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Hi All, I have finally had an opportunity to do some work on the seized L/H brake, after successfully removing the foot plate, I was able to remove the brake cover and the outer brake disc, I then started looking closer at the exploded view in my workshop manual, and it shows a number of steel balls...

Thank you Emiel and Sandy for your help, I will let you know how I get on.
TrailB

G'Day to all, I went to shift the tractor over the weekend, hooked a heavy chain to the drawbar, and started to pull it backwards, but stopped very quickly as the left side rear wheel wasn't turning, the right side was fine. Considering that the foot brake , ratchet and keeper was seized solid in th...

Ok thanx will be gentle
TrailB

G'Day to all, I will post numbers once I have it in the shed and can get a better look. In the meantime I have to tow the tractor into the shed to start work on it, I am unsure about seized brakes etc, although the pedals , but brake and clutch pedals feel like they are operating fine. I dont want t...

G'Day Billy, I did some investigating on the loader, picture of ID plate below https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/y340/Trailblaser/Loader_ID_Plate_2.jpg?width=285&height=175&crop=fill from the plate I would guess that it was fitted in 1979, and built , I think , by Robot Industries for Ford here...

G'Day All, I am posting some photos of the broken part, is it possible to tell whether it is gear?, I can move the selector in the gearbox side to side quite easily, so I think it is neutral. and I would like to know what the selector and the part that is rusted into it is supposed to look like. I h...

Hi all thanx for the help I will let you know what I work out
TrailB

Mmmmmmm not good I did all of the above mentioned and ended up breaking the ball off of the end not sure what to do next I guess I will be able to get it all apart ?
TrailB

Hi All, thanx for the welcome, photobucket wont let me resize my photo, so does the below work??

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Trail B

My FSM has the same problem I went to remove the gear lever assembly and it didn't come straight out feels like there is pressure holding it in I suspect that it is still in gear any clues as to what I can do next
TrailB

G'Day to All, I have recently joined your very impressive forum. I have just started to restore a 2/64 (Australian Compliance Plated) Fordson Super Major. It has been parked for about 10 years out in the weather on our small farm, about an hour North of Adelaide, and I am sure there will be challeng...