Parking Brake Light?

[gdrew]

Hi, just wondering if anyone knows if the 2014 Branson 2400h has a instrument cluster parking brake light? I've reviewed page 179 of the service manual and can't see anything regarding a park light when the hand brake is applied.

Thanks

 

[ptsg]

It should have a parking brake light. Although, the switch is quite temperamental and won't make contact every time. You may need to find it somewhere in the linkage for the parking brake and move it a couple times with a screw driver or something. Then with the ignition on, check the instrument cluster for the light.

 

[gdrew]

Thanks ptsg, I got into it a little further since I posted this thread and found some clues.

First I removed the instrument cluster to see if any bulbs were burnt out. As it turns out the're not bulbs but rather LED lights. So then I peeled back the black instrument backing and held it up to the light to see if there was a parking brake symbol. While confirming that there is a parking brake symbol I realized there are a whole bunch of other symbols that I've never seen before. The glow plug, battery and high beam symbols do light up but nothing from the rest.

Upon further inspection of the area around the park brake handle, I finely located the switch which you can see in the attached photo.

However, there is no wire attached to the switch. You can see that there was a wire attached at some point because the tab is cleaner than the rest of the switch. I took my bright flashlight and looked and looked for the wire but had no luck finding it. I decided to pressure wash the whole area because I thought it might be easier to locate if it was cleaner...but still nothing. I followed the harness as much as I could thinking it has to exit somewhere on this side and even looked inside the harness where other wires exited. I'm giving up for today...

The battery, glow plug and high beam light up but the rest don't.

I don't even know what half of these symbols mean.

 

[Branson Bob]

Thanks for the good pics and discussion.

 

[Cougsfan]

I agree with the ridiculousness and non-clarity of the icons. The one just to the left of center in the second picture looks like the fabled Jackalope (cross between a jack rabbit and antelope). The one to it's right looks mostly like a safety pin. I have no idea what that is supposed to be at the top right:confused3: . So if one of those light up, I don't have a clue as to what you have done or are supposed to do.

 

[gdrew]

I agree with the ridiculousness and non-clarity of the icons. The one just to the left of center in the second picture looks like the fabled Jackalope (cross between a jack rabbit and antelope). The one to it's right looks mostly like a safety pin. I have no idea what that is supposed to be at the top right:confused3: . So if one of those light up, I don't have a clue as to what you have done or are supposed to do.

I think the "safety pin" looking thing is supposed to indicate the three point hitch is in the raised position.
Gear and arrow, PTO engaged?
N that looks sideways or a reversed Z, because of the way I'm holding it, should be the neutral light.
The tractor looking one must be 4WD engaged?
The Jackalope likely means drive with caution in Jackalope infested areas...tractor must have the Jackalope radar option.
Like you Cougsfan, I have no guess what that thing at the top is.

The previous picture has 8 symbols and I can only make out 4, glow plugs, battery, park brake & head lights.

I really hope someone can tell my where to look for the missing park brake wire.

 

[ptsg]

Keep in mind that the instrument cluster will fit various models from the entire range of Branson tractors. Then they only lit up the icons they really need for a certain model.

As you can see, you have icons for Neutral, different ranges, 4WD, 3 pt max height, regen and some others. Mostly are only used on the 7845 and 8050 tractors.

Regarding your situation in particular, it does look like the wire was pulled from the switch.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

I think that is a common cluster panel used on various other models. For instance, in your first cluster picture, the upper right symbol is for an exhaust filter plugging warning. Clearly your 2400 model would not have been equipped with such a filter. I'm guessing that the one directly below that one is a split brakes warning light. Maybe it comes on if only one or the other brake pedals is being depressed? Don't know if your 2400 has split brakes? My 3725 has split brakes, but doesn't have that symbol on the panel (at least it's never come on, and I use my split brakes rather often in the winter, plowing snow).

 

[gdrew]

I do have split brakes but haven't tried them yet to see if the light activates.

 

[Cougsfan]

The one that looks like a tank with a tear drop inside and two arrows pointing inward is your oil pressure indicator. I know that one now as mine came on when I hit a old tipped over t-post buried in weeds and that tore a hole in my oil pan. I didn't know what the light was at the time but fortunately shut the engine down to check it out as the last of the oil finished running out of the crankcase Still don't know why that is supposed to represent oil pressure(??).
The one with a spline gear turning indicates the PTO is running.
I have no idea what the one that looks like two pots side by side, one of them with a hinged lid, is. Can't even give a good guess.