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Topic: 6080 brakes

Posted By: sllimec47
Subject: 6080 brakes
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 6:55pm

Hey there every one. My 6080 started using brake oil. It looses enough to set the light off in a day, Does anyone have a suggestion as to where it's leaking?

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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2025 at 9:22pm

Piston seals leaking inside each axle housing.

Posted By: tbran
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2025 at 9:39am

yeah as Doc states,,, the issue is one thinks one can stand on the left or right brake and see which one is leaking - the issue is this most of the time seals off the leak and it only leaks under very slight pressure which leads to rebuilding both sides to be sure the issue is fixed

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Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2025 at 10:32am

With summer work winding down, if I needed to use the tractor, I'd probably start using some 30 wt oil of some kind to slow down the leak. Be assured you'll want to get that stuff out of there when you actually fix the leak, as 30 wt in the winter time wouldn't work well.

Posted By: Lynn Marshall
Date Posted: 07 Oct 2025 at 12:53pm

Don't use brake fluid in those tractors.

Posted By: sllimec47
Date Posted: 08 Oct 2025 at 7:06pm

Thanks for the advice. I have ten acres of hay ground I'm working on getting seeded right now so I'll try the 30 weight trick. It sounds like a time involved fix