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What’s the placement? Clutch, left brake, right brake, throttle?
by js2 8y ago
What’s the placement? Clutch, left brake, right brake, throttle?
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- bryanlarsen 8y agoMost tractors don't use a pedal for throttle, they use a hand lever. You've seen pilots use a similar throttle control in airplanes in movies. But there are tractors with foot throttles. We had one, the throttle was underneath the two brakes. The two brake pedals typically look like a single pedal that's been split in half.
- js2 8y ago> Most tractors don't use a pedal for throttle, they use a hand lever. You've seen pilots use a similar throttle control Hah, how to tell a city slicker. That makes a ton of sense though. Obviously a tractor is mostly wanting to maintain a slow but constant speed over a bumpy terrain. Having to do that with a foot pedal would be a pain. At least I know what a PTO is, but only because of reading how dangerous they can be.
- ksherlock 8y agoFord tractors, IIRC, have both hand and foot throttles.
- Yetanfou 8y agoThe placement depends on the tractor model and make but it generally comes down to clutch on the left side, left and right brake pedal on the right side, foot accelerator either behind the brake pedals or below them. While working in the field you generally use a lever to control engine speed and as such mostly don't use the foot accelerator - other than to speed up for inclines etc.