parking brake

[tonyvkubota]

My new B3200/HST now has 140 hours. If I had a nickle every time I forgot to disengage the parking brake when driving away ( sometimes longer than other times before I realize what I did ) I would have lots of nickles. I am curious what fellow forum readers here think how much I might of wore off my brake pads by doing this. I sure wish they had a bright light on the dash board for when the parking brakes are on . Only idea I can think of for now is I put my work gloves over the accelerator pedal n brake to remind me to take the brake off.

 

[skeets]

Probably not to much, but I doubt your the first one to ever do this,,coffcoff

 

[Wildfire]

I've done it in the past. Everyone has done it. Here's what I did about it. . http://youtu.be/PDg6_8Wnw6A

 

[ShaunRH]

I've done it several times on my L3200 and it ticks me off each time. It is my only pet peeve about this tractor. Why can't Kubota put a $1.50 set of part on it to give me a dash light that my parking brake is on. It's got the parking brake assembly of a lawn tractor!

The tractor has a dozen safety interrupts but not one switch hooked to a dash light to let me know that my parking brake is on. Heck, even the cheapest car on the US market has such a switch and it costs half the price.

I'll put one in myself but I shouldn't have to!

 

[ipz2222]

I wired a micro switch, (radio shack) under the floor panel at the brake pedal. When the brake is depressed, the switch comes on and complets a circiut from the fuse panel to a led light on the dash to a ground. If the brake is on and the key is on, the light is on. Just sold the bx so I don't have pictures. BUT, the new bx has one on it from the factory. Somebody must have complained to Kubota...

 

[Ezlife45]

I was just about to ask the same question. Just did that to my new B2650 and wondered why the tranny was groaning. I was in medium and it did not stop me from moving. I only have 20 hours on mine. He'll my old Craftsman garden tractor even has a lever that throws you in neutral when you hit the brake.

 

[Kub3200]

Did the same thing on my b3200 when I first got it. Had actually hogged a little bit while it was on. Have only done it a couple times after that initial time but only for a few feet before realizing. I try to make it a habit of pressing the breaks before moving. Almost as if I were shifting it into gear in a car. I wouldn't worry to much about it.

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[Kub3200]

I've done it in the past. Everyone has done it. Here's what I did about it. . http://youtu.be/PDg6_8Wnw6A

Thanks for sharing. I am assuming that's your channel on YouTube. I love the videos you post. Thanks for taking the time to make those. I am a subscriber.


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[ItBmine]

I've also done it more than once.

 

[Wildfire]

Thanks for sharing. I am assuming that's your channel on YouTube. I love the videos you post. Thanks for taking the time to make those. I am a subscriber.


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Yes. That's our channel and we sure appreciate your kind comments on our videos. Thank you for your subscription as well

 

[dfh1977]

On my bx2370 it groans but does not move. Only 13 hours in it.