Interesting (but stupid) experience...

frank_f15 · Oct 26, 2004

was wondering? /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif if it would not be possible on the rare occassions u want to use the brakes for steerint , if u seperate them, then depress the one u want and put the brake lever down, thus locking only that brake, then remeber to tap the bake pedal to realese it, would that work?

GregJ · Oct 26, 2004

I guess that will be one more thing to try..... And here I thought I knew my machine pretty well....

Greg

Mansker · Oct 27, 2004

Henro:
I think you got in trouble because of the little brown pine needles, I have a lot of white pine around my house and I found out that they are slick as snot! If you go up a hill straight you don't notice the slippage much but at an angle, with industrial tires, you will have some slippage and that looks like what happened to you. Your front end slid down the hill into the pine tree after you dumped your load, the weight held you in place until then. Watch out for those little slick little needles! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

frank_f15 · Oct 27, 2004

( And here I thought I knew my machine pretty well....

)

GREG: me too, then BILL(AKA HENRO) WITH HIS POST GOT ME TO THINKING (which is always a bad thing) /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

btolle · Nov 5, 2004

( was wondering? /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif if it would not be possible on the rare occassions u want to use the brakes for steerint , if u seperate them, then depress the one u want and put the brake lever down, thus locking only that brake, then remeber to tap the bake pedal to realese it, would that work? )

Bingo! I never could figure out how to use the brakes to steer on the B7100. The new BX2230 is supposed to be here by the middle of next week and I will try that because I often end up with the bucket up against a tree.

Even worse is when you get the bucket on the far side of the tree and the loader arms are up against the tree so the bucket hangs on the tree when you try to back up.

I used to steer the old 8N with the brakes about as much as I did with the steering wheel.

Thanks for the idea.

Bill Tolle

chucko · Nov 5, 2004

Herno,
don't be such a baby! What do you think roll bars are for anyhow? Tac it up and stomp on the back side of that hydro peddle and stop playing around and get back to work.
/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif