Foot pedal for speed control on 200 and 400 series

[Spike188]

I looked up Gummy's foot control on the other site. @ras101 has a nice pdf that Grummy did on his build several years ago. Grummy is still alive and kicking. I had him confused with Gator who passed several years ago.

[Jancoe]

Grummy's last seen active on the other site 2-28-23. We need him over here with some insight.

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[Spike188]

@Jancoe I edited my post. Thanks for the tip. The information I posted was wrong and the name was misspelled. I mixed Grummy up with Gator from the other site. Gator passed in 2020.

[Harry]

Yes Gator did pass away. I always had a hard time understanding his posts. I went to the forum site after reading Jancoe’s post. I sent a PM to Grummy inquiring about some if his past projects. If I get a response from him I will reach out and tell him about this site. Maybe he will check us out and join. Harry

[ras101]

OK, so lets start really sharing here. I have been, and will continue to be, an avid fan of Grummy since before 2011. His work is just exceptional and in my eyes something to strive for. So being a fan I found a way to download a lot of files from Grummy's now defunct website for my own files. So I went looking this past few days when this subject came up on our forum found nothing of substance online, not even in the "other" forums and then went to my own files. I found a lot of files, some that Eugen will post later but for now I will share Grummy's foot control in all it's glory.. Enjoy a work of art guys..

[Harry]

I heard back from Grummy on the forum. He filled me in on what he has been up to. I invited him to check out ccigt.com and mentioned to him how friendly the members are. So possibly he will do so and join. Harry

[ras101]

Harry, I did the same thing with Grummy and he said he would visit too.

[propane1]

Foot control is so much nicer. But I have no input on how to do it. I have three foot controlled tractors and five hand lever controlled tractors. You get use to the lever controlled ones. But foot controlled ones are better.


Noel

[Timj]

maybe it's just me having been on my Ingy for thirty years but for most of what I do i like the hand control. As I have not yet grown a third arm there is times when it would be handy to have a free hand when trying to operate three things at once.
Our NH compact tractor has foot control and it is really handy when running the loader or three point. I don't care much for it for mowing or driving distances. ( Side rant, it is two petals on a bar that pivots in the center. You rock it back and forth to go forward and reverse. Numerous times my boot sole has gotten caught on it, picked up to stop and lurched forward. Also it's mounted on the same side as the brakes, making using the brakes impossible. End rant )

[propane1]

Each has its things with operating. Some tractors with foot control have a cruise control thing. Which I never use. I’m use to pushing on a gas pedal for 50 years so pushing on a hydro pedal not much different.
Very strange why tractors with hydro foot control pedals have the brakes on the same side. My 1980 LGT 165 Ford garden tractor is like that.


Noel