To20 No Brakes

Roger D. · Jul 19, 2015

Hey guys new to this forum. i have a ferguson To20
i guess i have not used it in a year or so. and over this
weekend i got the chance and the brakes do not stop.last i used
it they worked. any suggestions ? also looking for a right side
headlight assembly. thank you.

37chief · Jul 19, 2015

My to 20 had the same problem. You might want to remove the brake drum it is most likely covered with oil from a leaking axel seal. Even without oil saturated brake linings most older ferguson tractors have bad brakes. My newer MF 231 has terrible brakes even without not being saturated with oil. If anyone has a Ferguson with good brakes I would like to hear from you. Stan

Steve@Advance · Jul 19, 2015

Yes, it's probably the axle seal leaking oil on the brake linings. Assuming there is not an adjustment problem, as in the pedal going all the way down.

If you go in and replace the seals, good idea to replace the shoes too. Very difficult to get the old shoes clean once they're soaked.

Steve@Advance · Jul 19, 2015

Stan, my TO35 has good brakes, one of the few things I haven't had trouble with! LOL

Looks like the TO20 and TO30 had the same brakes, but changed with the TO35's and up.

Not sure what your later model has...

isie · Jul 20, 2015

I have a 51 to30 that I bought about 5 years ago. Brakes were old then and stops on a dime.

Leroy · Jul 20, 2015

My TO 30 did have good brakes after the lincage was freed up from where is was stuck when i got the tractor. Yes you could push the prdal down mut just not hard enough or far enough to apply the breaks and that is probably his problen and not the seals but peddle that stuck from setting.

Leroy · Jul 20, 2015

Was your tractor setting where it could get wet? I do not think your problem is seals as that would not happen from setting but sticking peddle lincage will happen and you will think the breaks are being applied but they actually are not due to the complete lincage not moving but pedel still moving. First thing is try to lube up with a penetrating oil any piviots in brake pedal lincage and get it working so that after you push down on the pedal jerk your hand off pedal and pedal should snap back, if it is slow comming back up then it is sticking lingage. Mine when I got it (TO30 version) was like that and dealer had to use heat to get them working. This was back in mid 60's. I do not know how long it sat outside on dealers lot but I found out after I had it that it had not been taken care of as The main bearings on crank I had to have ground to 40 under. Never made a noise but after getting warm using dropped to no oil pressure.

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