Re: tractor-backhoe advice

Posted by howarddrilling on December 05, 2004 at 07:44:14 from (208.16.93.224):

In Reply to: tractor-backhoe advice posted by Carl S. on December 04, 2004 at 10:05:47:

I have a 1967 Case 580 gas. Standard shift with shuttle. No power reverser. Gave $6000 for it about 3 yrs ago. Not the best as has some engine wear--but only add oil rarely. When I got it it had several cylinders leaking hyd oil. Not a bad problem as simple to fix. Most did not need piston repair. Just shaft seals which are very cheap. I did buy the pin wrench from Case to make taking apart more easy. That was about $80. What I like about the old Case is pretty simple. I still need to buy a set of crow foot wrenches to get to hoses fitting on control bank.
Rig has alot of power. Hook rear bucket teeth under a big rock and front is off ground with no effort. MY rear bucked cylinder did have a slight warp in shaft. Had machine shop true up for $20. What I,m saying here is if your handy these old Cases are pretty much just a tractor and a bunch of hoses and cylinders. You can fix them pretty much yourself. I stayed away from the "automatic" stuff for that reason. It"s great when it"s new. But when it gets in my price range---------

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