oldpilgrim
Elite Member
I drove my 3016 down the road about a half mile to do some work at my local shooting range. I've done this many times over the past 2 years I've had my 3016. Always use the cruise control on the road.
This time I get up to speed, and lift the cruise lock lever. I let off of the pedal and darn near go over the steering wheel as the tractor suddenly slows down. Hmmmmmm. I try it again, same result. What the ****?
Well, I do my work and try it on the way home with the same result. Crap, I must have busted something in the woods, maybe. Darn. This machine has been perfect in the 120 hrs I've used it.
So I get it home and park it, mad that my perfect tractor is not perfect anymore.
The next day I decide to see what busted. Under it I go, tracing levers and links to see what might have happened. In 'diagnostic mode', my formerly computer analyst brain sees that the ratchet that holds the brake pedal functions fine when I lift the 'emergency' brake lock lever........................ oh, wait a minute here.
Dawn breaks thru the fog of my formerly analytic, now turned retired brain.
If I want the cruise control to work, I need to lift the cruise control lever NOT the emergency brake release lever.
They are side by side and look nearly identical except one is chrome and one is black. I'm going to have to make them look much more different from each other or put a light on the dash or something as my old brain is not getting any sharper with age.
So my beautiful tractor is still perfect, just not me so much.
This time I get up to speed, and lift the cruise lock lever. I let off of the pedal and darn near go over the steering wheel as the tractor suddenly slows down. Hmmmmmm. I try it again, same result. What the ****?
Well, I do my work and try it on the way home with the same result. Crap, I must have busted something in the woods, maybe. Darn. This machine has been perfect in the 120 hrs I've used it.
So I get it home and park it, mad that my perfect tractor is not perfect anymore.
The next day I decide to see what busted. Under it I go, tracing levers and links to see what might have happened. In 'diagnostic mode', my formerly computer analyst brain sees that the ratchet that holds the brake pedal functions fine when I lift the 'emergency' brake lock lever........................ oh, wait a minute here.
Dawn breaks thru the fog of my formerly analytic, now turned retired brain.
If I want the cruise control to work, I need to lift the cruise control lever NOT the emergency brake release lever.
They are side by side and look nearly identical except one is chrome and one is black. I'm going to have to make them look much more different from each other or put a light on the dash or something as my old brain is not getting any sharper with age.
So my beautiful tractor is still perfect, just not me so much.
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