Hey all,
Today I was installing the grapple on the front end of my BX25 (more about that later) and I discovered something that surprised me about the park brake.
I had the rear of the machine off the ground, blocked up with one wheel removed and the other just barely clearing the ground. I had the park brake set. I nudged the hub by accident while working on a hydraulic line, and it moved (spun). I grabbed the hub and spun it some more and noticed the wheel on the other side spinning (in the opposite direction...which I know is normal with differential axles). I re-checked that the park brake was set....it was. Once I was finished the job, (and after I calmed down from the excitement of having a new grapple to play with) I tested the park brake, and it was working perfectly fine.
So....
Why would those wheels have been able to spin while suspended if the park brake was set?
When I apply the brake pedal, what/where/how is the braking force being applied in the drivetrain? In the front wheels?
Just curious.
Thanks in advance
Bruce
Today I was installing the grapple on the front end of my BX25 (more about that later) and I discovered something that surprised me about the park brake.
I had the rear of the machine off the ground, blocked up with one wheel removed and the other just barely clearing the ground. I had the park brake set. I nudged the hub by accident while working on a hydraulic line, and it moved (spun). I grabbed the hub and spun it some more and noticed the wheel on the other side spinning (in the opposite direction...which I know is normal with differential axles). I re-checked that the park brake was set....it was. Once I was finished the job, (and after I calmed down from the excitement of having a new grapple to play with) I tested the park brake, and it was working perfectly fine.
So....
Why would those wheels have been able to spin while suspended if the park brake was set?
When I apply the brake pedal, what/where/how is the braking force being applied in the drivetrain? In the front wheels?
Just curious.
Thanks in advance
Bruce