530 Year? and "ride height"

rdefayette · Dec 21, 2015

Just picked up a 530 Case-o-Matic , the serial number is missing so I'm trying to figure out the year. The engine serial # is 2002226, it has 12.4x28 rears on cast spoked wheels and 6.00 x16's on the front. according to everything I have found it "should" have 14.9x24 rears and 7.50x16 fronts. Big deal on the fronts just change the tire size but the rears are too short although the are about the same diameter as the factory size (supposedly). The tractor looks like it's running uphill. from the side it looks as though the rear is about 8-9 inches lower than the front. The engine does NOT have 2 fuel filters on the left side behind the injection pump, just one fuel filter under the tank. OK, my questions are 1) with the engine serial number and the filter location can anyone give me an "educated" guess on the year and 2) what 28" rear tire will give me a taller diameter to get the tractor more level? Thanks all and Merry Christmas. Bob

Joe Young · Dec 21, 2015

(quoted from post at 22:47:39 12/21/15) Just picked up a 530 Case-o-Matic , the serial number is missing so I'm trying to figure out the year. The engine serial # is 2002226, it has 12.4x28 rears on cast spoked wheels and 6.00 x16's on the front. according to everything I have found it "should" have 14.9x24 rears and 7.50x16 fronts. Big deal on the fronts just change the tire size but the rears are too short although the are about the same diameter as the factory size (supposedly). The tractor looks like it's running uphill. from the side it looks as though the rear is about 8-9 inches lower than the front. The engine does NOT have 2 fuel filters on the left side behind the injection pump, just one fuel filter under the tank. OK, my questions are 1) with the engine serial number and the filter location can anyone give me an "educated" guess on the year and 2) what 28" rear tire will give me a taller diameter to get the tractor more level? Thanks all and Merry Christmas. Bob

Bob,

Your 530 would have had a serial number between 8191147 and 8212357. That would make it between mid-year 1962 and mid-year. The power steering system you have started with serial number 8191147, and the single fuel filter was replaced with dual filters beginning with serial number 8212357.

Standard equipment tires for your Row-Crop variant would have been 12.4x28 or 13.6.28 and 5.50 x 16 front tri-ribs (6.00 x 16 were an option)

The utility version of the 530s had 24" rears

Joe Young · Dec 21, 2015

That should have been"...between mid-year 1962 and mid-year 1963.

Joe Young · Dec 21, 2015

Here is an early 530 row-crop with 13.6x28s and 6:00x16 tires. The pic is a little dark, but the tractor sits very close to level.

rdefayette · Dec 22, 2015

Joe, Thank you, now I have something to go on. Merry Christmas, Bob

Tim in New York · Dec 23, 2015

Our 430 Diesel had 28" rear tires and always looked like it was going up hill also. Never figured out why.

Tim

ss55 · Dec 23, 2015

Over the years, could someone have put a row crop wide front axle under the front end?

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