06-30-2007, 01:12 PM | #1 |
Frog Hunter
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Brakes?
I had an idea this morning while sitting on the throne, If some how made dual brake pedal, sorts like what are on tractors, on my cart and then make them lockable for dual braking? I think if you got one tire spining in the mud while the other one has traction but no powet, you could brake the side that is spinning hopefully sending power to the other tire. What do yall think? Thanks
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06-30-2007, 03:00 PM | #2 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Brakes?
That is a GREAT idea. If you could make the pedals not take up too much room, and not be too bulky, I think you'd have a good setup there.
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06-30-2007, 06:50 PM | #3 |
Frog Hunter
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Re: Brakes?
Ill have to take a look at it, It shouldn;t be that hard. It'll be a poor man's Posi....Im sure I could do it under 300 Bucks... LOL!! Any ideas on how to go about doing this?
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07-20-2007, 11:25 AM | #4 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Brakes?
Instead of a foot pedal, how about a hand control of some sort? Maybe like a parking brake lever?
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07-25-2007, 05:25 PM | #5 |
Gone Crazy
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Re: Brakes?
I know this is kind of rough but it shows the basic concept. Two pedals pivot on the old bolt. You would still need to incorporate a parking brake into one or both pedals. On the new pedals use adjustable turnbuckles from the cable end to the new pedals.
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07-26-2007, 10:28 AM | #6 |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Brakes?
I read in another thread where a guy has adjusted his right rear brake to that it is always applied slightly before the left brake. He says when he sticks in the mud, he just depresses the brake pedal slightly and then guns it. This, as you suggested, serves to lock-up the r.r. wheel (the one that was previously spinning in the muck) and transfers power through the "open" differential to the left wheel.
I can see that it could be a fine line between "free" and brake drag. And I would think that the r.r. brake shoes would wear excessively. Just a thought. |
07-31-2007, 08:34 PM | #7 |
Gone Wild
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Re: Brakes?
I'd think that when you were just normally dragging it would cause it to pull to the right when you braked...maybe not though.
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08-05-2007, 11:04 AM | #8 |
WILD
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Re: Brakes?
going at stock speeds it dont realy pull to each side my old cart was adjusted on 1 side alot more then the other and it never pulled
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08-05-2007, 11:05 AM | #9 | |
WILD
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Re: Brakes?
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08-05-2007, 03:56 PM | #10 | |
Not Yet Wild
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Re: Brakes?
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The only time you would apply the brake slightly to gain traction is when the right wheel is slipping - which, in an open differential, would then send the power to the left wheel (which, hopefully, would have some traction). |
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