David Brown Tractor Club Forum

When I did the same maintenance on my 30C the same holes were blocked. So I took them out and over to the bench and using a twist drill bit by hand cleaned out the blockage. All is good now. Also if you didn't notice there are holes in the housing imediately below the brake linings. Clear these out ...

We would call it a hand throttle here in Australia and it is always a good thing to try and call items as they are labelled so we all know what we are talking about. We use the term 'generator' here and you use 'dynamo' and it is tricky to call it by the correct English term after 60+ years of knowi...

The issues you have mentioned may be time consuming to fix and a bit pricey but your tractor certainly looks the part and once running properly will out perform the old 135 Fergy.
I would keep at it and get it running right.

As stated there will be no differnce in the power whether it is generated from an altenator or generator. 12v is 12v. Sounds more like a short somewhere in the wiring.If it worked well by connecting the wires from power to sender and gauge and then lifting the arm on the sender and the gauge worked ...

Yes, that is where you should look. Not sure if you need to remove the battery to make it easier. Take a good torch with you as well.

What was the design idea to have the fuel outlet at the top of the tank? Was it in a confined space?

Nice work with the repairs. When you finally get to drive it again you wont know yourself as it will go in the direction you point it.

Welcome to the Forum. You have a very desirable tractor and with it's history will be something that you can talk about on treks and be able to offer the history of it in your family. Banking 6v batteries will obviously work but as advised they are expensive and due to the low manufacture rate are f...

I use the stainless steel welsh plug in the hard to get to places and mild steel ones in the easy places. Then the steel ones can act as a sacrificial annode if your coolant/anti freeze is not correct and the steel gets eaten away instead of the cast iron.

That is a very kind off tx. Happy hunting next weekend and hope you find all the gold you need.

Only have 2 grerase nipples on the left side of the column. WhenI strip it all down I will dig deeper to find out why this is the case and fit the missing one. I know that one of them is stripped so will have to fix that issue as well. It is still way too humid to get the sand blaster in so will be ...

Thank you both for the informative replies. It wont be until the sand blaster has been and done his job first and that I have then sprayed the undercoat before I remove and strip the steering box. Yes my steering box has 2 grease nipples already in place but there is a small amount of free play in t...

Does the steering column bearing repair kit sold for the DB 880, 990, 995 etc the same for the 30C/Cropmaster models?

Welcome to the Forum. Brakes just may need a bit of use after sitting there a long time. Definately change the oil with water in it. and filters as well. Your parts are readily available through davidbrownparts to sort out your steering issues.

Curiousity has me now. What way do you have the battery connected? Positive or Negative earth? Have you tested the gauge to see if it works? This could also help you with an answer as well. Do you have a multimeter? It will tell you when the battery is connected which way for polarity. Many electric...