Tractor brakes are for slowing you down / stopping you, after you stomp the clutch.
I've never seen a set of tractor brakes that would stop a tractor in gear at any engine speed, including idle. .. That goes fro brand new tractors.. and brand new brakes.. and worn out tractors with weak clutches and new brakes.
You will find many MANY stores here of people 'load testing' their parking brakes on their tractors.
My 7610s tractor will back right out from under it's shade canopy with a JD 1517 15' batwing mower on the back of it, in idle/reverse/low gear, witht he brakes locked to the deck plate... engine hardle notices it.
These same brakes will make the tires lock on sod if I dump the clutch and stand on them.. so the brakes are GOOD.. tractor engine / gear ratios are just too strong usually to stop the crank from turning.
An exception would be very low rpm, and very high gears, and brakes locked... For instance.. i don't think I could take off in 8th gear at idle if my brakes were locked.. it would smoke and load up and let me know something was wrong..
HST tranny tractor -MAY- be able to be stopped by their brakes.. maybee not.. I've heard both from owners.. all depends on the circumstances..
( FYI.. my yanmar 1700 will drive right thru it's brakes no problem.. yet those brakes will also make those rice tires lock up in a pasture if yo stomp them.. so again.. good breaks don't equall a good engine.. )
soundguy
