Re: Cases

Posted by kb on November 03, 2001 at 12:19:36 from (65.167.241.109):

In Reply to: Cases posted by Zach on November 02, 2001 at 21:20:54:

Case tractors are well built, solid machines. My father-in-law has a 430 Case, model #440 that he purchased new in around '67. It has never had any hydraulic lift work done to it, no transmission work, etc.

The gas motor was rebuilt around 20 years ago, and is still going strong. The hour meter shows close to 3,000 hours, and has shown that for the nearly twenty years I have used the tractor.

The only breakdowns I know of are kinda minor. A shifter fork broke over 20 years ago, and was replaced with very little expense. The steering is hydrostatic, and one of the cylinders blew a seal and it had to be replaced about 15 years ago. The seal kit was very cheap and the guy that sold the kit put it in for no extra charge, it took him less than 5 minutes to repair. About five or six times over the last 13 years the tractor has been stuck in reverse. This is caused by the shifter being worn and the little ball on the end of it is now worn square.

My father-in-law bought a bigger tractor in '88, it was a '74 4000 Ford. If I had to choose one of the tractors to use daily I would pick the Case.

If you want the best tractor value per dollar on a machine you intend to use then Case is a dandy.

There are a number of good solid brands of tractors available, and most of them from the mid-50's and newer have parts readily available, either new or used.

If you are looking for a fixer-upper to work a bush hog, plow the garden, move snow, etc., then most of the late 50's to late 70's are pretty good choices. A large number of these machines either have power steering, or can have it added from salvage machines.

The worst dollar per dolloar tractor values I have seen are the 8N and 9N Fords. If you are buying a tractor to use these little gems are in general too expensive to buy and repair in today's market. Tractors that brought less than $1000 twenty years ago now bring 2 or 3 times that amount. On the other hand the 601 and 801 series Fords are a lot newer, have more power, and can be found cheaper in many instances (some even include power steering). IH had a number of utility models that are now fairly reasonable, and good solid machines to use on the place to work with today. John Deere tractors from the late fifties can be found for the same price as the 8Ns, and some of the Deeres have PS. The AC D series have a number of machines with PS, and the WD45s can also be found with PS. MF and other tractors from the late 50's and up can be found with PS. Nearly all these machines either have 3PT hitches, or in some cases can be adapted to use 3PT machinery.

In my area (Eastern KY) David Brown 880 and 990 machines with much more power, live independent PTO and dual hydraulics can be found cheaper than 8N and 9N Fords.

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