Case 446...can this be put back together??

Can i pull the gears out and take the transmission somewhere to polish off the gears, or do i have to replace the whole unit? If so, where do i find parts for this old thing? I have a manual, service manual, etc. Its such a shame, but it has a deck and three point hitch thing in the back that is very nice.

Any advice/help/tips are greatly appreciated. Im going to have to pull it out, and then literally dig up all the nuts and bolts and clips or whatever i can find in the ground. :(

Well, someone showed me a Case tractor that wasn't too far away and the price was right... that was Case DI with a loader. It needed an engine, so I got to looking around for a D with a bad transmission.

Found one in CA that was a Vineyard model. Problem was, that "parts tractor" drove off the trailer after an hour of tinkering... and after replacing a $60 bearing, it's been a good tractor since. So I found another one that used to be my Granddad's and hauled it down here. Come to find out, it was a DH and they didn't build a lot of them so it was hard to tear it apart for a parts tractor on the DI. Then I found another one that was a DC with a broken transmission housing. The engine from it is on the DH and the parts are going on the DH (since they're only a few months apart in build dates). So after starting with a DI, I got a DV, a DH and a DC. Lots more iron than I intended... but fun.

So it depends on what you're looking for... you may just find it. :) Helps if you're single or your girlfriend is into tractors (she's now my wife). Oh, and I live in the Phoenix area, so tractors are a lot more scarce than many parts of the country. Hey, it worked for me. :)

Doubt this helps but it's what happened in my case

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Mine is not like that one though. I have one thats not quite at boxy. The hood and fenders are yellow and the rest is orange red. I cant remember what year it is, i can check the manual. I havent seen many like it on ebay.

My experience has been that high carbon steels (like used in many gears and bearings) has a tendency to rust quickly and in many cases gets pits. These pits would likely be problematic; it"s a place where wear is likely to be a lot worse over time. It might last a day and it might last forever. You don"t know without taking a look at it and sometimes without putting a load on it or at least giving everything a good cleaning and visual inspection.

If you"re going to rely on it, spend the time to get the right parts. Time is on your side; look for a donor tractor and get the back half, if possible. Then pick and choose the best parts and make a good tractor out of it. You might find that having a parts tractor allows you to reduce operating costs on the existing tractor, since you"ll have some parts you might not need to purchase as the tractor gets used and worn.

Hope this helps.

Ken in AZ

However, lets say i just need to replace the transmission...where on earth am i going to find that, much less an entire donor tractor?