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Has anyone ever seen a Waterloo 2cyl conv. to a foot clutch?

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Tyler, MO

02-11-2003 12:54:10




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It seems to me that I once heard of a 630 with a foot clutch made for a man without his right arm. This may just be my mind playing tricks on me, but I think I remember hearing about one. If there are some with a foot clutch were they available "special" from the engineering dept. at Deere or were they made with some homemade "Ingenuity"? A foot clutch sure would help to prevent cussing when trying to back a loaded hay wagon into an opening only 10ft wide in our barn.....

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The Dukester

02-12-2003 09:42:34




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 Re: Has anyone ever seen a Waterloo 2cyl conv. to a foot clutch? in reply to Tyler, MO, 02-11-2003 12:54:10  
Yes, back in the 1940's I saw a unstyled A with a foot clutch. It was a "homemade" thing but surprising it worked pretty good as I could tell. I didn't get to run the tractor, I just sat on it and tryed out the thing popping the clutch in and out . It had two pedal areas, one that stuck up about 5 inches above and about 4 inches forward of the clutch lever mounting point and another pedal that was about 5 inches aft or behind the pivot/mounting point. To engage the clutch you pressed forward on the forward pedal until the clutch "snapped" into engagement and to disengage the clutch you pressed down on the aft pedal. It worked quite well except it took a little "stamp" type effort on the rear pedal to disengage the clutch. Setting on the seat with one hand on the steering wheel, you could do both procedures easily by sliding your right foot off the platform and up on to the pedal. For disengaging it was easier to put the toe area of your foot beneath the front pedal part It was a lot like the clutch on a old sideshift Harley(as if any of you remember that) motorcycle or the pto clutch on the series 30 two cylinders except everything was bigger and took somewhat more effort. I have thought about making a foot clutch and mounting it on one of my two bangers just to stimulate interest and/or conversation in it, but so far not done it. (One of these days, maybe)

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The Dukester

02-12-2003 09:42:12




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 Re: Has anyone ever seen a Waterloo 2cyl conv. to a foot clutch? in reply to Tyler, MO, 02-11-2003 12:54:10  
Yes, back in the 1940's I saw a unstyled A with a foot clutch. It was a "homemade" thing but surprising it worked pretty good as I could tell. I didn't get to run the tractor, I just sat on it and tryed out the thing popping the clutch in and out . It had two pedal areas, one that stuck up about 5 inches above and about 4 inches forward of the clutch lever mounting point and another pedal that was about 5 inches aft or behind the pivot/mounting point. To engage the clutch you pressed forward on the forward pedal until the clutch "snapped" into engagement and to disengage the clutch you pressed down on the aft pedal. It worked quite well except it took a little "stamp" type effort on the rear pedal to disengage the clutch. Setting on the seat with one hand on the steering wheel, you could do both procedures easily by sliding your right foot off the platform and up on to the pedal. For disengaging it was easier to put the toe area of your foot beneath the front pedal part It was a lot like the clutch on a old sideshift Harley(as if any of you remember that) motorcycle or the pto clutch on the series 30 two cylinders except everything was bigger and took somewhat more effort. I have thought about making a foot clutch and mounting it on one of my two bangers just to stimulate interest and/or conversation in it, but so far not done it. (One of these days, maybe)

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johan

02-12-2003 02:31:55




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 Re: Has anyone ever seen a Waterloo 2cyl conv. to a foot clutch? in reply to Tyler, MO, 02-11-2003 12:54:10  
I have seen a BR that had the lever bent down so that it could be operated by the right foot. I think that it was then operating in the opposite way to a normal clutch, by stepping on it, it released.



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donwisc

02-11-2003 16:55:55




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 Re: Has anyone ever seen a Waterloo 2cyl conv. to a foot clutch? in reply to Tyler, MO, 02-11-2003 12:54:10  
I have never heard of a designed operational foot clutch for the old 2 cyl tractors. Thats not to say that someone didnt rig one up. Its never shown up in the Green Mag that I have over the last 8 years.

When I was a teenager in the 50s I was able to back a 4 wheel wagon of loose hay up a hill into a barn with a 42 B. Today at 65 it would be too tough. I have however clamped a foot pedal on to the hand clutch lever and it works well in positioning the tractor but this is not for rookies and you do need to know the clutch characteristics of your tractor. I generally have one foot on the brake while feathering the clutch.

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