[saskcanfarmer]

Simple question. We have a 1000bu grain cart on a 400hp 4WD. Brakes are very poor. How important is it to have good brakes?

 

[SWMan]

how important is it to have good brakes?

Very important!

 

[Grainline]

Would u head to town with a tridem load of wheat with no brakes ? You need them

 

[cptusa]

Not at all important. Brakes are a useless and unnecessary waste of good money. Until you want to stop.

 

[birchcreekfarms]

I'm not gonna argue the importance of good brakes, its nice to know they are there should you need them, but with a powershift transmission, i think the only time i use the brake is when im filling a truck, and even then its not necessary, just trying to shave a few seconds off the unload time. I sure wouldn't put hired help in a setup like that though, sounds like a lawsuit waiting to happen.

 

[Don Boles]

Simple question. We have a 1000bu grain cart on a 400hp 4WD. Brakes are very poor. How important is it to have good brakes?

Well the quick answer is very but if you have a tractor that by nature has poor brakes and can't be fixed you could scab by, as long as you will ALWAYS be on flat ground.
But the reality is safety alone should have you looking.

 

[saskcanfarmer]

Pretty much the answer I was fishing for. Trying to prove a point. Thanks guys

 

[SWMan]

Pretty much the answer I was fishing for. Trying to prove a point. Thanks guys

Did we make you some money???

 

[westaus]

We have a Trufab chaser bin that has hyd brakes that operate with the tractor brakes, or can be set up to be activated by the SCVs. Haven't had to rely on them yet but nice to have them there

 

[wheely]

Yer I would put brakes on the cart before better brakes on a 4WD tractor. You jam the brakes on in the tractor and all the weight comes off the back axle and the cart throws you into a jackknife if you're not on the ball

 

[joesixpack]

The weight in the cart even the big ones is nothing like a fully loaded air drill that we road at full transport speed all the time. We never road transport a full grain cart. Just have to use your brain.

 

[Diesel Dan]

1000bu with a 400hp 4wd? EAAASYY

I've carted 750bu with a 200hp MFWD in mud up and down hills, no sweat.

You don't road with a full cart anyway.

 

[Jason Hildebrand]

Did we make you some money???

My guess is we cost someone some money, either fixing brakes or buy a different tractor

 

[gopherchoker]

Yeah we pulled our 1250 with a Deere 8400. Big 4wd shouldn't be a problem. Should be able to engine brake 95% of the time.

 

[Don Boles]

My guess is we cost someone some money, either fixing brakes or buy a different tractor

Either way made saskcanfarmer happy!

 

[SWMan]

My guess is we cost someone some money, either fixing brakes or buy a different tractor

You are quite likely correct! Money well spent though.

One good thing about since MB made all the safeties mandatory on trucks is that the likelihood of encountering a truck with bad brakes is way down. Probably still a few farm tandems that should see the mechanic for some repairs...