Billie
Active Member
- Joined
- Mar 11, 2010
- Messages
- 27
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
- Occupation
- Trailer Sales,Service,Repairs/HVAC Contractor
Hi there.
Ive had this machine for about 6 months now and its come a long way since I got it. Engine was full of water when I got it, It hadnt been used in 2 years because of what they thought was the injection pump. (ended up being restriction in fuel supply) In those 2 years, water was filling up the engine by rain entering in through the dented in top of the air breather, filled up the air filter assy, and right through to the intake. Quite a mess..
Anyway, Its running now and I got the thing for a steal. Needs pins and bushing (9500 hrs) of course but I just cleared a back yard (about 20 hours total) and it seems to be holding together just fine.
My question is, the brakes on this thing are..not right. Hard to explain, but they have tons of power, as in it will lock all 4 up at full speed. But they are very uncontrollable. There's not alot in between on and off I guess. And there is a slight delay. Im pretty good with them now but Id like to get them to how they should be. Supposedly the friction plates and steels were changed not alot of hours ago (in the hopes of fixing same problem). They release fairly normal. As far as I can tell its a problem on the hydraulic side of it, not pads etc.
Also, when you press on the brakes with different foot pressure, you can feel and hear pulsating slower to faster, the more pressure is applied (Like the pump is charging something) Even at idle, engine will chug, maybe once every 5-10 seconds, as if its charging something.
I am suspect of the accumulators on the brake system, am I way off track or? I cant find anything on the internet on brake systems with accumulators really. Can they be recharged? From what I understand they are like a water pressure bladder tank, but under way higher pressure and filled with nitrogen.
Thanks, Ive absorbed one pile of info from this site!
Ive had this machine for about 6 months now and its come a long way since I got it. Engine was full of water when I got it, It hadnt been used in 2 years because of what they thought was the injection pump. (ended up being restriction in fuel supply) In those 2 years, water was filling up the engine by rain entering in through the dented in top of the air breather, filled up the air filter assy, and right through to the intake. Quite a mess..
Anyway, Its running now and I got the thing for a steal. Needs pins and bushing (9500 hrs) of course but I just cleared a back yard (about 20 hours total) and it seems to be holding together just fine.
My question is, the brakes on this thing are..not right. Hard to explain, but they have tons of power, as in it will lock all 4 up at full speed. But they are very uncontrollable. There's not alot in between on and off I guess. And there is a slight delay. Im pretty good with them now but Id like to get them to how they should be. Supposedly the friction plates and steels were changed not alot of hours ago (in the hopes of fixing same problem). They release fairly normal. As far as I can tell its a problem on the hydraulic side of it, not pads etc.
Also, when you press on the brakes with different foot pressure, you can feel and hear pulsating slower to faster, the more pressure is applied (Like the pump is charging something) Even at idle, engine will chug, maybe once every 5-10 seconds, as if its charging something.
I am suspect of the accumulators on the brake system, am I way off track or? I cant find anything on the internet on brake systems with accumulators really. Can they be recharged? From what I understand they are like a water pressure bladder tank, but under way higher pressure and filled with nitrogen.
Thanks, Ive absorbed one pile of info from this site!