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Pull the clutch lever to stop it!

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John L.

07-05-2003 18:56:05




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I let my young friend, (a good tractor hand) pull my 730 up to the barn. It has a wide front end. I noticed that he added more fuel than he needed as he started out, however I put this down to the first two cylinder he had ever driven and he thought it was running too slow.

He was to pull the tractor under the barn overhang up beside my old Mercedes and park it there. It was up a slight grade. I wasn't paying much attention until I heard the engine loading up real bad, looked over at it and saw the right rear tire spinning and the front end going to the left across the front bumper of the car. He was pulling the clutch lever back for all he was worth and holding the left brake all the way down.

He finally got it all stopped; no damage except my front license plate being bent up, black marks on my concrete drive and a hole in the grass when the wheel spun. He had it in forth gear so it really dug a hole before he could stop it.

He was put out and embarressed and said in his defense that the tractor's front end started drifting to the left toward the car as he came up the hill and he couldn't get it corrected. I had a good laugh about it all and was glad nothing got damaged. I was also sorry that I hadn't anticipated the problem a person not familiar with a hand clutch could have in a tight situation. I should have known better. Someone could have gotten hurt.

The thing I learned is to be very careful letting a person that is used to a foot clutch drive my 730.

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Jeff

07-14-2003 21:21:17




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 Re: Pull the clutch lever to stop it! in reply to John L., 07-05-2003 18:56:05  
I had a terrifying experience with my then 11-year old son and my 730D. I usually left the hand clutch lever engaged when the tractor was idling or shut off.

My curious son wanted to sit on the tractor while I was working in the shop. I left the tractor's clutch engaged and had the transmission in 2nd gear. Nesxt thing I know, the tractor fired up and the tractor and my very surprised son were leaving the shop and going for the house. Fortunately, I was able to scramble up over the draft links of the 3 point hitch and yank the cluth lever back to stop the tractor.

I learned a valuable lesson-as well as my son & his warmed up bottom, about tractor safety. I still shudder at what could have happened to my son if I wasn't there.

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Diesel Don

07-06-2003 08:44:55




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 Re: Pull the clutch lever to stop it! in reply to John L., 07-05-2003 18:56:05  
I learned that lesson the second day I had my A. I was going to park it by the garage to start working on the tranny. I went to stop the tractor and out of habit stomped on the left brake instead of using the hand clutch. I now have a nice dent in the front of my garage to remind me of the incident.



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ravgardner

07-06-2003 05:32:16




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 Re: Pull the clutch lever to stop it! in reply to John L., 07-05-2003 18:56:05  
I recently helped a friend of mine buy his first old JD. I drove it home for him, but once we got there it was training time. After several times of engaging and disengaging the clutch with the tractor in neutral, using the John Deere snap, I had him start off. I told him several times never lock the cluctch while backing up, rule #1. He did well, backing up, going forward, changing gears and so forth, so I thought its time for a bigger challenge. I had him back up to a trailer. This is good practice as it emphasizes the need for precise clutch control. I stood to the side not behind, them moved in and slipped the pin in place. One challenge down. he pulled the trailer around a while getting more feel for the machine. Next I asked him to back the trailor into its parking place. He unknowingly locked the clutch while backing and nearly backed over the pole when it kinked to one side, before remembering to pull the clutch. It left a deep impression on him that I think will serve him well in the future.
Those of us that were raised on a hand clutch or have had many hours to memorize their use sometimes forget how much practice it takes to use the hand clutch correctly especially when under stress or in a hurry. Do our newbies a favor and do some training with them in a controlled situation so they can practice and learn without damaging something or hurting themselves. My $0.02 worth.

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CJDave

07-06-2003 12:27:31




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 Re: Re: Pull the clutch lever to stop it! in reply to ravgardner, 07-06-2003 05:32:16  
Let X equal the number of fence posts, barn door edges, and you-name-it that have been hit because we couldn't get the clutch snapped out in time. As a kid driving John Deeres, hand clutches were "normal", but it was still tough to get them out in a hurry sometimes. I put a lot of seat time on our neighbor's Ferguson with the foot clutch, so it was normal to use both for me. When I put a novice on my JD A, I MAKE SURE that I monitor them carefully, so they don't get into trouble. I know how easy it is to screw up; especially if the tractor has been sitting and the clutch is kind of sticky.

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Ray

07-05-2003 19:07:35




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 Re: Pull the clutch lever to stop it! in reply to John L., 07-05-2003 18:56:05  
A few years ago I was trying to sell a JD 530 to
a nice young man who after trying it out was
backing it back into my building.About two foot
from the wall he started pushing the left brake
trying to stop.He finally realized what he was
doing after the drawbar went through the wall.
He then acted like there was something wrong
with the tractor.



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John L.

07-05-2003 19:10:19




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 Re: Re: Pull the clutch lever to stop it! in reply to Ray, 07-05-2003 19:07:35  
Bad tractor huh?



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70D

07-06-2003 05:25:18




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 Re: Re: Re: Pull the clutch lever to stop it! in reply to John L., 07-05-2003 19:10:19  
I've seen people that had use a hand clutch all the life grab air with their right hand when thier on a foot clutch tractor(old habbits are hard to break)

70D



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Terry H

07-07-2003 09:16:46




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Pull the clutch lever to stop it! in reply to 70D, 07-06-2003 05:25:18  
Been There, Done That ;)

Terry H



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