Silly question but what is the small lever (L-shaped) just to the right of the operator's seat?
A picture of it might be helpful
Well currently its a 3hr drive away. Its not in any manual I have found. But from YouTube videos...
Everything else is intuitive. But this? This thing is built like a tank, or battleship, brick s#$%house. The turbo diesel just purrs.
might be a parking brake. I last operated one 43 years ago so there is no chance I would remember.
Love the P51! That is entirely possible. Manual cautions about using/setting the brake in cold weather. But it does not say how to do it or release it... At least that I have discovered.
That lever is to set the park brake. Hold the brake pedal down and pull up on the lever to set it. Push brake pedal down to release it.
Sincere thanks!
Wow that machine brings back a bad memory from years ago, I had to replace a dead starter on one of those with the loader arms down. What a PITA.
On first impression looks like a nice machine. There is a thread on here by Boone? who restored a 175C I believe.
Ya'all beat me to this... lol Boone HeavyEquipmentForums My thread. HeavyEquipmentForums
Dozer grousers on a crawler loader ?
Yup, good for heavy digging. Not so much for pile work. They will tear up more ground spinning and more chances of throwing a track. Been running with built up shoes for quite some time now.