Posted by BarnyardEngineering on May 24, 2022 at 04:41:56 from (161.69.123.10):
In Reply to: Too Much Tractor??? posted by Big Red Man on May 23, 2022 at 16:55:34:
"Maybe the Oliver was too powerful..." Don't be silly.
Unless you pulled the throttle wide open and "dumped" the PTO clutch (i.e. you didn't feather the PTO to start the machine), or tried to push the machine beyond its capacity (i.e. you drove too fast and tried to push too much material through because the tractor was not lugging down like a smaller one would), it has nothing to do with the power of the tractor.
We're talking late 1950's here right? Combine is 70+ years old right? Probably slap wore out, but even if it isn't it's no spring chicken. That has a lot more to do with the yoke breaking than anything.
Does the yoke come off the shaft or is it welded? If it comes off you've got options, possibly as close as your local Tractor Supply. Just get a pair of modern yokes to fit the shafts and the matching cross (probably a Weasler "6-series") and you'll be back in business.
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