Hydrostatic Drive and Independent Rear Braking

JayC · Mar 3, 2004

What about the Class II's? /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

MikePA · Mar 3, 2004

What about the Class II's? 
They have a treadle.

markie61 · Mar 3, 2004

On the class III's, the brake switch is on the left(?) pedal, so if they are locked or you use the left brake it would cut off the cruise control. But, that's the advantage of HST on the right foot and split brakes on the left.

Parenthetically, I don't like brake-steering much: it's hard on the sod.

Mark

jinman · Mar 3, 2004

Mark, if I split my pedals, I can press the left or right and the cruise will not drop out. Only when I press both does it stop cruise. I'm puzzled about your tractor. I almost never use differential braking with cruise, but I've tried it many times.

I grew up using differential braking on my Father's tractor and it's just second nature to me to lock down a wheel and spin the tractor on a dime. Of course, if I'm in turf, I don't do that. It's something I reserve for working in the dirt. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

Bird · Mar 4, 2004

Jim, I know Mark is right for at least some of the New Hollands. I know after hearing that a few years ago, I checked it out personally on my cousin's TC29D. I don't remember for sure which pedal it was, right or left, but with the cruise on, you could brake steer in one direction while the other direction would release the cruise. On my Kubota, you could brake steer either direction and stepping on both pedals simultaneously would release the cruise.

jinman · Mar 4, 2004

( Jim, I know Mark is right for at least some of the New Hollands. )

That's correct from what I know, Bird. I only responded to Mark because he said Class III tractors. I know that on Class III tractors, either pedal can be depressed independently and not release the cruise. I've had my face in the mechanism that releases the switch for the cruise on my tractor and watched how it works. While the instuctions do not specifically say you can do differential braking on both pedals of the Class III, it does say you must press both to release the cruise. From time-to-time I check this operation to make sure it is working properly. If the mechanism becomes sticky, it can also cause a problem.

This is just another example of differences between NH classes of tractors. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

thcri · Mar 4, 2004

That is exactly the way my TC29D is. You can brake one of them only. I can't remember either which way it is as I really never use the brakes.

murph

markie61 · Mar 4, 2004

I'll check it out again - it's been so long since I brake steered.... /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif
Mark

PBMAX · Mar 4, 2004

It's the left brake on my TC21D... that disingages the cruise if used to stear.
Though I use it little, I plan to resolve this once my warranty is fully up. Even on the Kubota's of the same general HP it takes both brakes to do this. I tried it at a dealer shortly after I found it worked this way on our lil boomer....

I use it rarlely but you never know when such may be handy.
I use brake stear for now by leaving my heal on the go pedal and preassing the brake with my toes if I realy need to use it in a tight spot.

odd and uncomfortable but works in a pinch...

While my foot is pleanty LARGE enough to go with my MOUTH it barley make the distance for me here as I'm only 5'9 ish... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

jinman · Mar 4, 2004

( I'll check it out again - it's been so long since I brake steered.... )

Mark, you don't even have to have the tractor running to see the operation of the switch. If you split the pedals so they can be independently operated and look under the left platform, you can easily see the pedal switch function. If you press one pedal at a time, the arm will stay against the switch. You have to press both to make it release the switch.

Now, I'm not saying they could not have changed the design on later tractors, but that's the way mine works. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif