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soggybottomboy 
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Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 8:10am |
Have an allis 170,and a 175. The brakes on both tractors are worn out because we forget to release them before we start driving. I was wondering if anyone has figured out a way to mount a BRAKES ON warning light on the dash.
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BillinAlberta
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Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 8:25am |
I'll bet it is a constant sorrow for you  I've often wondered the same thing with my 2 D17's. I am following this with interest. Hope it's not 30 below where you are this morning.
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CAL(KS)
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Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 8:35am |
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could make one pretty easy with a small switch and bulb. just like how the light comes on in your car when the e brake is on. circuit is open when brake pedal is up, but when pushed it lets the switch ground and complete the circuit, turning on the light.
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Stan R
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Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 8:35am |
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Contact switch, light bulb indicator, wire, fuse and a custom mounting bracket would work, wouldn't it?
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Bear Taylor
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Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 8:37am |
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I have taken off with the brakes set on my 170 too. I finally decided not to set the brakes unless absolutely necessary. However, a warning light or a beeper would be nice.
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Don(MO)
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Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 9:14am |
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Years ago had a customer with a new 574 IHC that had trouble with his 80+ old Dad was forgetting to release the parking brake and it even had a factory light in the dash too, so I installed a car horn under the seat ( it was load sitting in that seat) still didn't stop the older guy from driving with the brakes on.
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Lonn
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Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 9:26am |
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Do they lock like a D17 or a 190? If like a 190 then mount a simple switch like what is used on the clutch safety switch on the 190 or the brakes on a Gleaner L2 up by the locking lever and hooked to a light or a beeper or both. I guess the same could be done on the D17 type too but a little tougher to mount it.
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CAL(KS)
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Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 9:32am |
 Don(MO) wrote:
Years ago had a customer with a new 574 IHC that had trouble with his 80+ old Dad was forgetting to release the parking brake and it even had a factory light in the dash too, so I installed a car horn under the seat ( it was load sitting in that seat) still didn't stop the older guy from driving with the brakes on. |
LOL.
Edited by CAL(KS) - 21 Feb 2018 at 9:33am
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Dad- WD, D17D, D19D, RT100A, 7020, 7080,7580, 2-8550's, 2-S77, HD15
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Bear Taylor
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Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 10:39am |
I can just picture in my mind how my wife would react if I drove around the yard on my tractor with a blaring car horn. I would be trying to buy my tractor back at the auction!!!
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FloydKS
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Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 11:12am |
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Sounds like 'grandpa' needs a cut-off switch so you can't even start the tractor till the brakes are free...or somethiing of that sort
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Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 12:41pm |
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"GRANDPA" needed new batteries in his hearing aids.
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soggybottomboy
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Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 12:46pm |
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Thanks guys,and no,it's about 13 above here this morning. I wasn't going to take the axle off again without changing something,or i'll just get the same results. These tractors are not leaving this farm until sometime after i do.
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darrel in ND
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Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 1:23pm |
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My policy, which I learned the hard way, is if I set the brakes, I set em good and tight, so whoever, even if it's me, takes off on it, they're going to know the brakes are set. Darrel
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SteveMaskey(MO)
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Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 1:56pm |
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I’ll second what Darrel said, and I learnt the hard way also
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DSeries4
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Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 4:56pm |
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I never set them. I leave the transmission in gear and hand clutch in either high or low range (not neutral).
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SteveM C/IL
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Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 8:19pm |
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If I set the brakes on the WD or 45,you won't go anywhere without unlocking them. My wife gets mad cause she can't release them.
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Krazy Karl
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Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 9:23pm |
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Yea it would be possible. Put one on a forklift at work just have to figure out a type of switch to use on the forklift ended up using a round baler door close switch i believe
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MACK
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Posted: 21 Feb 2018 at 9:25pm |
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Don't do like Agco Massey did on park brake. If brake is set, alarm sounds until clutch is out then alarm quits. Good engineering lol. MACK
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David Maddux
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Posted: 25 Feb 2018 at 9:28pm |
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Hot wire the seat!
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