IH 574 workshop charges

[Paddington]

Ballpark figure for replacing footbrake and handbrake shoes and fitting new clutch, or do I scrap it ?

 

[multi power]

750£ maybe, how good is the tractor? If you scrap it what would you buy instead?

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

be over £1000 for all that done

 

[davidroberts30]

Footbrakes arnt too bad its the handbrake which will swallow labour

 

[multi power]

Footbrakes arnt too bad its the handbrake which will swallow labour

I forgot about handbrake

 

[agrimax]

I forgot about handbrake

And is a waste of time fixing anyway!!

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

Footbrakes arnt too bad its the handbrake which will swallow labour

can be done through the side, but need fingers made of steel, I have done a few that way, It's getting the old cotter pins out with your fingers that the problem

 

[REStracTORATION]

can be done through the side, but need fingers made of steel, I have done a few that way, It's getting the old cotter pins out with your fingers that the problem

Yes if only
They were useing the chinese cheap split pins back then that are easy to bend

Not my fav job i will be honest

 

[Campbell]

Ballpark figure for replacing footbrake and handbrake shoes and fitting new clutch, or do I scrap it ?

Have you asked Buftons?

 

[Zebbedee]

If

can be done through the side, but need fingers made of steel, I have done a few that way, It's getting the old cotter pins out with your fingers that the problem

you are lucky someone may have replaced split pins with little r pins when last done, we used r pins from local ford car garage from brake calliper I think makes life easier also had a tool made which was a wedge that caught on the head of pin them hammer it on to shear the split pin and draw out the pin from band, worked most of the time but a hateful job, if you had never done one almost as well taking the lid of easy then.

 

[multi power]

Did you get it fixed in the end @Paddington ?

 

[Paddington]

Did you get it fixed in the end @Paddington ?

No, it's still stuck in the shed waiting for it to cure itself.

 

[multi power]

No, it's still stuck in the shed waiting for it to cure itself.

Sounds like you need to pile some junk on top of it for a few years

 

[Campbell]

Doesn't want new clutch as well, by any chance

 

[Mur Huwcun]

What you need is a thinish wire rope to loop into the end of the pin, wrap it around a metal bar and lever it from the outside!!!

 

[Kidds]

No, it's still stuck in the shed waiting for it to cure itself.

Mine has been in the shed for about 2 years using the same repair method. I'll let you know if it ever does fix itself.

 

[Handar]

Get a precision engineer to make a stainless steel thimble or two to suit your strongest finger/s and leave off the cap so you can get a feel for where the split pins , works for me and surprising how many jobs you can use them for afterwards it's still a bitch of a job, fit a buzzer to switch and it will last a lifetime !