clutch to slow down to go around the corner of the barn, fence post, creekbank, irrigation canal, wife's car (don't ask) prevents all that rotory inertial energy from feeding back into the tranny and createing surprizes..... ..Dell, the self-appointed safety preacher

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ricker2n

03-15-2001 05:23:51

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Re: 9-N and Bush Hog in reply to Robert (AL), 03-15-2001 05:00:14

You need a ZANE THANG. I haven't got mine yet, but everyone here will tell you this does the job on 9N and 2N Fords. It is an invention of Dr. Zane from Talladega, AL. More info at zanethang.com. If you search the archives on this, you will find much discussion about this.

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03-15-2001 06:31:09

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Re: Re: 9-N and Bush Hog in reply to ricker2n, 03-15-2001 05:23:51

I just put a ZANE thang on my 46 2n and couldn't be happier. It is a simple device and installs in less than 10 minutes. I recently used it for grading my drive and found it particularly useful. It kept the blade position even though the grade was uneven. I also noticed that the implement lift doesn't drift anymore because the lift now works on position control rather than draft control. I reccomend the THANG to anyone with a 9N or 2N who is tired of always having to play with the quadrant control to keep the 3pt hitch where it belongs. (see link below)

zanethang.com

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