Update on the Case 931 restotation Pics.

A lot has transpired since the last post about my restoration project.
Hey Merried to Allis, here you go.
As I said, I sold this tractor new, and it now has come back home. It has been one tough tractor, but it had to be hospitilized a few times in it's life. I need to sit down with the previous owner and reserch its history. The clock stopped working at 8658hrs. I'm betting it has 15,000 plus hrs on it. It had a engine block transplant some where along the way, and I'm not impressed with what was done at that time, although the engine ran well. As I said, I bought it back knowing that coolant was finding it's way to the crankcase. Turned out all 3 heads had BAD cracks in them. Fortunatly I had another older doner tractor with usable heads. We have them all cleaned up and will be takeing them to the machine shop on Monday for some minor machine work, plus the rods, to have new wrist pin bushings installed and fitted to the new piston pins.I rebuilt the PTO clutch pack today with some parts that I had squirreled away years back. I took the remote valve off this afternoon also, and will reseal the control shaft seals as they are known to leak over time, and check the relief valve pressure.
I have the cab on a shop built dolly so I can easily move it around the shop. Monday I sent the cores to the seat out to Speer Cushion Co. in CO. for reupholstering, and they will be sending all new padding to redo the interior of the cab. the Cab has some rust issues along the bottom and I will be cutting out sections of rusty metal and mig welding in new sheet metal for repairs. I did some rattle can overhauling on some of the seat parts that hold the cushions and stripped, cleaned and primed all the cores.
A week ago my son and I drove out to Geneva NY to pick up all the new engine parts,(Clevite 1/8" overbore sleeves and pistons and std bearings, plus Fel Pro gaskets and many other parts for the project. We on the Case forum are lucky to have a great dealer on the site to supply all of us Case enthusiests with Case parts at great prices. I'm not going to elaborate on the name so I don't upset our hostes.
I removed the tranny cover today also, for a peak-see inside. Very plesantly supprised. I expected much more wear in a crash gear tranny than I saw.
I'm now on the rebuild side of the restoration.
More pic in the future as the project evolves.
Loren

really nice job,,,thats a lot of work,but its going to be a good tractor and around for a long time to come!

Thanks for the pics.I also have a 931 that I have owned for 31 years and done very little work on it.It is tough,and easy on fuel. I think it is one of the best buys out there if you can find one in decent shape for the money they bring. Thanks

Neat pictures. Ive always liked the Case Comfort Kings. We had a regular 830, high profile. What do you use for fluid in your parts washer and how does the pump hold up? I have one Im going to have to fill one day soon.

In the pic of the open transmission, the two center gears look like they are not parallel. It this a trick of the camera, or is there actually a problem with those gears and/or shaft?

Looking good Loren . Sure wish I had you talent and knowledge . The Comfort King 30 J.I.Case tractors are my favorite , and I am always trying to find jobs on the farm that they will fit into. Dealer near me has a sweet little 430 , but wife says no no NO!! Gosh that hurts.

Dad had next to the last bid on a 930 CK diesel, wfe, rear mounted fuel tank on Saturday December 7th 1968. Think the tractor was a '64 vintage. Guy farmed across the road from my cousin. Tractor was very well kept. Following Saturday Dad had the last bid on a '63 4010-D wfe that already had the 4020 kit in the engine. Dad bought the 4-row frt mounted cultivator too but somebody else wanted the Roll-O-Matic NFE worse than Dad did. WHAT A MONEY PIT. I drove it 30 miles home that afternoon. Was getting close to dark before I got home, lights didn't work so I stayed on back roads. Tractor sat at home for 3-4 weeks when Dad drove it to his favorite Deere dealer 20 miles away for a tune-up. Made it five miles and blew a front tire, had to get two new 11L-15's mounted to complete the trip. Mechanic never dyno'd the tractor or he would have found out how weak it was. It was only making 65-70 HP! I was pulling the same implements as our stock 450 gas was about 1/2 mph faster. Before it went to the field spring of '69 it was repainted and had new rear tires mounted too. And over the next four years every spare Dollar went to keeping that green thing running. Even got a complete major rebuild December of '71 to stop burning 4-5 quarts of oil per tank of fuel. It had a new engine & PTO clutch when it was sold August of '72. But the repairs weren't over. Kid that bought it put an M&W turbo on it and less than a year after he bought it came over one Sunday afternoon to get Dad to pay for a transmission/rear end rebuild. Guess he didn't understand "Where is/As Is, no warranty" He bought it right out of the repair shop from getting the new clutch! He had them install the turbo before he took it home.

I sometimes wonder how much different things would have been if that 930 Case had come home with us that day. It would have played with our 4-bottom Case plow & 12 ft disk. We probably could have used the PTO on it that we only sparingly used on the 4010. That stupid bolt on stub shaft would not stay tight.

I just got the HF parts washer. The fuel tank was full on the 930 when I got it so I am using the fuel for cleaning fluid. I saw a bunch of reviews about the washer and knowone liked the soap type cleaners. Most used kero and asitone mixture. Some said they had pump problems and other said they never have. Only time will tell.
Loren

Bruce, Just go buy the 430 and give it to your bride. Tell her it will make her gardening tasks easier. She will be the BTO of gardening!! HeHe.
My wife really likes driving my 440 and would like my 430 and 300 if they had power steering.
Loren

Loren, the progress is something, nice you have the ability to do this work at home in the winter. Can't wait to see the next progress photos and subsequent completion eventually.

I finally bumped a small job out of my garage. I finished my top link mast fabrication for my woods Du-Al universal loader mount forks that I converted to 3pt hitch, and actually they can work both ways if needed, just take off the top link mast. I mounted them on the tractor and they work perfectly. Heck, I did not even have to adjust the top link from where it was with the rear blade that was on before. They tilt back when raised, and when lowered, align evenly to slide in a pallet, so actually I don't need a hydraulic top link for this attachment, the geometry of Cat 2 works great as is. I forgot how satisfying it is to complete even the smallest of projects, not having done many in recent times. I have to complete the welding and clean one off/re-do that I don't like. Tree job came up and I needed them as a carry all for my tools and rigging, they worked well. I cut a heavy water laden 30" elm with a sprawling canopy and they carried the butt log to my landing adjacent to where the barns used to be.

The real reason I chimed in here that I am always attentive and will bookmark links to good companies and or suppliers that are posted here. I looked up Speer Cushion because you listed them in your post. They have a nice catalog and I was wondering where I could have my ford new holland seat cushions re-upholstered over new cushions and have the oem style cover. I wanted the rest of the oem seat to remain. It looks like this is the place to get that done. Thanks for posting the company name.
Speer Cushion

Larry, It will be around longer than me. This project is probably my last heraa, so I'm doing things wright. I'm not a "correct fenatic" and will be doing some custome fabing to it aswell, and some custom grafics.
Loren

or a different 4010?

Thanks for the link, found new holland swather cushions that dealer said were unavailable listed. Now just have to wait until Monday to call them. Looks like a great resource for the future, Mike.