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Re: front brake question????
« Reply #15 on: February 02, 2013, 10:07:42 am »
Front brakes and defective chassis...Got it

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Re: front brake question????
« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2013, 01:43:58 pm »
LOL!!  :D

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Re: front brake question????
« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2013, 02:12:26 pm »
Until you roll them George LOL

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Re: front brake question????
« Reply #18 on: February 02, 2013, 02:19:06 pm »
I didn't know Rooster has rode ALL of them :P
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Re: front brake question????
« Reply #19 on: February 02, 2013, 02:20:26 pm »
...And don't forget 1 bald tire, and two flat tires.  Oh, and you HAVE to have an oil leak!!   :woo:

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Re: front brake question????
« Reply #20 on: February 02, 2013, 05:26:38 pm »
Wow this is getting a little too high tech for me.

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Re: front brake question????
« Reply #21 on: February 02, 2013, 05:59:58 pm »
...For what it is worth, I use a diagonal brake pattern by having an adjustable hydraulic brake bias to give the chassis a short "twitch" to the left before the right front applies, which becomes a great drift into the corners under the right throttle...
That sounds like a pretty sweet idea.  The diagonal split reminds me of FWD cars from the 80 and 90s.  Are you running two masters then?  I am curious as to how you have that hooked up.
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Re: front brake question????
« Reply #22 on: February 02, 2013, 11:28:17 pm »
Single master cylinder.  Probably should have done a dual, but it was what I had at the time.  But, it works!

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Re: front brake question????
« Reply #23 on: February 02, 2013, 11:52:12 pm »
So it sounds like you are using both outlets to feed the front and back brakes at the same time, one channel is for front left/rear caliper half.  The other channel is front right/other rear caliper half. And you bias it with a valve to allow the front left/ real caliper half to go first? 

So half of the rear caliper extends then other half follows once the other circuit chimes in?  I'm trying to figure out setup in my head here.   lol
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Re: front brake question????
« Reply #24 on: February 03, 2013, 12:16:37 am »
Simple:  The RF is the only one with hydraulic proportioning.  Because this was my first build, I made tons of mistakes.  I needed an extra "trick" to get this too-tall, too-heavy mower to apex correctly with a too-fat driver.  The right brake apply and the right throttle sends me right around the corners.

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Re: front brake question????
« Reply #25 on: February 04, 2013, 12:35:24 am »
I didn't know Rooster has rode ALL of them :P
Lol, I only wrecked one of em!
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Re: front brake question????
« Reply #26 on: February 04, 2013, 06:29:40 am »
Until you roll them George LOL
Yup it handled awesome after that but was so different I didnt like it LOL.
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Re: front brake question????
« Reply #27 on: February 12, 2013, 10:16:12 am »
Glancing off a hey bale coming out of turn two seams to help too! Is that not so there Jeff.
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Re: front brake question????
« Reply #28 on: February 12, 2013, 11:10:33 am »
Glancing off a hey bale coming out of turn two seams to help too! Is that not so there Jeff.

LOL, Tends to make things drag a bit!