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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vinito" data-source="post: 96155" data-attributes="member: 12954">Hi folks.I got a hoe attachment for my skidsteer and it's the standard type which has its own seat. So you position the machine, then climb up and do your hoe work, climb back in to move, etc.The problem is my skidsteer doesn't have any kind of brake for the drive system. That's not much of an issue until you have to climb in & out while it's throttled up, tentatively in neutral drive position, and a little bump of the lever can start it moving (or lurching) while you're unbuckled and standing or out perched high on the hoe attachment.So I'd like to add some kind of brake to it and be safe. Seems pretty necessary. How should I go about this so it's simple and reliable? How is the brake normally rigged up on a "real" skidsteer? Probably two or three ways to accomplish this. Mine has hydrostat drive system separate from the hydraulic pump which powers the arms & auxiliary, but it's all spinning all the time, i.e. no electric clutch and no easy way to attach one.Anyway, thanks for any suggestions.</blockquote>