Opinion needed 1030

oldproudvet

Well-known Member
I've a neighbor in his early 90s that asked my help to sell his 1969 1030. My question: would you remove the cab? I feel it's butt ugly and should go, offered alongside if someone wanted it. I would think this cab (Cozy Cab) would be an impediment. This is a nice straight tractor, used sparingly since the 90s with new rubber. What are your thoughts? Waste of time to pull? leave? Not sure. He'd like to move it this fall. It just sits on his place with a snow blower mounted but he's gone south for the past dozen years and while he starts it (Keeps road diesel in it) yearly, it isn't necessary for him anymore. Thanks
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I vote to leave it on, it has protected the dash ect for many years and can continue to due it, if the new owner does not want it they can remove it,, if I was buying it I would want the cab but thats just me
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Had 2 930s. one with and one without a cab. Cab one was noisy, but sure was nice to be out of cool/cold wind and baler dust. I would want it on. Can always open windows, but hard to close them for self cover if its not there.
 
Hard call, as if you aren't buying it, you will never know what the buyer wants. Personally my "1030" that I enclosed had a ugly cab and I removed, and the former owner told me, if I would have known how neat it would look without I wouldn't have sold it to you.
But my "930" has a Cozy, and like Tom said, it has protected the dash and other controls, and I like this tractor in the fall when its cold.

Have you thought about buying that "1030" yourself? I see its a late one with the oil cooler.
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Beef cattle here, I've a late, low houred 1070 than turns the baler. I've an 830CK which is my true horse around here. I no till in warm season grasses in the fall, in spots, and probably work up 10 to 15 acres of pasture/hay ground a year for renovation. Most of the plowing is because of obscene roughness in some to the fields due to 20 years of grass and gophers. Row crops, or commodity stuff has not been on this farm since the 80s. My tillage eqpt fits the 830 well, I've a couple of Racine 400s that assist, pulling the 10 ft disc or 3 bottom Eagle Hitch plow. A couple of SC's handle the chore work. If younger, probably would bring this home, but, as much as I love this era, and like old, I just don't need it. Nasty adjoining hobbies like 30's flathead cars and trucks also get in the way. This is a late one with minimal usage since the mid 90s when he rented the land and quit farming. This was his favorite and the only one held back at his auction years ago. Kept to run a snow blower......
 
I would leave it on and let the new owner make the decision. My 930 LP was bought without a cab, but blowing snow with it changed my mine and I put a old Egging cab on it. That Cozy can be made into a very nice cab with a little work.

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This close to winter, leave it on for sure. A buyer may want the snowblower too. The cab won't help or hurt the value, and the cab is almost worthless by itself.
 
Other than the color what is the difference between road diesel fuel and farm diesel fuel?
 
I'm with Casenutty on this one. Leave the cab on; if the new owners doesnt want it then let them take it off.

The only exception would be if the cab was horrible on the inside or had broken glass
 
(quoted from post at 11:04:54 09/24/17) Other than the color what is the difference between road diesel fuel and farm diesel fuel?
Road diesel has been processed to remove most of the sulphur. That's what makes it so expensive.
 
agree 100% Jon,, if you buy pump fuel in the winter it is far less therms more like straight #1 fuel (takes more fuel to do the same therms aka "work) even though they call it a "winter blend",, the price difference is the road tax added to road fuel vrs the "Dyed Fuel" which is not for use on roads as you have not "paid" to use it
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Hey Case-I had a Egging cab on a Deere 5010 years ago--That is why I say What or Huh a lot!---Tee
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The mix definitely makes a difference. When they go to winter blend fuels I loose about 1/2 mpg on my truck which is a lot of money considering how much I burn. There are also differences between suppliers. In the end if you buy road fuel and off road fuel from the same supplier the fuel is the same except color and cost because of the tax.
 
To me, a "1030" was a flagship tractor. If I lived close, I would be buying it from this gentleman. I admire he still owns it. Mine will be sold after I have my hands folded
 
My farm diesel grows green in my filters, I've had road diesel around here in my tank a lot longer with no issues. It's the animal fats that cause the fungi and according to my supplier that's the difference....... I'm in west central MN Alexandria/Glenwood area
 
Thanks guys for the input. Hopefully we can find a Case guy and not someone looking for inexpensive hp to go destroy. The clowns that maintain nothing and roll it off in the trees and drag something else home. We're going to dyno it this week to see what it is and also so it can be fairly represented. A couple of you expressed interest, my email is open and I'll be happy to let you talk with the owner. The 2 of us are doing a favor and have no interest ourselves. Grant Hanson, my "partner", in this undertaking is an old pal, very active in our West Central Viet Nam Veterans group. He worked for Case from l970 until the mid eighties when his dealership sold. He has an independent tractor repair biz in Glenwood, where the tractor is. Again thanks guys it will help us
 

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