Brakes?

4x4 CC · 06-30-2007, 01:12 PM

I had an idea this morning while sitting on the throne, If some how made dual brake pedal, sorts like what are on tractors, on my cart and then make them lockable for dual braking? I think if you got one tire spining in the mud while the other one has traction but no powet, you could brake the side that is spinning hopefully sending power to the other tire. What do yall think? Thanks

NO NO NO E-Z-GO! · 06-30-2007, 03:00 PM

That is a GREAT idea. If you could make the pedals not take up too much room, and not be too bulky, I think you'd have a good setup there.

4x4 CC · 06-30-2007, 06:50 PM

Ill have to take a look at it, It shouldn;t be that hard. It'll be a poor man's Posi....Im sure I could do it under 300 Bucks... LOL!! Any ideas on how to go about doing this?

traderrik · 07-20-2007, 11:25 AM

Instead of a foot pedal, how about a hand control of some sort? Maybe like a parking brake lever?

crash12888 · 07-25-2007, 05:25 PM

I know this is kind of rough but it shows the basic concept. Two pedals pivot on the old bolt. You would still need to incorporate a parking brake into one or both pedals. On the new pedals use adjustable turnbuckles from the cable end to the new pedals.

traderrik · 07-26-2007, 10:28 AM

I read in another thread where a guy has adjusted his right rear brake to that it is always applied slightly before the left brake. He says when he sticks in the mud, he just depresses the brake pedal slightly and then guns it. This, as you suggested, serves to lock-up the r.r. wheel (the one that was previously spinning in the muck) and transfers power through the "open" differential to the left wheel.

I can see that it could be a fine line between "free" and brake drag. And I would think that the r.r. brake shoes would wear excessively.

Just a thought.

CUTiger · 07-31-2007, 08:34 PM

I'd think that when you were just normally dragging it would cause it to pull to the right when you braked...maybe not though.

caddymankc · 08-05-2007, 11:04 AM

going at stock speeds it dont realy pull to each side my old cart was adjusted on 1 side alot more then the other and it never pulled

caddymankc · 08-05-2007, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by traderrik

I read in another thread where a guy has adjusted his right rear brake to that it is always applied slightly before the left brake. He says when he sticks in the mud, he just depresses the brake pedal slightly and then guns it. This, as you suggested, serves to lock-up the r.r. wheel (the one that was previously spinning in the muck) and transfers power through the "open" differential to the left wheel.

I can see that it could be a fine line between "free" and brake drag. And I would think that the r.r. brake shoes would wear excessively.

Just a thought.

what if its the left wheel with no traction? unless it was always the rights slipping then the brake would be useless

traderrik · 08-05-2007, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by caddymankc

what if its the left wheel with no traction? unless it was always the rights slipping then the brake would be useless

Hmmm... Maybe I'm missing something, or misinformed. Is it not the right that's always the primary drive wheel?

The only time you would apply the brake slightly to gain traction is when the right wheel is slipping - which, in an open differential, would then send the power to the left wheel (which, hopefully, would have some traction).

06-30-2007, 01:12 PM	#1
4x4 CC Frog Hunter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Little Rock, Ar Posts: 1,155	Brakes? I had an idea this morning while sitting on the throne, If some how made dual brake pedal, sorts like what are on tractors, on my cart and then make them lockable for dual braking? I think if you got one tire spining in the mud while the other one has traction but no powet, you could brake the side that is spinning hopefully sending power to the other tire. What do yall think? Thanks

06-30-2007, 03:00 PM	#2
NO NO NO E-Z-GO! Gone Wild Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: ComplainAboutNoNo'sProfile-Ville Posts: 4,988	Re: Brakes? That is a GREAT idea. If you could make the pedals not take up too much room, and not be too bulky, I think you'd have a good setup there.

06-30-2007, 06:50 PM	#3
4x4 CC Frog Hunter Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Little Rock, Ar Posts: 1,155	Re: Brakes? Ill have to take a look at it, It shouldn;t be that hard. It'll be a poor man's Posi....Im sure I could do it under 300 Bucks... LOL!! Any ideas on how to go about doing this?

07-20-2007, 11:25 AM	#4
traderrik Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 33	Re: Brakes? Instead of a foot pedal, how about a hand control of some sort? Maybe like a parking brake lever?
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07-25-2007, 05:25 PM	#5
crash12888 Gone Crazy Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chesterfield, Va Posts: 2,961	Re: Brakes? I know this is kind of rough but it shows the basic concept. Two pedals pivot on the old bolt. You would still need to incorporate a parking brake into one or both pedals. On the new pedals use adjustable turnbuckles from the cable end to the new pedals.

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07-26-2007, 10:28 AM	#6
traderrik Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 33	Re: Brakes? I read in another thread where a guy has adjusted his right rear brake to that it is always applied slightly before the left brake. He says when he sticks in the mud, he just depresses the brake pedal slightly and then guns it. This, as you suggested, serves to lock-up the r.r. wheel (the one that was previously spinning in the muck) and transfers power through the "open" differential to the left wheel. I can see that it could be a fine line between "free" and brake drag. And I would think that the r.r. brake shoes would wear excessively. Just a thought.
traderrik Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 33

07-31-2007, 08:34 PM	#7
CUTiger Gone Wild Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 285	Re: Brakes? I'd think that when you were just normally dragging it would cause it to pull to the right when you braked...maybe not though.
CUTiger Gone Wild Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 285

08-05-2007, 11:04 AM	#8
caddymankc WILD Join Date: May 2007 Location: In my 64 chrysler,pa Posts: 1,202	Re: Brakes? going at stock speeds it dont realy pull to each side my old cart was adjusted on 1 side alot more then the other and it never pulled

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