earnhardtracer38
New User
I have a 1970 Case 450 dozer that I bought a year ago from my wife s grandpa. It s a well running machine. The only thing wrong with it was worn blade bushings and the brake pedals were locked up. I have been operating the machine just fine without brakes and I don t really have an interest in fixing them to a useable state. It would require master cylinders, slave cylinders, cables, and too many other parts. But I recently ran into the issue of the brakes sticking in reverse. I sat for about two, maybe three months of no use. Going forward, I have no restriction. Turning is ok. Reverse, however, there is definitely something dragging and it smells like hot brake pads. My question is what would be causing this and how do I fix it? I m not afraid to take stuff apart. After all, I am a mechanic at a power plant. I just like to have a little bit of knowledge before I start.