Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 6:28 am Built my own version of your linkage setup when I put foot controls on Frankie . Works great . For those that do not have the ability to make there own this is a great solution for them . Keep up the good work on all the forums you are in . It is appreciated by many .

Dave

So Dave, you let the cat out of the bag here.. What foot controls? you are under an obligation my friend to share your work here! Just kidding (yeah Brits tend to do that!) want to tell us what you did and how it worked out for you?

Seen a number of foot control conversions Dave, but more than interested in what our members have found useful. I have sometimes done things to my equipment, ok more than once, that I thought was a good idea, over the years but somehow never got to where I thought it might. Do foot controls actually work? If so, what really worked for you and why should we be looking at this as the next major, or otherwise, break though in our hobby?

Please share...

@ras101 Ray I needed foot controls on Frankie because I am not an Octopus and there are 5 hydra controls and many switches plus a steering wheel . I did document it some where . It was either here or the old sight . Not sure , I will see if I can find it . It is an add on that allows me to still use the hand control if I want . So best of both worlds .
here is some pics. of it .https://ccigt.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t= ... s&start=20

As good as the 200 and 400 series tractors I think are, I also think that the hand drive control was a really poor idea. That's just me. When I find some time I definitely want to change all my non-600 series tractors to foot drive. No idea how yet, but most likely I'll do what Dave did.

Eugen wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 4:22 pm As good as the 200 and 400 series tractors I think are, I also think that the hand drive control was a really poor idea. That's just me. When I find some time I definitely want to change all my non-600 series tractors to foot drive. No idea how yet, but most likely I'll do what Dave did.

The hand controls with the detents at different speed are fine for cutting grass , but if used as the mini tractor they are it is a pain as we just don't have enough hands . IMO.

Dave, I think this is an area with should put our heads together my friend! Foot control appeals!

ras101 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 4:42 pm Dave, I think this is an area with should put our heads together my friend! Foot control appeals!

I will help with what I can . I just don't remember well what I did . Kinda made it on the fly .

DavidBarkey wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 4:56 pm

ras101 wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 4:42 pm Dave, I think this is an area with should put our heads together my friend! Foot control appeals!

I will help with what I can . I just don't remember well what I did . Kinda made it on the fly .

I think that is what we all do too. Seen a few write ups now on foot control going back almost 10 years and if I remember Grummy was involved years ago too. As you know though most modern tractors have foot control. Not sure that would be my first or only choice (I like the hand controls too) I just thought we should explore it too..

Maybe we should break foot control into a new thread? @Eugen I think it's a worthwhile discussion that deserves it's own thread.

Timj wrote: ↑Fri Mar 10, 2023 9:01 pm Maybe we should break foot control into a new thread? @Eugen I think it's a worthwhile discussion that deserves it's own thread.

Great idea Tim, I will do that tonight when I get off babysitting duty.