How much do you trust your parking brake?

   / How much do you trust your parking brake? #1  

Hendey T&G

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Maine
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2007 Branson 4720
I live on a hill without a lot of flat ground so I'm stopped on a hill frequently. I turn sideways when I can or turn the front wheels towards the hill but that's not always possible.
I'm talking about short term parking, maybe 5 or 10 minutes. I could turn the tractor off and leave it in gear but if I'm just getting off to slide a compressor motor into the bucket or something, that seems like lots of wear and tear on the starter. I could put out a wheel chock but I'd have to get off the tractor to do that.
Use the loader to lift the front end up a wee bit along with the parking brake?
So far, the parking brake has held well but I don't really like just relying on it and hoping for the best.
I haven't had it that long and am still getting used to it. It's a 5155 so fairly heavy with loaded tires.
Any thoughts? Pics show terrain I'm working with.



Mahindra on hill.jpegIMG_2774.jpegdrone pic.jpeg
 
   / How much do you trust your parking brake? #2  
A very valid concern. (y) It seems most tractors have brakes that are wimpy when new get worse as time goes on. It is one of the features I relish the brakes on my Toolcat. I can be working on getting firewood on extreme hills and always feel safe. 🍿
 
   / How much do you trust your parking brake? #3  
No pictures but I just set the bucket down with the cutting edge vertically in contact with the ground and it don't go anywhere. My buggy has a standard box so it gets parked in gear always and the wife's Burb, the parking pawl in the Allison is quite substantial so it's not going anywhere either.
 
   / How much do you trust your parking brake? #4  
Always put the gannon down when leaving the tractor on a hill. It acts like an anchor.
 
   / How much do you trust your parking brake?
  • Thread Starter
#5  
Thanks for the replies.
I admit I had to look up what a Toolcat and gannon are.
 
   / How much do you trust your parking brake? #6  
I live in hilly terrain as well. I totally trust the parking brake. I adjusted the brakes about 900 hours ago when I first picked up the used tractor. I never use brakes, as it's a hydro, but use parking brake almost every time I'm off the tractor. I do turn wheels uphill as a habit though...
 

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