Broken Brakes: Getting the Oliver 1550 to stop

To say the brakes were ineffective on the 1550 is an understatement. I didn't like the idea of the tractor leaving and not being able to stop, it snowed on Halloween, so the next day gave me shop time to get them fixed. This procedure is the same for most Olivers with disc brakes, with slight variations of some of the parts.
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[@rosstheoliverman]

YABBA DABBA DO! All aboard the struggle bus!!! The only better thing would’ve been to do it at a dairy farm like I did so you could enjoy the sights and smells of sadness.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

😂😂😂 next time I'll have you riding a dairy cow!

[@rosstheoliverman]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris😂😂😂 as long as she sings like Taylor Swift

[@corydriver7634]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris😂

[@chadtosh6831]

Good morning Chris.☕️☕️👍. Brakes are a great addition to any tractor, I’ve driven enough of them that were a little shy on stopping power.

[@shapeshifter7753]

Good to finally see good quality how to vids on these ol’girls! I’ve let mine sit on the healing bench for too long mostly cause I’ve never worked on anything bigger than a half ton truck. Thanks for putting this together 👍 subscribed!!

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Thank you!

[@jamieebersole6755]

When i did the brake seals on my Super 88, i was a tightwad and tried heating the discs up with a torch to cook the oil out. Ever after that the one side was extremely grabby so ended up replacing them anyway.

[@kg86788]

Ross and the struggle bus was great 😂

[@WisconsinOliverNut]

Great vid showing how to replace the brake seals! Will come in handy for anyone wanting to know how to do it 😃

[@robjohnston5292]

Thank you for taking the time to make this. I really appreciate it.

[@hughperkins707]

Every thing that could give you trouble did. Don’t you just love those kind of days. Good video Chris, keep them coming 👍👍

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Thanks. I've definitely worked on worse ones!

[@johnirwin1837]

He missed one thing. Having a disc rusted to the shaft so bad I had to torch it off.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

@@johnirwin1837 I had I had to clean the splines and heat the disc, but I haven't had ro go as far as melting one down.

[@bigun447]

Again, you brought back many memories. Now do a set of brakes on a tractor with a mounted picker on it..... Loved the struggle bus. Ross is a very knowledgeable man, he has to be as all of those books that the kids on the bus threw and hit him on the head must have pounded some knowledge into his head. Great video.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Maybe I'll get around to doing the brakes on the 1600 industrial, the one with the loader subframe that goes right in front of the brake cover.

[@bigun447]

Loader frames were always in the way for doing anything@@ThatOliverGuyChris

[@apollorobb]

I though of Ross driving that bus when it went across the screen lol

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

😂😂😂

[@pagrainfarmer]

Thanks, as always, for the tutorial. I've worked on the brakes of my 50 series tractors, but never had to change the seals, so it was good to see that.

[@jonathancrissinger2301]

I learned something, so that is a good thing. If I ever have a chance to use it, that's probably not going to happen, lol. It was still a great video. Thanks for taking the time to share this. Have a great day and I'll see you soon.

[@bombardier3qtrlbpsi]

Nice job 👍

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Thanks 👍

[@larryklostermann5779]

Nice video Chris.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Thanks!

[@gregdavis8152]

Good informative video. The struggle bus is real. It looks like ross is still chasing it.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

😂😂😂

[@josedomingoaraujo8014]

La chapa protectora sale fácil si la golpeas hacia dentro, se levantará del otro lado y listo. El retén si cuesta sacarlo un poco más .. el retén de aceite ,le va bien 71x95x12 en mm y son baratos

[@jasonandholliehuffman8291]

Great video. Thanks👍👍👍👍👍

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MikeJensen-wo7oh]

Just did a brake job on my 450 Farmall, amazing how similar the parts are to the 1550!

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

The story I have heard is it was a 3rd party supplier that came up with this design, so it would makes sense for them to sell the design to other companies as well.

[@Mclint9171]

I always say you do much much better and not swearing than I ever do working on stuff lol

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Sometimes the words fly, but that's usually when I bonk my head or otherwise injure myself. 😂

[@robjohnston5292]

I 100% agree. I imagine there will be plenty of off color language when I dig into the brakes on the 1655 later this week.

[@darweb3417]

another good video.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Thanks again!

[@mischef18]

Enjoyed seeing you do the fix on this bro as it's something I have never seen before. Safe travels. Ken.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Thanks, Ken!

[@isaacwalker7863]

The struggle bus had me about on the floor 😂😂😂 although I was always under the assumption that Ross was the driver of the struggle bus

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

He is. It's a short bus that sometimes gets away from him. 😂

[@isaacwalker7863]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris 🤣🤣

[@codygriffin4225]

We have a 1555 needing the same brake work

[@dalecoffing8655]

Great vid Chris! I wish I had a nickel for every time I did this to a 2*150 White. (aka 1355 MM with silver sheet metal) The "O:" ring would not hold and dumb oil on the breaks. Bad design IMO. I still have new old stock breaks for that tractor. The oil ate the breaks for lunch. Still it was a nice tractor.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

It's pretty obvious Oliver knew there was a problem when they put that big ol drain hole in the housing close to the cover.

[@dalecoffing8655]

The 2-155 was a huge improvement. we later owned two of those. Wish they would have put the 2-150 steering cylinders on the 2-155.We owned an early 2-155 and a 2-155 Sires III. The sires III had over 8000 hours when we let it go. We now have a 185 with FWA. It's a horse. @@ThatOliverGuyChris

[@Dan-qy1rg]

I don't have any major issues with any of the tractors, just a little adjustment on the White. I hope you had good luck on the running of the auger, I didn't get to the video until late. Anyways, nice job on the brakes and how to replace the seals on them. Thanks Chris, I hope your week goes great!

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Thanks 👍 I didn't record it, but the 1550 lifted the auger with ease, and stopped when I hit the brakes. Now if it had something besides that nasty Stanley muffler on it. LOL

[@michaelsheeder148]

Chris, great video on doing brakes, I take it the actuator don't make no difference which way it goes in? The struggle bus in Ross running after it was hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 thanks Michael

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

The actuator is the same side to side, and doesn't matter which side is up or out. I should have given Ross a Crescent wrench. 😂

[@michaelsheeder148]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris maybe even a hammer for Ross 🤣🤣🤣

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

@@michaelsheeder148 😂😂😂 More Ozzes!

[@rosstheoliverman]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris you can never have too many ozzes!

[@BillTheTractorMan]

I prefer the earlier 3 digit brakes, the hole for the adjuster is on the bottom so more of the debris and oil falls out and makes less of a mess inside. Either way at least brakes on Olivers were not so bad to work on compared to others.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

My brake experience is limited to Olivers, so I'll take your word for it.

[@BillTheTractorMan]

@ThatOliverGuyChris when we did grandpa's Minneapolis, we had to remove the wheels and take off the axle housings. Because Minneapolis loved their heavy cast iron, everything nothing was easy and was pretty much a 2-person job minimum. I had a John deere, and the only way to do that was to completely remove the brake assembly from each side of the read end before even inspection could be done.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

@@BillTheTractorMan that really makes me appreciate the Oliver. Splitting other brands did the same.

[@BillTheTractorMan]

@ThatOliverGuyChris I enjoy all tractors, but Oliver's are my favorite. They just operate so nicely, easy to work on most of the time, economical, etc... it is a shame that Oliver is not a current brand, given the benefits over other brands. Makes me want to own the name and rights and build tractors that a farmer can fix himself again. I think the market would support it.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

@@BillTheTractorMan that's basically what Big Bud is doing with their new tractor. Maybe it will eventually get to where we can 3d print our own parts, that would be great.

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

If you use a acetline torch on brake drums and heat it u will draw all the oil out of the pours in the casting

[@robertheinkel6225]

I have used a torch to burn the oil off the pads before also

[@wilmamcdermott3065]

@@robertheinkel6225 yup when they are not worn out I do as well

[@JeffMilitello]

The Oliver brakes are similar to the small frame IH brakes, Did Oliver make special shims like IH did? The IH ones are pricey. Have you ever had one of those rods with the clevis on the actuator snap? Seem to have problems once in a while with the IH ones. Really enjoy your videos. Used to have a 1750 and a 1755. Kind of miss them.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Oliver had shims to put under the cover. You can still get them from Agco, but hold on to your hat! I've never had a clevis break, but I've worked on a couple that I could see it had broke and was welded back together.

[@Mad_Farmer912]

I cant say it helps or hurts but I've put seed graphite on those actuator balls as a lubricant.

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

It sounds like a good idea to me.

[@shawnartz7113]

Looks oddly familiar 😂

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

😂😂😂. I think there was less struggle on your dad's tractor.

[@josedomingoaraujo8014]

Eso no debería tener aceite ahí, el retén de aceite está dañado, pasa el aceite 140 del diferencial a los discos

[@paulprillwitz9901]

❤❤❤👍👍👍👍👍

[@Adam_Poirier]

Just popping in to do a welfare check on the Oliver guy, making sure you're still alive out there in Michigan

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Yep. Been busy with corn harvest and just haven't been taking the time to record and edit. Good news is the end is in sight!

[@tpfromcentralpa1692]

As the guys mentioned down the page, the IH used similar parts from the Super M's up through the small frame IH's of laters years(686), they work ok, well depending on who you ask, but the only thing I am wondering about is on the IH's, it is pretty well known knowledge that if the seal is leaking the bull pinion bearing(s) needs looked at as it is often the reason the seal was taken out. Is that not the case on Oliver's?

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I have come across some loose bull pinions, but on the whole, a new seal is usually all it needs.

[@matthewschlichting5962]

Have you ever tried the (grandpa) steps on a 50 series? Was wondering if you had any experience with them before I ordered a set

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

The fancy ones with the hand rail? I haven't, but they sure look nice.

[@bendunkelman4853]

The PTO clutch on my 770 diesel needs to be replaced. Do you have a video on it?

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Yes. I did one for a 1550. It's the exact same clutch.

[@bendunkelman4853]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris great! Thanks a lot!

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

Here's a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXOWeY2iarWWiJIsi=e__4RllPKiGGhcG8

[@bosseliminator]

I have to do the seal on a 4-180 brake. Does this video walk thru apply to a 4-180? Is their a big difference?

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

It's basically the same, just larger brake discs and actuator, and there is a third disc with a separator plate. Take the cover off, slide off the outside disc, take out the separator plate, take out the next disc, then remove the actuator, then the final disc.

[@bosseliminator]

@@ThatOliverGuyChris Thanks Chris.

[@duanedale2505]

Be careful that you don’t hit your nose on the dash when you put the brakes on after being so poor before

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

😂😂😂

[@joshbutterfass5251]

You do realize that if you would have removed the tire there would have been more room to work on that brake

[@ThatOliverGuyChris]

I bet you skipped over the part where I mentioned that.