Richard
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- Knoxville, TN
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- International 1066 Full sized JCB Loader/Backhoe and a John Deere 430 to mow with
Not a CUT, but it's one of their smaller machines Deutz Agrocompact 60-90
Why no front brakes on tractors
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RalphVa
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- Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- JD 2025R, previously Gravely 5650 & JD 4010 & JD 1025R
My Gravely was bought about 3 years ago with NO brakes at all. I very quickly added brakes for steering the beast. Otherwise, man handling it on hills was neigh onto impossible for me.
I would think that HST tractors hardly need brakes, mainly just for parking them with the engine running. I only use the Gravely brakes for steering it and for parking it. For slowdown or stopping, I pull the fwd/rev lever back a little bit to reverse.
No front brakes on it either, no front wheels!
Ralph
I would think that HST tractors hardly need brakes, mainly just for parking them with the engine running. I only use the Gravely brakes for steering it and for parking it. For slowdown or stopping, I pull the fwd/rev lever back a little bit to reverse.
No front brakes on it either, no front wheels!
Ralph