Hello im brand new to this forum and also a new owner of an old track loader its a 1985 international 125c and im having some issues they arent super serious yet but they could become so im afraid. ISSUE #1: when under a fair load the tracks seem to lose alot of power it will not spin the tracks even in loose creek rock and will not pull itself over a 2ft tall spoil pile. It stalls out but the engine never even whimpers. ISSUE #2: when turning right the loader turns almost instantly but left it lags alot and sometimes will hardly turn at all. The track just keeps driving which leads me to believe cluth disengagement problems but im not sure how the clutch system works. ISSUE #3: the brakes dont work at all. the pedal takes almost no force to depress and never has any tension all the way to the floor. ISSUE #4?: the loader seems a tad weak i would think it should have enough power to lift until the entire machine tips but when getting a scoop of material it will stall out before it breaks out or the rear end lifts and it seems to slow down when bucket is full of material
I'm not familiar with this machine. #1 check filter , especially the suction screen and pickup for transmission. #2 check linkage adjustments refer to a book. #3 if it has hydraulic assist brakes there could be problems in the valves. #4 check filters for hydraulics. I think as long as you can load the bucket and pick up fairly heavy objects it might be ok. I see people all the time pushing into the bottom of a 9' cut and trying to lift and curl the bucket to load it. The machine won't pick up a 9' bank. Shave about 20" at a time. You may also want to do pressure checks on the trans and hydraulics as well.
Thanks for the input. My main concern is the weakness in the drive and the steering right now, and your comment reiterated most other info i can find. It all points to filters so that may solve more than one issue. I have a manual on the way and hopefully that will help me understand how everything operates more clearly.
did you fix it ? What was it ?
did you fix it? what did you find?