That is the way our backhoe is also
Separate Brakes...whats the point..???
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That is the way our backhoe is also
I know this is going to sound odd but to me the way the hydro/brake/clutch is set up on the 2920 is right foot is brakes and go pedal, left foot the clutch. Logic tells me that a better config would be go pedal and clutch right foot and brakes left foot. Reason I say this is in a hydro config there is no reason to have your foot on the go pedal and clutch at the same time but there are times when go pedal and brake at the same time would come in handy. Now with that said, it would take some getting used to for sure.
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Manufacturers don't usually "move" standard controls that might affect safety. Anybody remember the Audi 5000 "uncontrolled acceleration" fiasco from several years ago? It was splashed all over the "National Enquirer" type TV shows. That series of accidents resulted from just a very slightly different than usual location of the pedals.
In you car: Right foot; Go and Brake. Left foot; clutch. Instictively you hit the right one in an urgent situation. Move 'em and who knows what you'll hit???
In you car: Right foot; Go and Brake. Left foot; clutch. Instictively you hit the right one in an urgent situation. Move 'em and who knows what you'll hit???
I see no real safety issue with putting the brake pedals on the left side (where they belong IMO)
A good operator can accommodate such changes.
Do we hear of it being a problem on a CNH tractor?
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There was a time when some motorcycle manufacturers, primarily foreign had the shift on right side and the brake on the left. In the seventies, due to safety considerations standardized left foot shift and right foot braking took place, so now all motorcycles are this way.
There may very well not be a "problem" if one only operates a certain type of machine, but if you go from one to the other such as between my Kubota and John Deere, there will be problems as not all of us are apparently "good operators" by your definition. I do know of accident caused by the brake and HST locations being different.
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I didn't know JDs had a swimming mode.I always knew deeres liked to swim..
How exactly does that happen?
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Remember the older John Deere tractors with the brake pedals on their respective sides and the hand clutch lever on the right?Not too hard to learn!
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I don't need this feature so I have not tried this but I think it would work if you have the manual cruise control like my L3400.
Push the cruise to the speed you want. Then don't use the go pedal but use the clutch to stop and start. If you need frequent reversing this wouldn't work well.
Push the cruise to the speed you want. Then don't use the go pedal but use the clutch to stop and start. If you need frequent reversing this wouldn't work well.
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All of the geared tractors I've ever run have a foot feed and split brakes on the right. It is just the way it is done (but there are exceptions). If you want to use the split brakes, you have to use the hand feed for the throttle. I have often wished that I had a similar setup on my BX, but the wheelbase is so short that I doubt the split brakes would be very effective.