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Case 970 Reverse Question

(quoted from post at 07:29:16 11/20/18) Going to look at a Case 970 it won't go into reverse owner said it needs adjustment.Does that sound right and what else can be wrong?
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8 speed or powershift?

Won't go in reverse as in shifter will not move to the reverse position or tractor will not move when shifted into reverse?

8 speed shifters once they get a little sloppy can be tricky to get into a gear if the previously selected gear was not left exactly at the neutral position before moving the handle over.
 
Need to know that for sure, plis need to know things like is the lever going into gear or not and any noises and such. From your description it is impossible to tell. Could be anything from a linkage issue to a trany rebuild.
 
Since you said it is a PS tranny, there are a couple of critical adjustments. First the inching pedal to spool linkage must be correct so the reverse lockout spool functions. Second the cable linkage connecting the power shift lever to the range selection spool must be correct. There are a good number of other things that could cause this problem also.
If you get it, then you can drop down to the CASE forum and chat with the guys that are still wrenching on these tractors to talk specifics.
Loren
 
Use caution. I would not risk it unless someone like Jon can help you through it. I sound like a broken record but I have owned four 30 series and newer Case, Case / IH tractors and all four have been disasters. The Case / IH seemed fine but we ended up replacing the lift cylinder seals, PTO, brakes and power shift. Repair bills were as much as the purchase price. Brake shavings wipe out everything. The local salvage yard won't even buy Cases to part out. When they go they go big time. Maybe it is just my lack of ability to judge a good one. I know every brand has it's issues but Cases seem more likely to have multiple failures at once. Am I wrong?
 
Yes you are wrong, the proof is in the full service bays of every brand of tractor dealer. They are all about the same that way.
 
(quoted from post at 20:39:45 11/20/18) Use caution. I would not risk it unless someone like Jon can help you through it. I sound like a broken record but I have owned four 30 series and newer Case, Case / IH tractors and all four have been disasters. The Case / IH seemed fine but we ended up replacing the lift cylinder seals, PTO, brakes and power shift. Repair bills were as much as the purchase price. Brake shavings wipe out everything. The local salvage yard won't even buy Cases to part out. When they go they go big time. Maybe it is just my lack of ability to judge a good one. I know every brand has it's issues but Cases seem more likely to have multiple failures at once. Am I wrong?
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Galen, you must not visit the Ford forum much. The Fords and maybe earlier NHs were known for disintegrating brakes. My 8240 shelled the $5300.00 hydraulic pump 5,500 hours.
 
I guess it's just me and some other people I know. Four for four seems pretty unusual. Maybe if I buy a fifth it will be a good one. I only buy John Deere, IH (before Case), Oliver (White) or AC. Yes, I know they can all have problems but I am sure I have owned 100 or more with occasional smaller issues but no major disasters. I am just sharing my experiences. If Cases work well for you, by all means buy them.
 
Dumb question: Could old cab mounts throw the shift and clutch linkages out of adjustment as the rubber isolators compress and get sloppy?
 
Yes, depending on year. More often it's throttle issues when that happens. Would gave to be real bad to affect shifting.
 
The problems that you seam to be alluding to, most times were caused by using the wrong cheap universal transmission/hyd. oils. The friction surfaces on planetary discs and brakes would flake off with oils that did not have proper additives to prevent those problems. These fragments went through the entire transmission and hyd. system causing mass failures.The same happened to other colors with power shift trannys and internal hyd. brakes. Not just CASE.
Loren
 
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