{"id":107,"date":"2021-10-14T09:14:46","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T09:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farmingfans.com\/?p=107"},"modified":"2021-11-06T10:26:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T10:26:53","slug":"tractors-two-brake-pedals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farmingfans.com\/tractors-two-brake-pedals","title":{"rendered":"Why Do Tractors Have Two Brake Pedals? (Explained)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Tractors have two brake pedals, one for each rear-wheel drive. These brake pedals are locked together for road work for smoother braking. However, they can be separated for field or yard work where sharp, nimble turning is necessary.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I remember driving my dad’s John Deere tractor around the yard one wet day in my early teens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I can still remember clearly pressing my foot on the brake pedal. Something felt different. I tried again, and this time the tractor almost slid sideways around the shed corner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n My young mind was both confused and excited at the same time. What have I broken now?<\/p>\n\n\n\n The skidding by the tractor that day was similar to the drifting you’d see on a motorsport TV channel. <\/p>\n\n\n\nDrifting In A Tractor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n