DAVID BROWN
850 & 950 IMPLEMATIC
880 & 990 IMPLEMATIC
REPAIR MANUALDAVID BROWN
REPAIR
MANUAL
850 and 950 Series Tractors
INDEX TO SECTIONS
ENGINE
CLUTCH
TRANSMISSION
HYDRAULIC SYSTEM
STEERING AND
FRONT AXLE
ELECTRICAL
ACCESSORIES
DAVID BROWN TRACTORS LIMITED
TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS . SERVICE DEPARTMENT
MELTHAM . HUDDERSFIELD ==.» YORKSHIRE
Publicstion No. OBT. 445 Printed in England aly 1961Introduction
This manual is issued to assist Distributors and Dealers in the repair and overhaul of the
£850 and 950 series tractors. The knowledge of a competent engingering fitter is assumed and no)
instructions are given for normal operations, such as decarbonising, etc., which are common
‘everyday jobs in your workshop. The recommended fuels and oils, and servicing instructions are
given in the Instruction Book supplied with every tractor. Reference should also be made there
for most items of the tractor specification, such as road speeds, capacities, weights and dimensions,
valve clearances, valve timing, compression pressures, etc.
Information in this manual is confined to practical details as to the method of dismantling,
including the necessary requirements for access. Where adjustments are provided for running
clearances, etc. thse are given under che heading for reassembly. Together with the study ofthe
illustrations and drawings provided, this work should be obvious. Unnecessary padding and des-
cription is purposely omitted in order to encourage the reading of the essential information
Only where the design is complex or peculiar to David Brown Tractors is explanation of working
given
Ie Is hoped that this publication will prove a useful and helpful reference for the David Brown
Serviceman,
KEY TO TRACTOR SERIES
Series Designation Serial Number Parts List Applicable
DB 950 VAD/IU
57000-62500 DBT 440
950 Livedrive VADIIT.
Fitted with AD4/40T and U series engine. Dowty hydraulic lift pump positioned inside power
take-off housing; single lever hydraulic lift control mounted on right-hand mudguard. Swinging