rsl360
New member
- Joined
- Jun 5, 2018
- Messages
- 14
- Location
- Cape Cod, MA
- Tractor
- electrak e12, e15, e20, Terramite T9 4WD
I'm looking to getting a Terramite. My yard has a couple of moderately steep hills.
I've never driven a machine with a HST, but as I understand it, when you have the foot pedal in "neutral", the machine should be somewhat locked, correct? I realize that there might be some leakage, and thus creapage, but the machine should be resistant to rolling, right? I would expect it not to just roll freely downhill.
I have a friend who has a Terramite T5C, and he says that his Terramite simple rolls down hills. (his yard is basically flat, so it does not matter. There is just one small drop of a couple of feet at the end of the driveway, which is where it rolls.) He says that driving it in my yard would be terrifying. Is this normal, or is his machine somewhat broken? It works fine for him, but I agree, it would not work in my yard. Is this normal for Terramites?
RSL360
I've never driven a machine with a HST, but as I understand it, when you have the foot pedal in "neutral", the machine should be somewhat locked, correct? I realize that there might be some leakage, and thus creapage, but the machine should be resistant to rolling, right? I would expect it not to just roll freely downhill.
I have a friend who has a Terramite T5C, and he says that his Terramite simple rolls down hills. (his yard is basically flat, so it does not matter. There is just one small drop of a couple of feet at the end of the driveway, which is where it rolls.) He says that driving it in my yard would be terrifying. Is this normal, or is his machine somewhat broken? It works fine for him, but I agree, it would not work in my yard. Is this normal for Terramites?
RSL360