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I couldn't think of a simpler approach to a sizable extension.

I would just love to get mine out from under my left knee! Thought about bending it outward and then back up!

That is Slick!

Hank

What's that 4th peddle in the floor ?

Far right peddle mounted on a separate cross shaft to activate large drum wrap bands.

Interesting to see the 4th pedal added, I was thinking about week ago how I could separate the functions of the of the RM and transmission brake. With the RM brakes and how my transmission brake band is adjusted, real pain to shift the Warford into gear when cold (even in the summer). I am at this point having to start and warm up the engine with the Warford in neutral, then shut the engine off, shift into gear and restart. The instructions in the Warford booklet say to apply the transmission brake with parking brake lever pulled back into neutral to slow/stop the output shaft so it can be shifted into gear when cold. Do you have any photos that show the cross shaft setup? It looks kinda tight with the pedal right over the hogs head. (If you do great, but please don't pull it apart if you don't)
Thanks

Since my post was about emergency brake extension maybe a more diagnostic pic would be an improvement before I move on to Mark's 4th pedal question.

Mark, Hopefully this one pic is fully explanatory. The pedal bracket is secured by two of the pan to hogshead bolts. To stabilize further, a following photo shows a brace to upper hogshead hardware to help arrest any forward leaning tendency of the pedal bracket when braking. The two under-pan shafts are quite close together but unaffected by each other.

Mark: The instructions in the Warford booklet say to apply the transmission brake with parking brake lever pulled back into neutral to slow/stop the output shaft so it can be shifted into gear when cold...

I haven't got a Warford booklet, but that's what I do in my speedster when shifting from neutral into Warford any-gear. Usually I don't pull the lever into neutral, just use the clutch pedal.

Secondary brace. Probably a wholly unneeded precaution.

John, got it. The photos are real clear and I understand. Thank you.

Chris, talking about when first starting out cold at startup with original Warford. I have the cut down 26 drum and I know the clutch is releasing. With the drag on the disk from cold oil, the output shaft wants to spin unless you stop it with the brake band. Does the same thing with ether 30W or 10-30 oil in the engine but more so with the 30W.

Man oh man, I like that extension John! Do you happen to have a pic of the extension with brake applied? I'd like to see.
Mack, take a couple of railroad/monkey wrenches and get those turkeys out of the way. They bugged me bad until I Zee'd them.
Love 'em. Now. There was a good thread for ideas and I have a few pics if ya need. Worked good cold.
Bend the lower parts out, do the latching rod too (not the correct name) and then the upper section and latch rod back.
Works a treat! And out of my way.