They have a brake pedal which when stomped upon while moving locks up both rear tires, [sarcasm] perhaps it would be more semantically correct to say that they have a brake pedal which applies resistance to the driven tires (inasmuch as the differentials allow)[/sarcasm]
This is entirely different than Brakes as we know them in the automitve field.
Do you rely on your cars emergency brake petal or lever to stop every time you want to?
What are you talking about? The brakes in our
BX2660 or
L3830 do the same thing as the ones on a car, the friction material is pushed against the metal disc and the tractor stops. The differences between the
BX2660 or
L3830 brake system and a automotive brake system are: wet vs dry brakes, mechanical vs power assisted brakes and (in the L) split rear vs 4 wheel brakes.
According to the exploded parts diaghram on the Messicks site the
BX2660 appears to have a "standard" (for a tractor) design of wet disc brakes to see it and compare it to the brakes on a
L3830 go to
Kubota BX2660D Parts Diagrams, look up "BRAKE" under "BRAKE' for the
BX2660. The brakes are item 60.
To see the same on a L3830GST go to
Kubota L3830DT/GST/HST Parts Diagrams, choose "BRAKE LH [GST TYPE]" from under "REAR AXLE/BRAKE". The brakes are items 180, 190 and 180.
They are similar in design to those on the
BX2660, the difference is that the BX has a single brake and the L has split brakes.
Aaron Z