Case Puma maintenance

[Hay Farmer]

In a (probably) vain attempt at proactive maintenance, I’m considering getting the brakes replaced on my 3000 hr 2009 Puma. They seem fine at the moment, but would like to avoid all the associated gearbox problems when they fail.

Paranoid or sensible? If it’s worth doing, any idea of a rough cost to get it done?

I’ll also get the accumulators checked, but is there anything else that might be worth doing?

Thanks,

 

[Chae1]

Did the same on our 7050 NH. Think it was around 1k. That was main dealer. Did them about 3k hours done 7500 now and not done them again.

 

[Hay Farmer]

Cheers, I’ll get it done then.

Is there any known cure for the incredibly bouncy cab suspension on the early Pumas? I’ve adjusted the spring / shock absorbers to maximum stiffness but it’s still very very rough,

 

[cosmagedon]

If it's bouncing around the shocks are probably buggered.

Is the machine new to you? Not a bad idea to do the brakes in that situation, we wouldn't do them at those hours to our own though but we know our machines and drivers.

Definitely check the accumulators, should be done yearly imo.

What size puma is it?

 

[Hay Farmer]

If it's bouncing around the shocks are probably buggered.

Is the machine new to you? Not a bad idea to do the brakes in that situation, we wouldn't do them at those hours to our own though but we know our machines and drivers.

Definitely check the accumulators, should be done yearly imo.

What size puma is it?

It’s a 155 that I bought ex hire at 600 hrs, 8 years ago. I’m just about the only driver of it and my trailers stop instantly with commercial axles and brakes. However I can only guess how it was treated for the first 600 hrs, and I’m very keen to avoid an unexpected large repair bill plus the hassle of trying to harvest / drill without a tractor.

 

[oval]

Have had several tractors done over 7000 hrs plus and never had any brake problems or replaced brakes what type of work are you doing are you constantly on brakes or mostly field work where brakes are hardly touched

 

[Mur Huwcun]

It’s a 155 that I bought ex hire at 600 hrs, 8 years ago. I’m just about the only driver of it and my trailers stop instantly with commercial axles and brakes. However I can only guess how it was treated for the first 600 hrs, and I’m very keen to avoid an unexpected large repair bill plus the hassle of trying to harvest / drill without a tractor.

Wet brakes on tractors don’t really wear down as per say. They just delaminate under serious heavy braking as the oil that lubricates them is dispersed away from the lining material. Only you can decide but if you drive it yourself and use the brakes as intended then they should be just fine. They can’t start off life at 10mm thick and wear down to lets say 5mm before disintegration. It only takes one bad driver/trailer combination half an hour to cook them.

 

[Ali_Maxxum]

If there's nothing wrong with them and they still work as they should with absolutely no signs of failure my dealer wouldn't recommend touching them at all. There's 'preventative maintenance' and there's throwing a grand at something for no real reason?

We had an ex hire/ex demo tractor with 500hrs and it's one of the best tractors we've ever had, near 6000hrs and it still goes like stink. Probably cos it was thrown in at the deep end and looked after by the dealer.