Kubota B2650 HST in neutral down paved road hills?

[CobyRupert]

Here are a few calculations...
4 miles averaging 15mph= 16 minutes.
4 miles averaging 20mph= 12 minutes.
4 miles averaging 30mph= 8 minutes.
Average recovery time, broken leg, (minor)=
70,560 minutes.

Sooooo I would allow 8 extra minutes= 2 minutes a week, enjoy the ride and a soda!

Actually, OP only lets it freewheel on (2)- 1/4 mile hills.
So:
At 15 mph, the 1/2 mile of down hill takes: 2 minutes
At 30 mph, the 1/2 mile of down hill takes: 1 minute.

Freewheeling saves a whopping 1 minute each trip! :cool2:

...but he's already wasted all the time he's saved by coming here and asking the question.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I like the term "HighBallin" better. From the movie Emperor of the North. An awesome seldom heard of (PC Incorrect) movie with Lee Marvin and Ernest Borngn (sp?).

 

[riptides]

I like the term "HighBallin" better. From the movie Emperor of the North. An awesome seldom heard of (PC Incorrect) movie with Lee Marvin and Ernest Borngn (sp?).

Excellent movie. I think it is a classic in the US.

Borgnine I think. McHales Navy and an all time favorite of mine - "Ice Station Zebra".

 

[Baby Grand]

Georgia overdrive is a pay me now, pay me later proposition.

 

[CobyRupert]

I think Highballing has a lot of meanings, one of them is from the railroad where a "high ball" was hung as a signal that a train had permission to go through at high speed.
There's also a lot of other meanings Urban Dictionary: high ball

So....while it's possible that freewheeling leads to highballing, just because your highballing it doesn't mean your freewheeling (and vice versa).
:2cents:

 

[Rock Crawler]

Well, based on the array of feedback, I will limit my down hill antics a bit. That was why I asked here, because I thought that there may be some experience or at least familiarities in failures caused by drifting down a long steep road. I will pay attention to the various feedback provided in this post and temper my speeds to a reasonable level.... well below the speeds of automotive traffic

 

[HillStreet]

When I jaws a kid I remember seeing signs on roads that said “no coasting”. My father said it’s because it is dangerous to coast down a hill because the transmission does not hold the car back, it just free wheels down the road. It can be very dangerous.

 

[HillStreet]

When I jaws a kid I remember seeing signs on roads that said 渡o coasting? My father said it痴 because it is dangerous to coast down a hill because the transmission does not hold the car back, it just free wheels down the road. It can be very dangerous.

 

[riptides]

Well, based on the array of feedback, I will limit my down hill antics a bit. That was why I asked here, because I thought that there may be some experience or at least familiarities in failures caused by drifting down a long steep road. I will pay attention to the various feedback provided in this post and temper my speeds to a reasonable level.... well below the speeds of automotive traffic

I was going downhill once with a tractor and load. The speed picked up, the brakes failed to hold, and over she went.

The outcome was not good for me or the tractor.

 

[Gator6x4]

A tractor will turn over before one can blink their eyes. Short wheel base units will turn over with the slightest turn if traveling at high speed. I don稚 think I would Be relying on tractor brakes to stop me. The brakes on a tractor are not like the brakes on a car or truck. Have you thought about what is going to happen when you get going to fast and you depress the brake pedal to slow down and one of the brakes hangs and jerks you sideways and you then go rolling down the hill.

The brakes on a hydrostat tractor are basically parking brakes. Try driving your car or truck on the highway and only use your parking brakes to stop.