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Dave H (MI)

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Never done this until yesterday and there was no one to show me how. Looking back I can see I was doing this wrong. I thought I had to push in the clutch before I moved the lever to forward or reverse. When I let the clutch out it gave a bit of howl. Thought there was a problem with the clutch but then I looked to my left. Here is how I THINK I should have done it.

On the left is a lever for 1-2-3 gears. I THINK the clutch is for moving this lever. Then I THINK you move the forward/reverse lever without clutch. Am I getting the hang of this? Was the howl because I used the clutch wrong do you think?
 
That's just the hydro motor you here. your getting it right. use clutch to change range and the lever on consol to go forward and reverse.
 
Dave, it's been a long time since I drove a 1440 for a neighbor but I thought the pedal was only for quick stopping. It is a simple dump valve, if memory serves. It is not necessary to use it at all when moving. Place the hydro lever in neutral, shift to the appropriate gear (2nd would likely be the normal field operating gear) and then move the hydro lever as far as necessary to get the speed you want. When maneuvering around the shed or lining up a head, you will use 1st. Obviously, 3rd is for transporting. No need to use the pedal to do anything but stop in a hurry. Gary can likely verify or clarify this. Mike
 
You are right with what you now think.

You mentioned the brakes not working on one machine.....there is a braking action on a hydro when you slow down.

I have no idea if the brakes on my combine work....I don't ever remember using them.
 
Be careful relying on the hydro for brakes... if you blow a hose, you have no way of stopping. Had a neat ride on a self propelled chopper that way once.
 
Do not use the "clutch" pedal if you have no brakes. There is no clutch on a hydro machine. As a previous poster stated, it is simply a dump valve that "supposedly" makes it easier to inch up to a head to hook up. I never use it. If you do use it on an incline, it's like putting the transmission in neutral and it will start freewheeling. Dangerous if you have no brakes. To drive it simply put the hydro lever in neutral, select the gear you want, and move the hydro lever forward or backward depending on the direction you want to go. I would not use first gear either unless you have to. The linkage on the transmission may be gummed up and if you put it in first, it may not come out of it unless you have another person working the linkage. 2nd and 3rd gear are engaged by the same rod on the transmission but to engage first gear, the linkage engages a different rod. If you have any questions about your new machine, email me at [email protected]. I bought my first combine (another 1660) in 2002 and ran it 8 years. I went through it completely in those 8 years and learned a lot of things the hard way. Hopefully I can save you the trouble.
 
Thanks Matt, I will probably drop you a note here soon. No manual currently and I am sure things are going to come up. So on the floor there is a pedal that would usually be a clutch except there is no clutch, there is a pedal that adjusts the steering column, and there are the two latched together brake pedals that don't work. The pedal that I thought was a clutch is the dump valve.
 
Yeah....not real comfortable with that concept. People around here take a lot for granted and more than once I have had someone pull in front of me assuming I could stop in time to avoid hitting them.
 
Your 1660 may be different than my 9400 deere. I have 4 pedals on the floor. 2 individual brake pedals on the right, 1 for the steering column tilt and the last pedal on the left which is where the clutch pedal is at on a gear drive is a parking brake with a little lever underneath it to release the parking brake. A hydro is so much nicer to run than a gear drive. By the way great buy.
 
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