Clutch and Brake

is there a way i could make the clutch and the brake separate peddles instead of when i just push the clutch pedal it acts as a brake

Just be lucky you have brakes. I have none, and I would believe you could if you looked at some fab work

yes dude there is a possible way, also depends on the gearbox type, the brake workings and linkages and so on. on mine im gonna try to disconnect the brakes for the clutch peddle and run a bike hand brake lever and cord to the puller mechenisum or how ever u spell it

Mechanism you were close.

well i want to make it so i can shift while im still driving instead when i hit the peddle it stops then i shift and i dont want that i want it like a truck almost also i have no idea what my trans is my tractor is a Craftsman LT4000 its a 6 spd manual with a 12.5 hp tecumseh

ok my brake setup i did works good! i did it now the clutch only works as a clutch only, the brake is on its on lever that i pull like a hand brake in a car, works really well! ill post a pic when i can.

boggo wrote:

ok my brake setup i did works good! i did it now the clutch only works as a clutch only, the brake is on its on lever that i pull like a hand brake in a car, works really well! ill post a pic when i can.

That's interesting, never thought of doing the brake on a hand lever. Can you post a pic when you have a min?

this is my brake setup

I know the 1998 John Deere STX38 has separate brake and clutch pedals, I'll try to take pics of it tommorow if I have time.

boggo wrote:

this is my brake setup

awesome, that a nice simple way of doing it. might have to copy that if you don't mind
Thanks for uploading those pics

yer go right ahead i dont mind

We don't use the stock brake anymore, but our brake pedal setup has not changed much since we did.

We took the brake rod off of the clutch rod, and installed a separate pedal on the right foot board. We just took a simple piece of flat stock steel, bent at a right angle to make something you can hit with your foot, that goes through the foot board and pivots on a bolt we put through the frame. The brake rod is connected to the bottom of the "pedal's" arm, and we attached a spring to pull it back when you take your foot off.

This was one of the easier, and most useful mods we did. We have since upgraded the pedal's design and angle, but it has stayed fundamentally the same since we came up with it.

yer, your ideas are better but i dont mind mine as i had no brakes on the mower since i changed the pulley, i can pull i nice skid on the road with my brakes now XD

my honda came with seperate pedals, one for the brake and one for the clutch if you press the brake it also engages the clutch its a good system

I wanna join the Mower Cycle Gang... aka the "Mowrons!"