F2 gleaner brakes.
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Topic: F2 gleaner brakes.
Posted By: Josh N
Subject: F2 gleaner brakes.
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2020 at 6:11am
| Trying to bleed brakes on my F2. I put new o rings and stainless bushing down on the brake housing. I can’t get it to bleed out. tried 3 hours . Get lots of fluid and air but never can get pedal firm. The system is similar to some forklifts that I have worked on. Wondering what the secret is lol. Thanks in advance |
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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2020 at 6:22am
| Leave fill cap off and have master full. Open the bleeder screw and wait many minutes for gravity to start dripping fluid. |
Posted By: Josh N
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2020 at 6:37am
| I did that a couple times. I can never get a continual flow out of the bleeder. I Let it go for a half a day. No matter how I bleed it I always get a small amount of air. |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2020 at 7:27pm
We were able to source "master cylinders" through our Napa store when "all else failed" on our F2. The part # escapes me, but take your old one in for a visual comparison 
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2020 at 11:22pm
| all the combines i've owned...none of them had brakes. if we got them working, they'd be gone by the weeks end, just quit working on them. if you have a hydro, that is your brakes. if you have gear drive, the header is your brakes. |
Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2020 at 8:39am
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Josh N, I see by your member profile that your farm location says “Roaring Spring.” Is that Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania? If so, then lots of hills and some very steep. If your F2 is a gear drive, does it’s trans brake function properly? |
Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2020 at 1:03pm
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Disc brakes on the MH's were simple and worked great. I know we added fluid on occasion but the only failure was one disc that the weld to shaft failed. Did they not use the disc brakes on the other models of the same vintage. On failure of hydro drive by belts failing the brakes were the only thing between you and the greatest carnival ride of your life. Which did not have a good chance of success. After one run away I ALWAYS LOOKED FOR MY ESCAPE ROUTE. Yes with no power other than your foot you could stop the beast. Just no steering with both brake on the same side of steering wheel post on the MH 2's. So after my one and only I NEVER CAME STAUGHT DOWN HILL, always on a couture so you where leaned and just had to turn into the hill.
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Posted By: SteveM C/IL
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2020 at 1:39pm
| F2s have band,ball and dics similar to 100 series? |
Posted By: Josh N
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2020 at 6:30pm
| Yes they are brakes like the 100 series. Mine is a gear drive. The trans brake does work. I just wanted to get other ones working for just in case hahaha. Yes Ac7060iIL I’m in roaring springs Pa. Lots of hills and I have a big mt to cross. Are you from the area? |
Posted By: FREEDGUY
Date Posted: 02 Oct 2020 at 6:36pm
The only time we use the 2 outboard brake pedals on our gear drive F2 is to "snap" around at the end of a pass with the 4/30 corn head . They're not used as much with the 15' grain table, but they do work  !!
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Posted By: AC7060IL
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2020 at 9:05pm
I’m not from there, but familiar with most of PA. Harvested corn there for 4 years in late 1980s. Narrow winding roads & sometimes they’re steep. Field slopes can be steep too with terraces, fence rows, and lots of narrow field entrances(gaps). Add some wet weather & field soils become slippery/soft/‘muddy, on steep slopes. So combine wheel brakes greatly assist steering. Your F2 is a perfect size for some of its smaller acreage fields & road transport in its higher populated rural communities. Hope you get your brakes in good operation. Stay safe. |
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