Hydro pedals

[slowzuki]

I didn't like the Kubota rocker when shopping but after using it for a while I love it and wouldn't go back to the two pedal.

It offers a lot of flexibility, when working slow in low range I sit my foot right on top of it. Traveling my foot is on the floor with a toe on the pedal.

Every so often I pull up with my toe on the front part of the pedal, this is usually if I'm twisted around trying to see something in a weird spot.

The two pedal setups are really hard to run while in certain positions like standing up trying to see the tips of your forks going into a pallet etc.

 

[Builder]

Glad I read this article and I suffer with others that dislike their pedal arrangement.

My Challenger (just like MF15xx series) has a forward pedal in the typical spot in front of the foot rest and a reverse pedal about 12" behind your foot.

It makes it tough to make a mistake, but uncomfortable to constantly lift my foot to find the Reverse pedal. It puts your foot in an un-natural position.

 

[LBrown59]

***The two pedal setups are really hard to run while in certain positions like standing up trying to see the tips of your forks going into a pallet etc.

***I'd really hate it if my BXs were like that.
I do this a lot.

 

[MossRoad]

As I've mentioned recently in another post, I've operated three different pedal arrangements for a hydro tranny.

The heel-toe pedal on Kubotas.
Both pedals on the left in my old IH2400b.
And my Power Trac PT425 with right foot forward and left foot reverse.

My opinion?
The Kubota setup is the worst. Why would anyone put brakes and direction on the same foot?

The IH was pretty nice. Separate pedals for forward and reverse on the left foot with separate pedals for brakes on the right foot. Outstanding.

The Power Trac with the right foot forward, left foot reverse is pretty nice, too.

On both the IH and the Power Trac you could put your toes UNDER a pedal and lift to get the opposite motion. This is really handy on the Power Trac. Say you are moving along and you want to reposition your right foot with out stopping. You can just slip your left toes under the reverse pedal and lift up a tad. This lets you maintain speed while you take your right foot off the forward pedal and reposition it. Just one of the many little traits of that tractor that have endeared it to me.

 

[MossRoad]

***I'd really hate it if my BXs were like that.
I do this a lot.

You have to stand up to see what's in front of your tractor?

On a Power Trac, you can see everything. Check out this video. It shows me dropping my forks and picking up my small rock bucket (in less than 30 seconds without getting off the tractor, by the way) and you can see every thing. The video is taken by me while operating the tractor from a seated position. (if you aren't video taping yourself, it only takes 15 seconds to change implements! )

View from operator's seat

View from side

 

[wwalkersd]

The Kubota setup is the worst. Why would anyone put brakes and direction on the same foot?

While I like the heel-toe hydro pedals on the Kubota, I have to agree with you about the brake pedal placement. The only way you can use the brakes for turning is if you have the cruise control engaged. Deere gets around this by putting the brake pedals on the left and having no clutch pedal.

BTW, those are cute li'l implements in your quick-change videos!

OK, sorry, I couldn't resist. No offense intended. Horses for courses, as the saying goes. I'm sure you can work that Power Trac in places even my Kubota wouldn't fit, let alone my JD. Heck, even in places a Kubota BX wouldn't fit.

 

[MossRoad]

While I like the heel-toe hydro pedals on the Kubota, I have to agree with you about the brake pedal placement. The only way you can use the brakes for turning is if you have the cruise control engaged. Deere gets around this by putting the brake pedals on the left and having no clutch pedal.

BTW, those are cute li'l implements in your quick-change videos!

OK, sorry, I couldn't resist. No offense intended. Horses for courses, as the saying goes. I'm sure you can work that Power Trac in places even my Kubota wouldn't fit, let alone my JD. Heck, even in places a Kubota BX wouldn't fit.

It's my little tractor for little jobs. Power Trac does make larger units, I just have no need for one any larger.

If you want to see a whole bunch more videos of it with some other attachments, click on my little animated tractor icon in my signature. That takes you to my Power Trac web page. Then click on the video page link. Have fun!

 

[JB4310]

You have to stand up to see what's in front of your tractor?

I have to do the same, as well as any one else who has a HOOD!

The problem then is not what pedal configuration you have, but the seat safety, which on my JD 4310 stops motion making it difficult to engage a pallet with forks. That said I must have the most insensitive or sensitive seat sensor, one hand on the seat satisfies the sensor and if I'm off the tractor I can move it forward or back with one hand on the seat and one hand on a pedal.

I like the JD 2 pedals on the right and brakes on the left.
With the e hydro, those brakes are the most unused controls on the machine, I could get by if they were not even there.

JB.

 

[MossRoad]

I have to do the same, as well as any one else who has a HOOD!

I know, I was just ribbing LB.

I like the JD 2 pedals on the right and brakes on the left.
With the e hydro, those brakes are the most unused controls on the machine, I could get by if they were not even there.

JB.

Brakes are useful for sharp turning, I suppose, but I rarely used them on my old IH. My Power Trac does not have any brakes at all.

 

[wwalkersd]

If you want to see a whole bunch more videos of it with some other attachments, click on my little animated tractor icon in my signature. That takes you to my Power Trac web page. Then click on the video page link. Have fun!

Great web page you've got there! It's an amazingly versatile little machine, no doubt.