706 wheel wont budge

Estes · Jul 6, 2018

I have an old 706 that I'm trying to pull out of a barn so I can load it on a trailer. The right wheel wont budge and I'm just dragging the tire. I have it in neutral and my dad was even pressing the clutch. Is there an E brake I'm not seeing somewhere? Any help is appreciated. It a propane tractor, if that matters.

tego · Jul 6, 2018

did you take it out of park???

Estes · Jul 6, 2018

I have to be honest, today is the first time I've messed with it, and the first Farmall I've ever touched. The leaver on the right was in neutral. I guess I'm not sure what "park" is.

tego · Jul 6, 2018

when sitting on your tractor the lever is between the clutch pedal and brake pedals pull it up. I got to thinking about my answer it might be a frozen brake as well. mike

Estes · Jul 6, 2018

Thanks Mike. I'll definitely check tomorrow.

caterpillar guy · Jul 6, 2018

If it is just one wheel look at the brake for that wheel in under the platform. It will be stuck with rust. About 6 bolts probably 3/4 or 11/16 socket for them. There will also be a bolt into the platform holding it from coming off after the others are out.

Estes · Jul 6, 2018

Ok, I'll check that as well. It's been kept in a barn and out of the weather. It's in great condition, so hopefully there is not too much rust if there is any at all. The brakes seem to be hydraulic as well. Would they even engage without hydraulics running?

antiqueIH · Jul 6, 2018

I'd like to have a 706LP. Are you going to sell it?

Estes · Jul 7, 2018

(quoted from post at 22:53:58 07/06/18) I'd like to have a 706LP. Are you going to sell it?

As of right now, not selling. I'd like to get it to the house and get some life breathed into it.

IHTimmy · Jul 7, 2018

Take the brake off they are 6 5/8 bolts and one 3/8 bolt

Estes · Jul 7, 2018

(quoted from post at 07:49:37 07/07/18) Take the brake off they are 6 5/8 bolts and one 3/8 bolt

Ok, we've jacked the wheel off the ground and you can feel it locked up. It will move slightly, but you can hear as if something is locked in. Can anyone tell me if the parking pin is engaged down on the floorboard, or lifted?

mazemeister · Jul 7, 2018

if you look under the deck where the rod actually goes down into the transmission cover, up is disengaged. even if the linkage is gone, you should be
able to pry it up and put a nut or something under there for a spacer to hold up.

joseph1946 · Jul 7, 2018

may be in two gears

Janicholson · Jul 7, 2018

If it is the brake on that side, the two wheels will not spin opposite each other if both are lifted. If the parking pawl is stuck, they will. Sinse
when pulling it, only one tire was stuck, my guess is stuck brake. Jim

Estes · Jul 8, 2018

(quoted from post at 22:58:27 07/07/18) If it is the brake on that side, the two wheels will not spin opposite each other if both are lifted. If the parking pawl is stuck, they will. Sinse
when pulling it, only one tire was stuck, my guess is stuck brake. Jim

It definitely doesn't feel like a brake. The tire moves back and forth slightly, but stops, like its jammed up. We pulled the transmission cover off and noticed a shifting fork toward the bottom is broke off. If that's broke, then no telling what other damage is done. We've abandon the task for now. It's in an old hay barn with no light. Since we can't pull it up onto a trailer to get it to the shop, it's just not in the cards at the moment. Thanks for all the responses. Who knows, maybe I'll revisit it in the future.

ss55 · Jul 8, 2018

Could the slight movement be the gear backlash (clearance) between the axle bull gear and the pinion gear on the brake shaft?

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