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dhermesc

06-12-2003 07:46:48




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I watched a 1030 sell the other day and was surprised it went so cheap $2200. It was claimed to be a "good" tractor and came with a very small dozer blade that the guy used to blade his drive. How good/bad are these things? The engine looked enormous for a 100hp tractor. My father in law has a pair of 970s that seem very reliable is it comparable?




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Darrell Krajco

07-01-2003 21:53:42




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 Re: Case 1030 in reply to dhermesc, 06-12-2003 07:46:48  
Does anyone out there know about converting a 1030 from 540 to a 1000 rpm pto?. Iam asking this for a neighbor without a computer. They have a 730,930, and a 1030 and want to run a JD 3950 chopper with the 1030. Is this possible? The neighbors really like these tractors for their cheap prices and solid service - the 1030 is cheap HP and reliable.



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john

06-25-2003 22:20:38




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 Re: Case 1030 in reply to dhermesc, 06-12-2003 07:46:48  
Bob,

My experience with Case is that the 30 series is that you cannot beat the engine it is great. The trans is an eight speed called a caseomatic which is kinda cool, basicaly it is a high low range with a 4 speed trans. The rear end it really tough. If you dont run it out of oil or anything like that it will last for ever. The only problem I know of is once in a while you have to pull the hydrolic pump off the back of the tracotr and clean the oil strainer. I have never seen one without a 3 point hitch. I would say the biggest problem was brakes. They had a dry manual brake and with heavy field use the brake disc would glaze over and the brakes did not work very very well if at all. I think that if you want a toy to play with you would be very satisfied with it and for $2200 I would pay that for it. Hope it helps.

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Bob Clark

06-13-2003 17:01:39




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 Re: Case 1030 in reply to dhermesc, 06-12-2003 07:46:48  
About the 1030, the bottom end of the engine is somewhat different than the 70 series but not an issue. As for the rest of the drive train I'd rate as about as rugged as any thing built in it's day. The hydralics were a problem because they were low volume and a little dated in design. This problem stayed with the Case line until the 90 series with the closed center system.

The pto problems with the 70 series were caused by the way the engineers designed the oil feed for the transmission, pto, brakes and steering. Using a 70 series to power high power moving pto equipement would try anyones patience. Pushing the clutch pedal or sometimes using the power shift would cause a pulse as the transmission control valve diverted oil and make the pto drop for an instant. You wouldn't see it but you could feel it and most likly any shear pins in you chopper, sheller, combine ... would too. I've dealt with many irate farmers on service calls over this problem and there was never a good fix.

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Dale

06-12-2003 18:18:36




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 Re: Case 1030 in reply to dhermesc, 06-12-2003 07:46:48  
That was a good price on a 1030, but to straighten a couple comments, 1030's never had anything but an 8-speed stick shift trans. They are 451 ci. vs. 930's were 401 ci., bore being the big difference. They were not all 1000 pto's, we have a 540 unit here in our little salvage yard, and there others here in the neighborhood. And, yes, Case power shift's on later tractors may cost some bucks to redo, but did you listen your neighbors talk about redoing their 1086 or 4230 ps. trans, or a MF or any other later tractor with ps. trans. Any of these 1970's tractors are how old now? Anyone may be faced with a costly repair, and I wouldn't wish that on anyone. By and large though virtually all later tractors are pretty darn dependable. Dale

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kyhayman

06-12-2003 17:26:25




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 Re: Case 1030 in reply to dhermesc, 06-12-2003 07:46:48  
The 1030's have a bad rap for a couple of reasons. Only have 1000rpm PTO, a lot of them don't have a 3 point hitch, and the chronic concerns about big Case powershifts.

I have had some people tell me on here that they would could rebuild a Case powershift for $3000 or so, but they are always 700 miles (or more) from me. Dealer priced me $7500 for a powershift rebuild and $5000 for rebuilding the PTO, and nobody else I could find would touch it. I wound up scrapping the tractor (2090). Only gave $8000 for the tractor and I'd put 2000 hours on it, got $2500 for salvage. Not my best deal, but not my worst either.

At $2200 it went for scrap/salvage price.

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Shane

06-12-2003 19:45:42




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 Re: Re: Case 1030 in reply to kyhayman, 06-12-2003 17:26:25  
The 1030's didn't have the powershift tranny and someone gave you a bad estimate for the pto and other rebuilds. No way does it cost 5 grand to rebuild the pto.



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kyhayman

06-12-2003 20:01:20




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 Re: Re: Re: Case 1030 in reply to Shane, 06-12-2003 19:45:42  
Jacobi Sales Case/IH dealer in central KY and IN. Actually cost $7300 on my dad's (1070). They had just put a powershift unit in and he was running an irrigation pump, something caused it to lose hydraulic pressure for an instant and the pto uncoupled. Almost immediately it recoupled with the obstruction cleared. Of course, with 2 miles of pipe the shaft was still turning. Absolutely destroyed the guts. They won't even open one up and look for less than $2000.

All totaled he had $15 grand in a $5000 tractor in 72 hours. That's the main reason he and I sold all our Case stuff. Cost too much to get it worked on. Seems like you can buy it cheap compaired to other brands, we went blue and it cost us a 1/3 more for smaller tractors (went from 100 hp units to 85). Been blue 5 years now and repair bills and fuel costs down by over half.

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Shane

06-13-2003 14:16:44




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Case 1030 in reply to kyhayman, 06-12-2003 20:01:20  
That is interesting! There really isn't much to the pto's on those Cases. A shaft off the crank that spins a hydraulic pump, which powers the whole tractor hydraulics including the pto. The pto is a hydraulic pressure clutch and that is it. We had the whole clutch rubuilt for way less than that. Not sure what they replaced but I think they made out good on that one. Sorry to hear ya sold the Cases, they really are good tractors.

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Phil Munson

06-14-2003 13:46:39




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Case 1030 in reply to Shane, 06-13-2003 14:16:44  
My 1030 gave great service; very dependable. 70 series had hyd power brakes, powershift, and PTO. 30's did not. The PTO engagement was a mechanical linkage. idle it down, smoothly engage, and go to work. Ran a three row chopper with ours forever, did a good job. Once in ten years, maybe, adjusted the PTO clutch; no cost other than labor. Straight eight speed transmission, easy shifter. Great engine, very durable. Straight up, plain, hard working horse.

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Mike (WA)

06-12-2003 08:21:56




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 Re: Case 1030 in reply to dhermesc, 06-12-2003 07:46:48  
Some of the bigger Cases were notorious for transmi$$ion problem$, but I'm not sure if the 1030 was among those - but might be OK if you're not planning to push it too hard. Check on the Case board.



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Shane

06-12-2003 14:49:52




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 Re: Re: Case 1030 in reply to Mike (WA), 06-12-2003 08:21:56  
Have had no problems with any of our Case trannys. Have from a 50 horse 400 diesel to a 135 horse 1270. Including several 1070's, another 1270 and an 830.



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