So I had a crazy experience. I was running my T740 along the hillside and knew it was getting lower on fuel, but it suddenly shut off and then I rolled backwards down the hill. It appears that the brakes would not hold without the engine running. Luckily it rolled a short distance and it flattened out, and I never hit anything. From what I can tell the brakes work fine when it's running, but don't hold if it is not running. Any ideas on what could cause this?
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So the Engine was turned off?
What do you have Joysticks or Manual Steering?
Test the Brake:
Manual Steering-- Unlock and operate machine--apply brake via brake switch or lift seat bar-- apply pressure with manual controls to hydrostatic pump and see if you move either on one side back or forward or even on both sides--if you almost stall out the engine your brakes are good--if you can drive, even slowly and it makes a squalling noise, your brake is bad one at least one side
Joystick machine: unlock and operate machine--switch to H-Pattern--apply brake via switch ONLY--drive each side forward or backwards and check if the machine drive in either direction--if yes one or more brakes are bad
if either test reveals that the brake drives for a moment and then holds the machine, you popped valve in the control valve could be bad, but I would have to tell you to perform a other test
