2014 at the Hammond Barn

[Bob Carriere]

Dpoing a brake job on the MF 245 takes a whole different meaning.

The brakes are inboard near the rear end.
so the tire or tyre with the cast iron center plus the calcium loading in the tire weights near a ton.....

Then one half of the cast axle has to be undone from the rear end.

Now I know why they have overhead steel beams with wheeled devices to lift and move parts around.

The short 1 inch + thick short axle must be near 500 pounds. Job is done on one side but I am short one O ring about 1/8 by 14 inch dia. I am improving by moving from the worn out dry brake to multi plate wet brake system.

Tractor was made in the UK....hoping it will not leak like a BSA after the job is done.

Need to get the job done as the tractor is the unofficial tow truck for the CMPs.

Greasy and oily but happy.

Cheers