Dangerous Kubotas...(long)

[PaulB]

Art - were you referring to del or me in your post? Do you think my 1700 is braking properly (3 months left on warrantee!), in that it will stop the tractor easily on the flat, but will not hold it still on any sort of a slope.

 

[art]

Paul for you to have had your tractor roll down the hill something wasn't working. With hydro's often times the brakes aren't used often enough and they get oxidation on the linkage. With Del's problem there were two potential problems. One when ever you go over a step hill you should down shift before you go over the edge. On another post I noticed some one who shifted two gears at once asking the transmission to do a double shift while expecting the tractor to hold him back? I don't think so! There is a gap on glideshifts between 4th and 5th where it shifts the range and speed sections at the same time. Just a simple question to ask you when does the hydralics put out the most at a idle? Bad time to be shifting, think if the transmission was low on oil and you went over the hill and there was no oil to reach the pump?

 

[gordon]

Del I can relate to the lapse between gears being the nature of the beast but the brakes on the other hand....I think that goes without saying!

I live and work on overall very flat ground So I can't say I've run into that same problem but I do believe that either your brakes are not seated in or glazed, linkage hanging I would also say to also check for freeplay but you've already done that. Call the dealer and see he has to say on this issue as well.

Brakes to me are just that brakes not slowers so to speak.

Gordon

 

[kubotalover]

I have a B8200 I can lock both rear tires just tap the break pedals if i have it in 4x4 mode in will stop dead in its tracks im 150 lbs 11 yrs. old and 5'3" tall i almost slide into the dash

Alex "Laserman" Karpinski kubotas rule /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

 

[JimBinMI]

PaulB & Others,

I don't have long slopes but I have some short slopes that are steep enough to make me slide forward in the seat when going down them. On my NH TC18, when going down, if I take my foot off the hydro pedal it will almost stop, creeps so slow you can barely see the tires turning. With the brakes on and locked down with the parking lock, I at over 200 lbs. can rock forward and backward and not move it anywhere. On one longer slope, I got going, put it in neutral, free wheeled shortly and the brakes slammed me to a stop. This is how my TC works, don't know if it's right or wrong, but I like it because it stops when I want it to.

If I'm booking along in high range and take my foot off the hydro it will stop fast, like I've heard most describe with hydros, but like I said, the hydro when you take your foot off will almost hold it on a slope, the brakes lock it down!

JimBinMI

We boys and our toys!

 

[Bird]

JimBinMI, how can you slide forward in the seat if you have your seat belt on and your foot on the brake pedal?/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif/w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Bird

 

[W5FL]

Bird, it ought to stop, it weighs 10% of the L35 (well maybe a tad more) /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

My riding lawnmower must really be a killer. I looked all over and couldn't even find a brake pedal.

 

[JimBinMI]

Bird,

They call it "gravity"! /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif
I was on a part of my lawn where I regularly mow that has a slope and I wasn't wearing my seatbelt! /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

JimBinMI

We boys and our toys!

 

[JimBinMI]

Wen,

Regarding your usual sarcastic response, it seems as though brakes ought to be designed for the unit they are made for...so brakes for an L35 should probably be stronger than those for a NH TC18 and both should work properly for the unit they are designed for, if they don't then I'd get it in to the dealer. If it only slows down the unit it should be called "slower downers" instead of brakes! /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

Regarding your riding lawnmower, is there a clutch that when depressed all the way becomes a brake? If not, never saw a rider without brakes, maybe you could use it for a wheel weight on that M of yours.

JimBinMI

We boys and our toys!

 

[W5FL]

I thought it was a technically accurate response. I will try your suggestion. Maybe it does have a brake on the clutch pedal. Never saw a manual with the tractor. You are just too sensitive...those kids must be really getting on your nerves now that school has started.

Naah, it is not heavy enough for a wheel weight, and besides, all the oil would drain out. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

My M6800 is actually a little heavier than the L35, and the brakes on it are teriffic.

My last tractor (Massey) had brakes that were just a little worse than dragging your foot. [shock]