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I just find the tractors to be much easier, but still need practice on them as well.
We have two tractors, one is a huge massey ferguson and the little tractor that I claim as mine is a ford that originally belonged to my SO's late brother. You stop it with a combination of the brake and the clutch and once stopped clutch again to shift gears. At least I think that's how it goes.
My first time on the big tractor I tried stopping it using the brake alone while it picked up speed going downhill. He's yelling the clutch! the clutch! I was embarrased because the neighbors happened to be out there.
This is the way my SO explained the safety switch to me. It prevents the truck from starting so that if you leave the truck in gear when you shut it off, you won't run somebody (like your SO maybe?) over by it taking off when you re-start it.
The biggest problem I'm having, besides just getting the dang thing started, is that period of time when you have to be releasing the clutch slowly while at the same time slowly increase the pressure on the gas. It's that fine balance thing.
We have two tractors, one is a huge massey ferguson and the little tractor that I claim as mine is a ford that originally belonged to my SO's late brother. You stop it with a combination of the brake and the clutch and once stopped clutch again to shift gears. At least I think that's how it goes.
This is the way my SO explained the safety switch to me. It prevents the truck from starting so that if you leave the truck in gear when you shut it off, you won't run somebody (like your SO maybe?) over by it taking off when you re-start it.
The biggest problem I'm having, besides just getting the dang thing started, is that period of time when you have to be releasing the clutch slowly while at the same time slowly increase the pressure on the gas. It's that fine balance thing.
