P1000 Hillbilly Brake

[TheHoover]

Cool idea but not cool enough to give up my 12.00 lever brake.

Could you tell me more about this lever brake you speak of?
I’ve done a quick search on parking brakes with no results.
A parking brake would be nice, and a huge piece of mind when stopping on a hillside!

 

[Admin]

 

[TheHoover]

Could you tell me more about this lever brake you speak of?
I’ve done a quick search on parking brakes with no results.
A parking brake would be nice, and a huge piece of mind when stopping on a hillside!

Did a google search and came up with some results.. weird. Anyways I see some have gotten creative! That’s good.

 

[Delton]

Could you tell me more about this lever brake you speak of?
I’ve done a quick search on parking brakes with no results.
A parking brake would be nice, and a huge piece of mind when stopping on a hillside!

This is @ToddACimer creation. Works like a charm. Mine held on a 53 degree grade while i pulled winch cable.
I sold one with bracket and hardware for 30 bucks shipped. Guy on FB sells one for 70.

 

[rbtnt]

Here is a link to info on a lever brake that was talked on the forum.
P1000 - Considering parking brake

 

[Delton]

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This is @ToddACimer creation. Works like a charm. Mine held on a 53 degree grade while i pulled winch cable.
I sold one with bracket and hardware for 30 bucks shipped. Guy on FB sells one for 70.

Its the blue handled one not the lineloc up top. Lineloc works for small grades but nowhere near the stopping power.

 

[JTW]

Its the blue handled one not the lineloc up top. Lineloc works for small grades but nowhere near the stopping power.

The linelock is the weak link for you breaking system.. when the o ring goes.. so do the brakes!

 

[Delton]

The linelock is the weak link for you breaking system.. when the o ring goes.. so do the brakes!

Thats why you remove Chinese Orings and replace with quality ones. Havent had a problem in over a year

 

[JTW]

Thats why you remove Chinese Orings and replace with quality ones. Havent had a problem in over a year

That’s a wise move... might toss a couple extra in the glove box too.

 

[Delton]

The linelock is the weak link for you breaking system.. when the o ring goes.. so do the brakes!

Just for the record, the pistons in the calipers on all 4 corners of your machine are sealed with flat Orings. If those fail, so do your brakes lol.

 

[Delton]

Link to last ones i bought.
Destaco Model 602 Toggle Clamp Straight Line Action - 2 pieces - FREE SHIPPING! | eBay

 

[Kilo427]

So I stopped by dads today and he gave me this.. lol

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You should set the brake and go over some really hard terrain like on the side of a cliff at night time in the rain over a tree. Oh and then have your passenger run a winch cause you can’t make the hill for some reason.

 

[Landman]

I've got a similar setup but with a red handled lock... but I ordered the hillbilly brake anyway. The reason is when I have my 4pt harness on, I can't reach under there and lock it. If I have boots on, I can't be 100% certain that I've unlocked it either. And while most of the time, if I'm setting the lock I'm also probably getting out, but not every time. When I first put the lock in, I did take off a few times before remembering it was locked. I could tell quickly so it's not like I went far and I've not done that in a while, but still... I like the easy lock/unlock of the hillbilly and added option to pad lock it.

 

[TripleB]

I bought the lever lock but haven't installed it yet so I ordered the hillbilly brake Monday.

 

[TheHoover]

Just for the record, the pistons in the calipers on all 4 corners of your machine are sealed with flat Orings. If those fail, so do your brakes lol.

You wouldn’t happen to know the size do you? I’d like to add a couple to my toolbox.

 

[Delton]

You wouldn’t happen to know the size do you? I’d like to add a couple to my toolbox.

Size of what? Seals for the pistons? Lol. I was just playing on his "sensationalizing" of Oring failures. Hell our lives are in the hands of Orings every single day lmao

 

[Delton]

I've got a similar setup but with a red handled lock... but I ordered the hillbilly brake anyway. The reason is when I have my 4pt harness on, I can't reach under there and lock it. If I have boots on, I can't be 100% certain that I've unlocked it either. And while most of the time, if I'm setting the lock I'm also probably getting out, but not every time. When I first put the lock in, I did take off a few times before remembering it was locked. I could tell quickly so it's not like I went far and I've not done that in a while, but still... I like the easy lock/unlock of the hillbilly and added option to pad lock it.

Im absent minded as hell but surprisingly havent forgotten the lever lock one single time. I have 4pts too but ive perfected the art of unlocking with big rubber boots in lol

 

[Montecresto]

This guy looks to have a great product. Anyone have it?

Can’t find a link, he’s on FB with Hillbilly Brake, LLC as his page.

I thought the hillbilly brake was dragging your foot on the ground or rolling a rock under your wheel, lol.

 

[Montecresto]

Its the blue handled one not the lineloc up top. Lineloc works for small grades but nowhere near the stopping power.

What exactly is that blue handled one doing when activated, Is it simply applying pressure to the foot brake?

 

[ToddACimer]

What exactly is that blue handled one doing when activated, Is it simply applying pressure to the foot brake?

Yes

 

[Montecresto]

Yes
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That’s awesome, thanks Todd!!!! Is that something that you’re selling???