How Would You Fix This? Also, 2444 Update

Lanse

Well-known Member
Hey yall!

Well, I wanted to thank you all for the replies to my last thread about my international 2444. I screwed with it for an hour or so today and found that the linkages, as I had them were wrong, and also, the way they were when I bought the tractor was wrong!

After some thought and tinkering, I had the linkage setup so that the throttle plate opens the right way, the tractor starts and doesnt surge, and just plain runs right.

Also, with the carb cleaning I gave it when it was apart, and the new fitting and fuel line, the tractor runs smoother than it ever has for me, plus it starts easier and doesn't leak a single drop of fuel!

While I was at it, I discovered that the way the previous owner configured the linkage, prevented the linkage from going all the way into its idle position. Once I fixed that, the idle RPM's dropped from ~1300 to ~800 and its much more pleasant to work around now.

I'm pretty thrilled! Also, thank you so much to everyone here who taught me what little I know about turning wrenches in years gone by, the lessons I learned here will always help me and it means a lot to me...

Oh, and one other thing. In the spirit of this thing always needing something done to it, I figured I might as well work on this brake linkage, the one in the picture.

When you hit the brakes, this lever slides forward and keeps them from disengaging, it acts like you set the parking brake when you didnt want to. Its a little irritating, because you have to hold the lever back against the tension of the spring attached to it, then release the brakes, every single time you use them. How should I work this, so that it doesn't happen anymore?

I cant imagine that it came this way from the factory, but I've also looked over it and cant find anything that appears to be broken or missing. Thanks in advance!
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There is supposed to be a bracket on the top, where the top bolts down on the tranny, that you can push the lever forward into and it holds the lever out of the way and park brake is disengaged. You pull it back and step down on it and it holds it so park brake is engaged. I don't see it in your picture or if it's there I can't make it out.
 
(quoted from post at 19:17:53 10/09/15) There is supposed to be a bracket on the top, where the top bolts down on the tranny, that you can push the lever forward into and it holds the lever out of the way and park brake is disengaged. You pull it back and step down on it and it holds it so park brake is engaged. I don't see it in your picture or if it's there I can't make it out.

Thats what I was thinking,, missing guite at top of tranny possible missing... a brake lock out bracket or something..
 
(quoted from post at 19:17:53 10/09/15) There is supposed to be a bracket on the top, where the top bolts down on the tranny, that you can push the lever forward into and it holds the lever out of the way and park brake is disengaged. You pull it back and step down on it and it holds it so park brake is engaged. I don't see it in your picture or if it's there I can't make it out.

Thats what I was thinking,, guide at top of tranny possible missing... a brake lock out bracket or something.. a hook thingy.... and once released the spring would enable the brake lock.
 
Lanse sotxbill has the answer. There is a piece of flat steel that goes under the transmission shifter cover bolts, that holds the lever from engaging other then when you want it too. It is just a triangle shaped piece that holds the lever from engaging the brake lock. You just spring the lever around it to lock the brakes.

Here is a picture of an IH 444 which has the same lock. You can enlarge the picture and see the bracket I am talking about.
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You can make the missing piece quite easily.

The material is 5/32" thick. Length is 3". Width is 2" at the front tapering to 1" at the back. The hole for the bolt is centered 5/8" from the back. The piece when fits as far on to the cover without interfering where the cover starts to go up.
 

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