Posted by sflem849 on June 06, 2010 at 20:25:44 from (69.197.84.192):
In Reply to: Brakes SMTA posted by mkirsch on June 04, 2010 at 10:57:50:
mkirsch said: (quoted from post at 10:57:50 06/04/10) The metal surfaces are heavily glazed from prior use/abuse, so the brakes won't work well.
Use an angle grinder with a flap disk to break the glaze on the brake actuator, the inside of the drum, and the side of the transmission housing.
Or send your brakes out to OEM Tractor for machine work.
As for it being unsafe... NAH! We never had decent brakes on those old tractors and somehow we managed to not kill ourselves on the hills we got around here. :)
I always thought they were slowing and turning aids. I haven't been on many old Farmalls that had "lock 'em up" brakes. My H does LOCK one up, but it is either full locked or nothing. I think I would rather have a slowing device. :D
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