B3030brake warning light system.

garc · Apr 7, 2010

B3030 brake warning light system.

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]I have driven off too long and too many times without realizing that the parking brake was still ON.[/FONT][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]GREEN for "brake OFF". This serves as a circuit check.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]One of the lights is always illuminated. RED for "brake ON"[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The levered micro switch is a grounding single pole double throw switch[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]and the LEDs are powered from the key switched source at the signal-horn-head light switch.[/FONT]

Water Boy · Apr 7, 2010

That is a great idea! I have done that with my B 2320 many times.(Too many!!)

WB

BeezFun · Apr 7, 2010

I can imagine myself driving around with the brakes AND the red light on, then I'd have to kick myself with both feet instead of just one. If I could train myself to look at the light, I could train myself to remember the brakes. I think I'd hook up a small hammer to a hydraulic cylinder that would clunk me on the head if I tried to move with the brakes on.

garc · Apr 7, 2010

BeezFun said:
I can imagine myself driving around with the brakes AND the red light on, then I'd have to kick myself with both feet instead of just one.

You make a good point

. I just finished the mod today so I have yet to find out if I notice the light. Hopefully being as close to my line of sight as possible will help and I do check my gauges more often than my brakes :thumbsup:.

Water Boy · Apr 7, 2010

BeezFun said:
I can imagine myself driving around with the brakes AND the red light on, then I'd have to kick myself with both feet instead of just one. If I could train myself to look at the light, I could train myself to remember the brakes. I think I'd hook up a small hammer to a hydraulic cylinder that would clunk me on the head if I tried to move with the brakes on.

Just about every car or truck I have ever driven has a brake light. You get used to seeing it, and so don't think about it when you are on a tractor and it does not have a "idiot light" I don't spend nearly as much time on my tractor as I do in my car, truck, or work truck. I think it is a great idea. Maybe the only thing that I would change is to label the light "brake" so you would always be reminded as to what it is...

WB

garc · Apr 7, 2010

Water Boy said:
... Maybe the only thing that I would change is to label the light "brake" so you would always be reminded as to what it is... WB

I'll keep that in mind for when senility sets in

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Bret Mc · Apr 7, 2010

garc, I am waiting on my new B3030 and want to buy a hyd. top link from CCM for it, would you tell me what length toplink you are using on your 3030? Also, you have some really neat mods and ideas for your toy!!!

garc · Apr 8, 2010

Bret Mc said:
... would you tell me what length toplink you are using on your 3030? ...

Cat 1- 18-26.5" w/ check valve- 2" Cylinder$185.

Bret Mc · Apr 8, 2010

garc, Thanks for the info, I'll be ordering now, Bret

Water Boy · Apr 10, 2010

garc said:
I'll keep that in mind for when senility sets in .

Okay, maybe label it for someone else, not you!!:thumbsup:

WB

garc · Apr 10, 2010

Just a thought here: When you look at the two lights only one is always lit and they switch instantly each time the brake pedal is depressed or released. Green is for "good" and red means something is wrong. I really don't see how anyone would actually need a "BRAKE" label considering the owner needs to install his own warning lights. Just sayin' is all.

garc · Jan 16, 2011

Sorry about the lost pic in the first post

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Gator6x4 · Jan 16, 2011

The best “Brake On” warning system I have ever seen was one a retired Electrical Engineer had on his tractor. If the brakes were on and either of the hydro pedals was depressed a horn would blow. A very good attention getter, lift the foot from the hydro pedal, the horn stopped, or release the brake and the horn stopped.

garc · Jan 16, 2011

Gator6x4 said:
The best "Brake On" warning system I have ever seen was one a retired Electrical Engineer had on his tractor. If the brakes were on and either of the hydro pedals was depressed a horn would blow. A very good attention getter, lift the foot from the hydro pedal, the horn stopped, or release the brake and the horn stopped.

That is a brilliant idea since, although rarely now, I still on occasion drive off with the brakes on. On level ground with the hydrostatic transmission there is little difference in motion with the brakes on or off and there is only a slight difference in the pitch of the engine and driveline noise which only sometimes catches my ear. Fortunately I have already installed a horn so the wiring will be dead simple once I figure out how to mount another switch to the hydrostatic pedal. Thanks for the tip Gator :thumbsup:.

garc · Jan 16, 2011

I plan to add the horn warning in addition to the lights but it may be a while so anyone wanting to do it now should place the go pedal switch in series between the brake pedal switch red light ON wire and the horn circuit. Here is where it gets tricky and in my situation will require a horn relay which I don't need at present. My horn is 12V switched with a constant ground where as my brake warning lights are key ON hot at all times with ground switching. Thus I need to change the ground switching signal from the brake pedal and continued by the hydro pedal to the relay into a 12V switching signal for the horn. One alternative would be to rewire the horn so that is is ground switched with a constant 12V feed on the other terminal and eliminate the need for a relay. I will have to test my light switch/horn button assembly to see if it's circuit is isolated from the rest of the lighting circuits :confused2:. BTW the horn/light switch visible in the previous attachment is a Kubota part for another B series model which I think was the TLB model.