Dumb question, I suppose

[Caryc]

Got to thinking about this. If you get an "N" stuck in loose dirt and one rear wheel is spinning, can you apply the brake to that spinning wheel and transfer power to the other wheel?

Got to be something wrong, it can't be as simple as that.

 

[Ed S.]

Yep, it's that simple.

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[R Geiger]

Yep, do it all the time.

 

[Caryc]

Well, crap!!! Why didn't I think of this a lot sooner? :roll: :roll: :roll:

 

[Den N Ms]

Caryc ,You just don't stomp and lock up the wheel that is spinning.Just apply the brake on the wheel that is spinning just enough to make the other wheel turn so that they are both pulling.

 

[R Geiger]

We had a gray ractor, can't remember what it was, but when plowing with a 2 bottom plow if one wheel lost traction, there was a long lever to the right of the seat which would lock the differential like a positive track. It worked real good. You had to hold it for it too work and it did not care which tire was spinning.
I have looked but can find no reference this this.

 

[Dean]

Of course.

Dean

 

[Ken(Ark)]

There is an art of applying the brake , kind of like using a clutch to get power to both wheels , maybe not equally though . You may want to transfer power but not let the spinning tire then act as anchor , especially if your stuck in mud . Some later model Fords have a coupler the locks both axels and it feels different when pulling as you have better traction but less control of the steering . If you are sticking in mud in a wooded area you may not want to push straight forward .

 

[Caryc]

Thanks guys. I'll remember...gently on the brake. But now that I have two tractors I'm not too worried about getting one stuck. :wink:

 

[Ultradog MN]

In 1965 Ford put diferential lock on many
of their models. A pedal you clomp down on
with your right heel. Locks the
differential so both tires turn together.
Very handy. Especially since Fords were
never known for good brakes till you got
into the 50+ HP models.

 

[HCooke]

Yes and you can steer with the brakes when then front end is a little light.

 

[HFJ]

[b:2760a4d15a]"Fords were never known for good brakes till you got into the 50+ HP models."[/b:2760a4d15a]

my ford has good [i:2760a4d15a]brake[/i:2760a4d15a] - the left. the right? well, there's something u can push down with your foot. not real sure if it's connected to anything

a sensible person would say i should deal with that. and hey, i might

 

[Caryc]

(quoted from post at 15:17:11 04/27/17)
[b:365ce6292e]"Fords were never known for good brakes till you got into the 50+ HP models."[/b:365ce6292e]

my ford has good [i:365ce6292e]brake[/i:365ce6292e] - the left. the right? well, there's something u can push down with your foot. not real sure if it's connected to anything

a sensible person would say i should deal with that. and hey, i might

No sense rushing into these things. Give it plenty of thought first.

 

[wallytoo]

(quoted from post at 09:45:56 04/27/17) Got to thinking about this. If you get an "N" stuck in loose dirt and one rear wheel is spinning, can you apply the brake to that spinning wheel and transfer power to the other wheel?

Got to be something wrong, it can't be as simple as that.

the particular "N" makes a difference, too. it is easier on the 9 and 2, since the brake pedals are on opposite sides so that one can use both feet to quickly alternate applied pressure, whereas the 8 has the pedals on the same side, so they must be operated by one foot, and cannot alternate aplication nearly as fast as on the earlier Ns.

wally

 

[John in Mich]

Like the guys said, just enough brake application so that power is to both wheels. I've been doing that for 64 years. But, guess
what. I've been stuck hundreds of times. Sometimes just pushing the season when ground is still too wet or low spots that were
always wet until late spring. It was almost an annual ritual at least once. LOL How many times I had a shovel and some old
tires. Dig down in front of both rear tires, chuck old car tires down and the tractor could climb out of the hole.
Many times I had to drop the plow because it was buried. Get the tractor out and then use a chain and drag the plow out backwards
to firm ground, tip it back up and reconnect.
Some farmers chained planks or logs to the wheels. Some did a log on the side of each wheel, others chained a log under the tractor
to both rear wheels. My father was adamant, NO! Good way to ruin your day when that log came up the back, and there were some.

 

[ScoutB]

I've used the brakes to transfer traction many times while plowing snow. Works like a charm - you don't have to wait 'til spring to get back to the garage.

 

[HFJ]

(quoted from post at 19:54:27 04/27/17)

(quoted from post at 15:17:11 04/27/17)
[b:b9b8c0386a]"Fords were never known for good brakes till you got into the 50+ HP models."[/b:b9b8c0386a]

my ford has good [i:b9b8c0386a]brake[/i:b9b8c0386a] - the left. the right? well, there's something u can push down with your foot. not real sure if it's connected to anything

a sensible person would say i should deal with that. and hey, i might

No sense rushing into these things. Give it plenty of thought first.

amen. haste makes waste. that's my story and i'm sticking to it.

 

[howdy1960]

Almost same problem on mine, except something you push on is the left while the right almost pretends to try to work

 

[HFJ]

(quoted from post at 15:43:57 04/29/17) Almost same problem on mine, except something you push on is the left while the right almost pretends to try to work

my left seems to work well. i wish it were the right that did. mine's a 2N, clutch and right brake > clutch and left brake on a 2