Brake ptoblem

[hugo367]

Hello everyone

Hi gyus can somebody help with Timberjack 240B brake problem?Looks my brake did have is stuck,can you help me what can call this?
Thank

Michal

[ehp]

is this on your foot brake or hand brake . I was told when I bought my machine to set the foot brake as loose as I could and it still work cause they were known for sticking on .

[hugo367]

Is look it is on hand brake but how i can loose foot brake?Thank you

[Puffergas]

Mine was locked when delivered. Cracked the brake line a bit and rocked skidder back and forth. Broke loose but maybe the back cover comes off to adjust. Haven't tried that yet.

[hugo367]

You mean brake case is loose?

[ehp]

If its the same setup as mine , you adjust the brake back at the transfer case , towards the engine side on transfer case is for your foot brake, towards the back rearend is the hand brake , follow your hand brake cable to where it hooks up to the brake part on the transfer case , you should see a long threaded 1/2 inch rod that has 3/4 inch nut on it , that is the adjustment part . Plus your handle in your hand brake should have the end knob that turns to adjust the cable as well. This as long as its the same as mine 

[hugo367]

Thank you for help

[danbuendgen]

Have you been running the 240 regularly? If not, condensation, can build up and the brakes and it can rust up and stick.
The adjustment on the transfer case is easy if you need to adjust it. There is a bolt on the "drivers side" of the transfer case with two nuts. Loosen the nuts up. Tighten up the larger (1st nut) all the way tight. Then back it off four turns. Then tighten up the with the "jam nut" (2nd nut) to hold it in place.
My guess it that you just have some rust. Or you hand brake is too tight. Like said already, there is a nob on the hand brake lever that turns. Righty tighty, lefty loosey.

[Spartan]

make sure the hand brake cable is not rusted and siezed inside of it, that's what happened on my 450.

[danbuendgen]

Hugo, any luck with the brakes?

[David-L]

I have rebuilt 3 sets of these on A series Jacks. Keep the rubber boots over the actuating rods up to snuff as crap gets into the brake housing and debris build up once those rubbers are cracked and broken. Can freeze a machine up solid in the winter, and can rust things up good in the summer from non use. The balls get pitted as well as the groove the balls ride in. When they work they are ok brakes but pricey to rebuild. Just saying it could be time to investigate, pull the transfer and look. Good luck.