2 ton steering clutches

two tons have wet clutches they are known for not steering really good.

Hi, I use my 2 Ton a lot around my farm/ ranch, and yes, the steering takes some getting used to particularly when everything is cold and you are not towing a plow, it's pretty easy to go through fences.😮 If they are warmed up, and pulling something, they will turn a lot easier. Use lighter grade engine oil in the transmission, and I saw a guy recently who drilled about 12 small holes around the length of the brake bands to help remove excess oil, and he said that really helps them turn better.
I flushed my tranny and finals a week ago with diesel, driving it quietly for a few minutes in first gear, it turned on a dime with only a light touch of the brakes. It's all about lube, but I still think the 2 Tons are tough to drive until you develop the chest muscles.😄
Mike

Thanks Mike I can pull the steering lever and stand on the brakes but I guess I am use to my ten and fifteen being dry cluthes. I just wonder what it would hurt to run dry and fill the case every so often and run to lube the bearings
and things and redrain. It is more of a show piece than a work horse I use the fifteen to plow and disk with because it is in it's work clothes. Jason

The trani runs in the same oil bath as the clutches. If you drain the oil out of the steering clutches the trani will be dry also. Check and see if some one has pout gear oil in the trani. If it has gear oil in it you never will get it to turn. The instruction book says to run the same oil in the trani/clutches as what you have in the engine. When I first brought mine home it took 2 acres to make a U-turn. Good luck.
Thanks
Ken

Try flushing the transmission with diesel or kersosene as the manual suggests, you drive them in first gear for a few minutes gently turning left and right, then drain and refill with a light weight engine oil. I assume your brake bands are OK?
Remember the transmission has 3 compartments too, so undo the 3 main drain plugs to properly get out the old oil and flushing fluid you then use. On my two later model 2 Tons there are actually 5 plugs you can drain oil and crud from the transmission, the other two are right up against the final drive case, one on each side. You may need to jam a piece of wire in those to get the old oil and crud out but it is worth the effort.
I spent 6 hours on my "old" 2 Ton yesterday discing up some fields, one is a circular clearing in a forest area about 3 acres in size. I got a good upper body workout steering around that one, I've got to do the second pass today.😄
Good luck
Mike

I could be wrong here fellas but I drained the clutch cases and ther still looks to be oil in the tranny. There is a plug on the left rear corner sitting in the seat that is the tranny fill right? Tell me if I am wrong Never been around a 2 Ton before. Just trying to figure her out!!! Thanks Guys , Jason

I could be wrong here fellas but I drained the clutch cases and ther still looks to be oil in the tranny. There is a plug on the left rear corner sitting in the seat that is the tranny fill right? Tell me if I am wrong Never been around a 2 Ton before. Just trying to figure her out!!! Thanks Guys , Jason

Jason, the large plug facing upwards down on the left side of the tranny is the fill plug. Fill it to overflowing point with light engine oil once you have cleaned up those compartments. Same with the large plugs, one each side on the final drives. Try flushing all compartments with diesel, will not clean as good as kerosene, but does offer some lubricant action while you are driving and cleaning.
Look for the 5 drain plugs across the base of the tranny and remove all to drain out old oil and crud, this is important I think for a good flush.
Mike