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johnjk

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Was having issues yesterday with the B3200being sluggish and wrote it off to not having run it for a while. Turns out I had set the parking brake and forgot about it earlier in the afternoon. Saw it this morning as I went to pull out of the barn. I get the ID10t award. No issues with responsiveness today🤦‍♂️
 
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Was having issues yesterday with the B3200being sluggish and wrote it off to not having run it for a while. Turns out I had set the parking brake and forgot about it earlier in the afternoon. Saw it this morning as I went to pull out of the barn. I get the ID10t award. No issues with responsiveness today🤦‍♂️
You are probably the only one on this forum that has ever done that!
 
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I wish there was a beeper or something to tell us we left it on. :D
 
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I usually use the FEL as my brake when stopped. Not like we have any hills around here.
 

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I wish there was a beeper or something to tell us we left it on. :D
on second thought . . . that should be an easy project if
you have a brake switch and
you have some kind of electrical switch(es) operated by the treadle pedal (forward and reverse)

My treadle must have those switches. If I stand up from the operator's seat and press the treadle in either position it cuts the motor. I don't know if I have a brake switch - hmmm will have to find the wiring diagram.
 
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North Idaho Wolfman

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It's happened to a lot of us!
On the mechanical side of it, it's veery unlikely that any damage happened.
If your concerned at all, do fluid and filter change.
 
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I guess the dash light is only on the newer models.
 

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I have a whole showcase full of these.

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On my bx when (not if but when) I do this the HST gets real loud fighting the brake. That's my warning klaxon!
 
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Glad I never did anything silly like that ,,,, coff coff cofff ;)
 
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johnjk

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I played with it a bit. No lights on mine but when I set the parking brake using the leaver, the handle moves back almost to the off position while engaged. Time to do a parking brake adjustment. On the plus side, I did get all the rust and dirt off those brake drums!
 

johnjk

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On my bx when (not if but when) I do this the HST gets real loud fighting the brake. That's my warning klaxon!
Mine was really loud but I had on my noise cancelling ear buds. Should have pulled one and listened closer.
 
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Dash light has never helped me. Buzzer or interlock would help. Buzzer would have to have a time out feature since the brake has to be on to operate the PTO while off the seat. Not fool proof. Probably the best way would be to install a limit switch on the hst pedal to control a buzzer that gets its power from the brake light. Another winter project.