Hydro's and brake pedals

[beenthere]

I don't dislike the left foot brake on my John Deere 2305, I HATE it. .........QUOTE]

Someday you will find a task where individual brakes are needed, and using them with the left foot is not a big feat to learn. In the meantime, just ignore them as you don't need them.

 

[TripleR]

I don't dislike the left foot brake on my John Deere 2305, I HATE it. .........QUOTE]

Someday you will find a task where individual brakes are needed, and using them with the left foot is not a big feat to learn. In the meantime, just ignore them as you don't need them.

Actually I will never have occasion to use split brakes. When I was farming, I used split brakes to turn with, but I quit farming a long time ago. I haven't used split brakes in the last twenty years and don't think I will make it twenty more.

I just think the benefit of split brakes are something most operators never need.

I don't have much use of my left leg, so I am used to using my right for clutching and such though I am at a severe disadvantage in a butt kicking contest:laughing:

 

[TripleR]

It must have something to do with where your from and the type of terrain you have. Everyone around here uses and wants split brakes. ( Except for homeowners using them for grass cutting and general property cleanup. )

It could be as most of the people I know are farmers running really big machines that really aren't affected much by using split brakes. Our land is a combination of flat land and hills. I regularly use three geared tractors with split brakes, but one is an older Case and if you have ever driven one you will know "brakes" are a relative term on them. My other two tractors are 70 and 80 horse and using split brakes to turn just tears up the ground and doesn't materially affect the turning radius. I grew up farming and have driven tractors for over fifty years, so while not an expert by any means, I have some experience using tractors for a variety of uses on different terrain.

That being said, I continue to learn and will hopefully continue until lights out.

 

[Egon]

["brakes" are a relative term on them. /QUOTE]

Ah yes, the quality/or lack thereof of the brakes on some of the older tractors.

As I can recall from the past the split brakes were useful on the smaller tractors but the larger ones didn't respond too well.

 

[RobertN]

I just got my NH TC40. It has brakes on the left. But it has power steering and Supersteer. Not sure how useful those cutting brakes would be; this thing turns incredibly tight.

I know folks have mentioned using the cutting brakes while plowing snow. I do not understand how it helps if you are already in 4WD. Guess it is something you just have to expierience...

 

[patrick_g]

I believe brakes would/should overcome accelerator in almost every situation.
At least with every machine I've ever owned that's been the case

Unless of course it's a Toyota

JB.

With the brakes of my Ram-Cummins 3500 in good working order at say 55 MPH there is no amount of brake pedal pressure that will stop the truck if you give it full throttle.

I have been there and done that and it was exhilarating but not really a good thing. I was on cruise control at 65 and cruise put it to WOT, refused to shut down with the cruise off switch or brake application and the brakes couldn't stop it from maintaining and accelerating. Had to shut off the key switch and suffer loss of power steering and power brakes.

Pat

 

[Egon]

I know folks have mentioned using the cutting brakes while plowing snow. I do not understand how it helps if you are already in 4WD. Guess it is something you just have to expierience...

Both front wheels off the ground peeling off the ice.

 

[patrick_g]

Both front wheels off the ground peeling off the ice.

I am one of those on the, "Cuttin' brakes, We don't need no stinking cuttin' brakes!!!" side of the argument BUT... when back dragging with the FEL bucket you have reduced traction on the front tires (or the tires are totally in the air) and being able to steer a bit with the cutting brakes while backing could be a good thing. I don't typically do it but it could be quite useful. OK, I confess, since the brakes and HST pedal are on the same side it is a bit awkward BUT I CAN DO IT!

Pat

 

[TripleR]

["brakes" are a relative term on them. /QUOTE]

Ah yes, the quality/or lack thereof of the brakes on some of the older tractors.

As I can recall from the past the split brakes were useful on the smaller tractors but the larger ones didn't respond too well.

When I grew up, we farmed with the 600-800 series Fords and when you got to the end of the row, you hit the brake and you could literally make a ninety degree or one eighty depending on your task. I saw an 861 at a dealer not long ago and didn't ask the price as I knew I might have to buy it; you can see I "need" another tractor

 

[Egon]

Heck Pat, I just use whatever I've got to the best of my limited ability!:laughing: