doodlebug hay trailer

[Willl]

Interesting, I've never seen a doodle/tumble bug in action.
Although, I would almost bet it's a standard electric brake hub on the axle.

That said, if using a tow vehicle that already had an electronic brake controller one could wire it up the same way and use the lever on the controller to 'lock-n-load'.

Which brings up a question, has anybody used a electric brake controller on a tractor for a 'heavy' trailer ?

 

[Soundguy]

I've been itching to. I may get a cheapy 34 $ unit from tsc and put on my ford 5000 as i tow a 16' trailer with it. I could adjust the breaks for 'medium', and then use the panic switch if I needed to, or install some sort of feeler switch down at the break pedals in order to activate the controller automagically..

So far the idea hasn't made it from paper to metal.. but... I may have time over the holidays.

( hmm.. doesn't NH make a brake controller 'kit' for the newer units? I'll have to check this out inthe NH section )

Soundguy

 

[Willl]

Ya, I guess you would have to wire in a switch activated by the peddle.

Awhile back there was a TBN thread on tractor roll-overs that contained a link that pointed to a site that listed lots of tractor accidents.
Reading some of those listed there, I couldn't help wondering if most of those could of been prevented with controller/brake set up.

 

[Soundguy]

Probably wouldn't have hurt.. anyway.. Lots of guys have more hp than braking power.. thus some pretty big trailer loads get going. then can't stop..

Soundguy

 

[Farmwithjunk]

I've been itching to. I may get a cheapy 34 $ unit from tsc and put on my ford 5000 as i tow a 16' trailer with it. I could adjust the breaks for 'medium', and then use the panic switch if I needed to, or install some sort of feeler switch down at the break pedals in order to activate the controller automagically..

So far the idea hasn't made it from paper to metal.. but... I may have time over the holidays.

( hmm.. doesn't NH make a brake controller 'kit' for the newer units? I'll have to check this out inthe NH section )

Soundguy

I've used a brake light switch from an old Yamaha motorcycle to activate brake lights on my hay wagons. Up until this year, I had a switch on 2 tractors. All my hay racks had tail lights, brake lights, and a couple side marker lights. Just seemed like the thing to do considering the traffic on the road past the farm. Simple angle iron bracket and very basic wiring would send 12V "signal" to a brake controller instead of powering brake lights like I've done. . Many bigger gravity wagons and grain carts already come with electric brakes.

 

[Soundguy]

I may have to investigate this further.

I already have a 'special' wire harness I hook up to my tractor to an aux power plug on the fender that gives me running lamps and hazard lamps on my trailers.. but brakes would be nice, I might have to check out the specs for that controller I was looking at and see if it needed a powered line.. or just a switched line.. then look at some feeler switches at radio shack this weekend.

Wouldn't take mucg more than a small angle iron bracket, and a flexible switch couplink.. like a short piece of rubber hose, to activate a trip switch... hmm... ( like I need another project! )

Soundguy

 

[Farmwithjunk]

I may have to investigate this further.

I already have a 'special' wire harness I hook up to my tractor to an aux power plug on the fender that gives me running lamps and hazard lamps on my trailers.. but brakes would be nice, I might have to check out the specs for that controller I was looking at and see if it needed a powered line.. or just a switched line.. then look at some feeler switches at radio shack this weekend.

Wouldn't take mucg more than a small angle iron bracket, and a flexible switch couplink.. like a short piece of rubber hose, to activate a trip switch... hmm... ( like I need another project! )

Soundguy

Most of the brake controllers I'm familiar with need constant hot and switched line both. Still shouldn't be like building a rocket.

 

[Willl]

And a switch like FWJ used from a motorcycle would be an excellent choice, it's already weather proofed !

 

[Farmwithjunk]

And a switch like FWJ used from a motorcycle would be an excellent choice, it's already weather proofed !

MAN.....! Don't give away ALL my secrets! That's why I used them. That, and I had 2 of them laying around.

 

[Terry52]

Interesting, I've never seen a doodle/tumble bug in action.
Although, I would almost bet it's a standard electric brake hub on the axle.

That said, if using a tow vehicle that already had an electronic brake controller one could wire it up the same way and use the lever on the controller to 'lock-n-load'.

Which brings up a question, has anybody used a electric brake controller on a tractor for a 'heavy' trailer ?

Hi Guy's

Does anybody have a drawing of these hay Buggy's or Tumble buggs