Late Model Farmall M w/ Disk Brakes??

[claytonmcnamara]

Bought a really interesting tractor today, by the
serial number it is a 1951, mid to late year model.
It has factory disk brakes, but they dont look like
the Super M disk brakes... not sure if this is a
proto type disk brakes?? Anyone know anything about
this tractor??


thanks!
Clay
 

[kossuth]

[Janicholson]

If it says Ausco Lambert on the casting, and has three bolts holding it to the tractor, it is possibly dealer installed add-on accessory brakes. They were also sold to owners as a Kit to install in the ""field"". Jim
 

[D Slater]

If 3 bolts retain the brake covers, there probably what kossuth posted.
From some searching in the past it looks like auto specialties Co. Called AUSCO made the brakes. H.L.Lambert had the patten for the design and probably credit for the design.
 

[claytonmcnamara]

Lambert brakes, thats what we got!!

They rare??
Worth anything??

Clay
 

[tractor300]

Nope
 

[MisterT]

[kossuth]

[Haas]

I have an MD with the after market Lambert brakes. When I rebuilt them, around 10 years ago, you could get parts from IH. Probably no more. And 10 years ago the part were costly. I took my disks to the local clutch brake rebuild shop and they relined the disks for me at about 1/4 the cost of new disks from IH. If you want to keep these brakes on your tractor(they are a bit unusual), I think you could have a machine shop resurface the actuator parts that contact the disks if that is needed. I just sanded mine off. The only other parts likely to be of consequence are the balls and springs and you can likely find replacements for those that will work. If the grooves the balls run in are rough or corroded, that could be a problem. After I put the relined disks in mine and cleaned everything up, they are still working fine 10 years later.