[AT] de-greasing disc brakes

Ralph Goff alfg at sasktel.net
Fri Sep 25 18:37:35 PDT 2015


On 9/25/2015 4:58 PM, Steve W. wrote:
> charlie hill wrote:
>> Back in the days when I was a boy on the farm I was always
>> amazed at how well the brakes on my uncles MF 35 deluxe worked.
>> When working the tractor at 2 row width you could hit  the petal and
>> that wheel would stop dead in it's tracks and the tractor would pivot
>> around it.  It was almost as good as a carnival ride to a 10 year old
>> boy.
>>
>> I've thought many times I'd like to figure out a way to retrofit disc
>> brakes onto one of my D-14's just to see if it would work.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
> The 35 Deluxe I have will do that IF the axle seals don't leak into the
> drums! The old F-20 will spin you around right smartly BUT don't try
> stopping a heavy load on a hill, you run out of hands REAL fast...
>
I tried an even crazier stunt when I was a kid but old enough to know 
better. I found that by hitting one wheel brake when driving on hard 
packed snow or ice in the yard
the other wheel would speed up to double normal speed and the old 40 
really moved.
I did convert the 40 from the original double shoe and drum brake to the 
newer double disk brakes using parts from a wrecked 50.

Ralph in Sask.



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