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Originally Posted by Parfleche Hi Jim,
Thank you kindly for the reply. The lever at my right foot when pushed all the way forward, locked in, does not hold the tractor from rolling. The brakes are fine. I guess I just need to know how to adjust the thing. I am in the middle of building a 1,200 foot office here plus my real job, and I don't have time to fiddle around. I was hoping someone knew exactly what to do so I can get right at it and make it safe again for my wife. I hope I am not infringing or asking to much. My candle is burnt down pretty low!
Best Regards,
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Sorry Steve, but there is no adjustment. The parking brake lever you push all the way forward just engages a toothed lever with a pawl attached to the brake pedal and holds the brakes at the position you have the pedal. You push down on the brakes until the tractor stops and then set the emergency brake. If you don't push down on the brake pedal to stop the tractor, there is nothing the parking brake lever can do for you. Are you trying to set the parking brakes without depressing the brake pedal?
Many of us have had some problems with the toothed lever engaging and holding the pawl, but that takes some modification to repair if it won't hold the brake engaged. If you were going to do an adjustment, you would have to crawl under the tractor and spend the same amount of time it would take to look and see what I'm talking about. If you don't have time to do that, then you need a service call.