I now have brakes......

Sure is nice to be able to slide to a stop!

I've seen many of you ask how to get brakes for your tractor..... Here's what I did. Using a cut off saw, I grabbed a few disc brake pads from my mechanic neighbor and simply separated the pad material from the metal backing. Once separated, I simply used the old brake pad as a pattern, and traced it on the new brake pad material. I used the same cut off wheel that I use for metal and cut out the new brakes! A little shaving here and there to get them to fit, and I can stop with the best of them!!


Shawn

thats probably the best material for that, i tried to use a cut down pad from a bicycle but it didnt want to grab very much

Awesome idea.

My only worry is that the automotive break material would wear out your break disk. Assuming that the brake disk on a tractor isn't made of the same quality steel as a brake rotor.

I'll keep you posted!!

Vehicle brake material works great for tractors, just be sure to wear a mask when cutting it...

Shawn1750 wrote:

I'll keep you posted!!

S
So far so good! No abnormal wear detected yet!!