Kubota L2250 - brakes dragging slightly

[Colonel Monk]

Howdy Folks

I have a c.1985 Kubota L2250 tractor with about 880 hours.

Brakes are dragging slightly.... The emergency brake set is loose, so I don't think that's it. Pedals are locked together. Have verified that it is not in 4wd.

They seemed to be working fine prior to a recent "road trip"

Noticed it after a 30 minute drive to a friends property (and back) to help him load some logs. Drove down the highway / shoulder and didn't use the brakes on the road, just to hold the tractor postion while loading logs.

They seemed to get hot on the way home. I felt the drag getting stronger as I neared home. That feeling led me to check those humps near the rear end. They were warm to the touch but not hot.

At the moment, the tractor is usable around the property, but it doesn't coast like did. So there it's not like a brake fully hung up - they still work, they are just dragging some.

Thanks for reading.

CM

 

[Dave M7040]

I have attached the Brake section of the WSM.

Look in the troubleshooting section under dragging brakes.

Dave M7040

 

[Colonel Monk]

Wow awesome Dave! more than I could have hoped for.

Will crawl under there this weekend, check things out and make sure it's all adjusted to factory specs.

Again, thank you.

CM

 

[Colonel Monk]

We got part of the tractor work yesterday. Tool the FEL off, maybe for the very first time. We've had the tractor for 10-12 years and haven't removed it, and I'm guessing it had never been removed. Got new rear tires coming this week after one of them developed a split during the road trip.

Will def take a look at brakes between this week and the weekend.

Thanks again

CM