evan_nugget
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Hi all. Thought I would make a quick post to show everyone the new tractor I've had for about a year and a half now. It's a 1968 930 CK with the 401 diesel. A little backstory: my grandpa used to work on a farm and this Case was their first big tractor and was used to disk and plant sod, as well as pull a land leveler and irrigation equipment. Basically it was the jack of all trades until the farm could purchase bigger equipment.
When I was just a toddler the exhaust manifold broke and the farm was going to sell the tractor. My grandpa bought it off them and fixed the manifold. I have a few scattered memories of sitting in grandpa's lap pulling a grader up and down their gravel road. A few years later my grandpa's coworker decided to start his own farm and my grandpa gave him the tractor, which he drove 40 miles to his new farm, highway all the way!
A long time passed and I went though middle and high school fixing and working on my grandpa's remaining tractor - an Oliver 77. I also got a tractor of my own, a '54 Ford NAA which i rebuilt the motor and got it running (motor was locked). I'd always wanted a big tractor, I really liked the big Internationals and John Deeres but I never forgot about the old Case. I invited my grandpa's friend to my high school graduation party, where I brought up the Case in conversation. He told me that he no longer needed the tractor and in fact was getting ready to scrap it out. He then said if I could find a trailer and truck to come pick it up, and happy graduation. What a great grad present!
We picked it up over thanksgiving break of my freshman year of high school and brought it back to my grandpa's. The tractor is in pretty rough shape from years of hard use and neglect. The hydraulics and 3pt hitch don't work, and there's a massive hydraulic leak. Power steering is a lost cause. But the tractor runs strong and still moves under its own power. I'm anticipating a full restoration in a few years once I'm done with school. The picture I've posted is when we first got the tractor running after getting it home.
By the way, if anyone knows where I can get seals for where the 3pt hitch assembly attaches to the body of the tractor, a new hydralic pump, and power steering pump and hoses I'd appreciate it. These parts need to be acquired before the resto.
When I was just a toddler the exhaust manifold broke and the farm was going to sell the tractor. My grandpa bought it off them and fixed the manifold. I have a few scattered memories of sitting in grandpa's lap pulling a grader up and down their gravel road. A few years later my grandpa's coworker decided to start his own farm and my grandpa gave him the tractor, which he drove 40 miles to his new farm, highway all the way!
A long time passed and I went though middle and high school fixing and working on my grandpa's remaining tractor - an Oliver 77. I also got a tractor of my own, a '54 Ford NAA which i rebuilt the motor and got it running (motor was locked). I'd always wanted a big tractor, I really liked the big Internationals and John Deeres but I never forgot about the old Case. I invited my grandpa's friend to my high school graduation party, where I brought up the Case in conversation. He told me that he no longer needed the tractor and in fact was getting ready to scrap it out. He then said if I could find a trailer and truck to come pick it up, and happy graduation. What a great grad present!
We picked it up over thanksgiving break of my freshman year of high school and brought it back to my grandpa's. The tractor is in pretty rough shape from years of hard use and neglect. The hydraulics and 3pt hitch don't work, and there's a massive hydraulic leak. Power steering is a lost cause. But the tractor runs strong and still moves under its own power. I'm anticipating a full restoration in a few years once I'm done with school. The picture I've posted is when we first got the tractor running after getting it home.
By the way, if anyone knows where I can get seals for where the 3pt hitch assembly attaches to the body of the tractor, a new hydralic pump, and power steering pump and hoses I'd appreciate it. These parts need to be acquired before the resto.