Hello all and thanks for the place to be
Just purchased a wheel loader off a fella, been sitting in his yard for 3 yrs. said he ran it last summer.
Im pretty confident in going over the Detroit 4-71 to set the rack and make sure the shut offs are working.
Ive drained the Oil(about 5 gal of water in there too) and ill top up all the drive line fluids. havent cranked it over yet but fairly confident it will start ... ha ha
but what I have no idea or experience with is the air brakes. he said they work but not strong.
I am planing to drive this home about 15miles all back roads , shouldnt really see more than one or two cars along the way, but id like to go over the brakes. its air over hydraulic? where is the air pressure created and how do I measure it?
is there a regular brake fluid type master cylinder as well?
If anyone can guide me from start to stop on how to follow them along and check Id be much obliged.
i know these have a habit of overheating the driveline and tires when traveling so any other advice or comments are most welcome
cheers
T
Just purchased a wheel loader off a fella, been sitting in his yard for 3 yrs. said he ran it last summer.
Im pretty confident in going over the Detroit 4-71 to set the rack and make sure the shut offs are working.
Ive drained the Oil(about 5 gal of water in there too) and ill top up all the drive line fluids. havent cranked it over yet but fairly confident it will start ... ha ha
but what I have no idea or experience with is the air brakes. he said they work but not strong.
I am planing to drive this home about 15miles all back roads , shouldnt really see more than one or two cars along the way, but id like to go over the brakes. its air over hydraulic? where is the air pressure created and how do I measure it?
is there a regular brake fluid type master cylinder as well?
If anyone can guide me from start to stop on how to follow them along and check Id be much obliged.
i know these have a habit of overheating the driveline and tires when traveling so any other advice or comments are most welcome
cheers
T