BX-24 brake adjustment

[ayelvington]

...hopefully not same engineers who came up w/original HST cooling fan, or subsequent "fix"...

Seriously, I would be more comfortable if there were a spec in WSM...that would at least tell me they were thinking about it...

I'm with you 100% on the need for a specification for ANY adjustment. I wrote technical / service manuals for 7 years, and all adjustments required tolerances be provided. Hewlett-Packard and others were our competition, so we provided the best documentation possible.

I'll be doing a hydraulic fluid change this week, so I'll let you know what I find (if anything).

 

[ayelvington]

Did fluid change today since it rained. SUDT came out crystal clear making me wonder why I was changing it. (Oh yeah, Kubota likes the $) Pump strainer was spotless too. As far as I can tell, what wore off of the brakes was probably in the filter where it belonged.

Changed the engine oil too. I chuckled at the 100-hour recommended interval since I'd be changing oil three times a year. I'm using synthetic and just doing it annually. I know, I'm a sinner...

tractor was pretty idle while I was on active duty, but now running about 250 hours a year.

 

[OrangeRidge]

Al ,

The transmission filter is about 35 micron ( for high flow rate ) and
I don't honestly think it holds small particles . Below is my old
oil ( yuck ! ) and that was being pumped around and through
the filter . Engine oil filters are are about 8 micron ( low flow
rate ) and do have a benefit . Do bear in mind that trans oil
is also a moisture absorber too , and a couple of years is
enough IMO .......

PS Watched your Youtubes ; lovely land you have.
We get fungal root rot over here , which is very quick
to kill ( a day or so ) . Pull it up and burn it.

 

[ayelvington]

@OrangeRidge: Is the photo UDT or engine oil? I'd be terrified if that came out of my transmission!

Thanks for watching the videos and your experience with fungal rot. I suspect you're right since we have poor drainage. I'll be prepping a new area for planting that will have mounded topsoil to provide some drainage for the tree roots.

There's a promise of rain over the next 24 hours, but it looks like it's all passing south of us for now

 

[OrangeRidge]

http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...80869-problem-international-dry-shipping.html Now at 70 hours and the
transmission oil is clear and fine :thumbsup: , but others who
buy imported-dry trans should take heed . It wasn't as bad as it looked ,
but I wouldn't want to pump at 1850psi with that in contact with
a high speed piston

 

[Limoguy1510]

Thanks to all of you for the good information. I would like to expand upon this topic. My BX22 has a very hard brake pedal but does not hold at all. The pedal needs a lot of pressure to get to the point that the brake lock will engauge, but it almost seems that the linkage isn't actually appling pressure to the disks. Any advice?

 

[Chilly807]

Thanks to all of you for the good information. I would like to expand upon this topic. My BX22 has a very hard brake pedal but does not hold at all. The pedal needs a lot of pressure to get to the point that the brake lock will engauge, but it almost seems that the linkage isn't actually appling pressure to the disks. Any advice?

It's possible your brakes are worn to the metal-on-metal stage, therefore not much stopping power. How many hours/how long have you owned it?

Sean

 

[BXpanded]

I just pulled out a BX24 Owner's Manual.
Brake adjustment is listed as an item on the 100 hour service schedule. Page 77 decribes the procedure. Apparently, if the pedal free travel cannot be adjusted to spec, you should contact your dealer.

Additional note: Limoguy's BX22 has a completely different braking system than does Al's BX24. The BX22/3 have 2 brake packs. Some have been known to be weak. The BX24/5 have a single brake pack which seems to be somewhat stronger. Mixing comments on these totally different systems might really cause confusion. Might be reason for a seperate thread.

 

[timswi]

MY BX parking brake has been useless since day one..Even with adjustments...I just put whatever implement down and forget about it.

 

[Limoguy1510]

Again, thanks to all fro the feedback. The tractor is new to me. I have owned it for 4 months. I did read up on the brake adjustment procedure, but it seems unlikely to me that this will give me the stopping power that I am expecting. I have been using the front and rear implements to hold the machine, and suspect that I will need to continue this. On a different note, Is it common to hear a bit of noise from the gear box/pump? Nothing loud, but I do hear it when I create a load of any kind. I don't think it's excessive would feel better knowing that for sure. The Hydro fluid is full and clean. had it's 100 mile service at 775 hrs and it has just over 800 now.