HST driving tip needed

   / HST driving tip needed
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#31  
/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif Like anything else, it's a two sided coin. The very long reach that makes the tractor tippy in this situation is something I figured as desirable for other chores I need to do, one of which is filling some small gullies by picking up brush piles with the grapple and dropping them into the gullies, then squashing them with down pressure from the bucket. This is followed by a layer of "used hay" from the barnyard. The reach lets me put the stuff further from the edge of the gully without venturing so far into it with the wheels. And, yeah, 6 or 8 inches is a lot in that situation. Ditto for loading a pickup. Dumping firewood into the Dakota from the side with the B7100 meant putting a piece of OSB alongside the truck and carefully nosing up to it with the bucket raised, but even then the load needed to be moved around by hand to allow even filling of the truck.

Same with the hydro. I was convinced I needed gear drive for a long time. Then I drove the hydro on the lot and found it much smoother and therefore better for delicate work such as sliding the bucket under the manure against the barn wall, placing sandstone blocks into a retaining wall, etc. Again, better for some jobs, but worse for others.

And the brakes -- Well, I still think the pedals should be on the other side. I can't think of a situation where that would be a disadvantage. I like turning brakes, and I can use that feature, sort of, in conjunction with the cruise control. It's the left brake pedal that shuts cruise off, so the right one can work as a turning brake. Further, the mechanism that shuts the cruise off is electrical, so I can disconnect it or better, put a switch on it so I can shut it off as needed and have turning brakes.

If there is some mechanical/design reason the pedals need to be on the same side as the hst pedal, the factory should include a switch with an automatic default that shuts down the cruise when the brakes are used, but can be switched to not do that, kind of like the traction control on my wife's car. It's on whenever you start it, but you can shut it off if you want to.
 
   / HST driving tip needed #32  
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Did you ever see that link to the tractor roll over test videos that someone posted on TBN a while back? They were a real eye opener and it really didn't take much to roll that thing over.

I found it, but the link was no good any more. I then searched google for umbilical+tractor and got the following good link.
http://www.mne.psu.edu/sommer/projects/tractor/tractorFY1/

Watch the videos, imagine you are in the seat of that thing, then change your shorts! It doesn't take long. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif )</font>

WOW!!!!!!!!! Great lesson in ROPS + Seat belt!
Bob
 
   / HST driving tip needed #33  
I had the same problem as you, I am taking all my large rocks from the back yard and dumping them on the side of my raised driveway. I creep over the side of the driveway as far as possible and dump.

Do you have a Parking Brake set lever ?

By chance, I found out that the parking brake lever on my Ck20 can be set at any position on the brake pedal. So on steep inclines, I set the parking brake just enough to stop the tractor from moving and when I use the HST pedal to move forward or backwards it easily overpowers the brake and moves. There is barely enough brake pressure to keep the tractor from moving and I only do it on small manuveurs and not for a lot of driving.

Works like a charm.
 
   / HST driving tip needed
  • Thread Starter
#34  
No, I have the dual pedals with the brake set by pulling a small T handle next to the seat. To release it, you need to push on the brake. I have not found any other release yet. Using the treadle pedal with reverse pressure to control forward motion downhill seems to work pretty well. Having to stop going uphill to change ranges is pretty awkward. I either let it roll back a bit coming off the brake or set the weight and the bucket down to hold it still until I get my foot on the pedal, then hold it with the HST and lift the bucket and weight.
 
   / HST driving tip needed #35  
</font><font color="blue" class="small">( Having to stop going uphill to change ranges is pretty awkward. I either let it roll back a bit coming off the brake or set the weight and the bucket down to hold it still until I get my foot on the pedal, then hold it with the HST and lift the bucket and weight. )</font>

Most people just pick a speed range and stay in it unless it doesn't work for what they're doing... they don't shift speed ranges like shifting gears....
 

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