By Scott Stanton (Sstanton) on Sunday, July 05, 2009 - 08:36 am:

Update on that 155. A friend of mine at work bought the 155 for $300, got it home and replaced the battery and put some gas in it. He said it fired right up and ran for a few minutes before dying. He said the gasket on the float bowl was shot and the bolt that held the whole thing together kept working its way loose. He replaced the gasket and put locktight on the nut and says it runs good.

By Dennis Frisk (Dfrisk) on Saturday, July 04, 2009 - 12:36 pm:

BRENDAN - You must have had the same nurse for Your DOT physical I had, She tried to say I was red-green color blind too. I think She just hated truck drivers!

RE: Allis orange is like IHC red, It's been a couple different shades over the ages. And sometimes at "Gathering of the ORANGE" events You'll see some tractors with really red tinted paint. I remember seeing a D-14 at one show, automotive paint, new tires, etc., definite "Show Only trailer queen. And the owner had polished EVERY bolt on the whole tractor to a mirror finish, plated them and reinstalled. He removed ALL the markings showing if they were grade 2, 3, 5, or 8. At least A-C didn't used bolts with A-C stamped on the head! The were in a LOT of businesses but I've never seen where they made their own hardware like IHC.

By Kraig McConaughey "Keeper of the Photos" (Kmcconaughey) on Thursday, July 02, 2009 - 08:39 am:

Lonny, Brendan, It does have a slight reddish tint to it on my monitor so I can see how Brendan thought it was red. I guess I saw an Allis Chalmers model G and thought ORANGE.

IMO, FWIW, YMMV, My $0.02, Yada, Yada, Yada...

By Lonny Buttke (Lbuttke) on Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 05:26 pm:

Kraig,

That orange A.C. looks red to me here on this monitor.

Why does it hurt when I

By Brendan Brigham (Bbrigham) on Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 02:54 pm:

Did I mention I'm color blind ? I didn't think I was going to pass my physical for my CDL cause I failed the color test, the nurse went to the head nurse and she handed three folders to see if I could tell what they were.

For some reason the only part I usually recognize on the AC is from the rear

By Kraig McConaughey "Keeper of the Photos" (Kmcconaughey) on Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 02:07 pm:

Brendan, time to adjust your monitor! That is an Allis Chalmers G and it's Orange...

By Brendan Brigham (Bbrigham) on Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 01:42 pm:

That red one is kinda cool. I don't remember who made that one but AC also made one similar and there is another company that still makes one like that. Tuff-bilt
I have an idea for a Cub 4X4 that I want to build but I need to find 2 Case rear axles first.

By Luther Ray Hinds (Lhinds) on Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - 06:23 am:

Earl; I like this one. There were several cases at the crossville Tenn. show this year. After 6 pictures my camera went south. Here is a interesting tractor. Also this J D is really sharp.

By Earl Ford (Eford) on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 07:11 pm:

Hopefully this info is not too late, the fuel pump diaphragm may be bad. A common problem on my cases. I replaced my 220's(has a k-241) mechanical pump with an electric one. They are good tractor's but are not cubs. I just bought a 446(onan opposed 16hp twin) off my buddy with a busted rear axle to finish my other 446. I'm a fan of the old colts/cases/ingersoll's because of they're hydraulic drive units. Gonna try the camera this weekend and hope to get a couple pics.

By Marlin Homrighausen (Mhomrighausen) on Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 09:11 pm:

D. Ryan. Sweet!!!!

By D. Ryan Mull (Dmull) on Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 01:22 pm:

new tractor

By Marlin Homrighausen (Mhomrighausen) on Saturday, June 20, 2009 - 08:45 am:

Scott S. I had to refresh my mind as to what the 155 looks like. Click Here 155. They are a neat little machine. If I recall patterned after the earlier COLT garden tractor. Scroll down the site page and check out the crawler version of this tractor. Before replacing the items that you mentioned I would first answer these questions.

Is there good compression?

How long has it been sitting? Fuel getting to the carburetor? If not check fuel pump, lines, etc.

Is there spark? If not check and find out why? It may be as simple as cleaning and resetting the points. Check the wiring if needed. You know all the standard items you would on any other tractor.

For the price.... Negogiate.... be honest and suggest a lower price. (I would love to have one of those little fellas. Especially after seeing the restored picture on the site I mentioned.) Remember while negogiating to let him know those replacement mufflers are PRICEY if they are still available. I would try to go for $200.00 starting and go from there. Are there any manuals? I hope this helps.

Summing up. You can always sell or swap it for a Cub Cadet.

By Scott Stanton (Sstanton) on Friday, June 19, 2009 - 05:29 pm:

I have a friend that wants me to buy his 155, I have looked at it and although it is built well it doesnt seem to catch my eye like Cubs do. It is however, in really nice shape. He cant get it to run. I told him to change the points and condenser first and foremost. It does have a K241 in it and unlike the K's I have in my Cubs it has a fuel pump on it! I thought maybe that is clogged or maybe even the fuel bowl screen is clogged. He hasnt done anything with it as far as I know. It even has the original wheel wieghts on it and a very nice deck. He said $350 and it was mine but I'm not 100% sure I want it.

By Marlin Homrighausen (Mhomrighausen) on Monday, December 15, 2008 - 04:04 pm:

Matt. Only thing my Dad had against the Case garden tractors (the older ones) was they developed leaks. I agree with Earl. If I had the room and the $$$ I wouldn't mind owning one. I had a Case 210 about five years ago. It had the Peerless transmission in it. Seeing the grass come out the left side was hard to get used to. I had to sell it. The snowthrower went to Illinois and the tractor and deck went to Minnesota. Go for it and be sure to post some pics of it.

By Earl Ford (Eford) on Sunday, December 14, 2008 - 08:22 pm:

Describe what you mean by "good" and we may be of more useful assistance.
The Case tractors are hydraulic not hydrostatic drive(will explain later if wanted), have a wide variety of attachments similar to cc, and as far as I'm concerned have a decent lawn-cut.
They used kohler and onan engines.
Hope this helps!

By Matt Stetar (Mstetar) on Friday, December 05, 2008 - 10:38 pm:

how good is a case 444, thinken of geting one

By Tom Schwartz (Tschwartz) on Sunday, October 28, 2007 - 09:20 pm:

I run Shell Rotella T 15W 40 in my Case garden tractors with hyraulic drive. Whenever I pick up a new to me case I always change hydraulic oil and depending on the condition of the oil and particles in it that drain out I sometimes change the oil again after 10-20 hours of work.

By dean sauve (Dsauve) on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - 09:28 pm:

Guys 10w30 and 15w40 tend to run cooler than hydrolic oil in some applications. I've run motor oils in fertilizer truck hydrolic systems because of that for years. None ever had an oil related problem (drivers were another story)

By Tim Drudis (Tdrudis) on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 - 02:57 pm:

Hey guys,
My friend just got a Case from the neighbors for 50$. It was sitting in the woods for ten years or so, we had to pull it out of the woods with a dozer. It had a stuck valve and the starter had a nest in it along with corroded points etc. We have no info on this machine. What model # would it be? Anyway the real question is how much valve clearance should it have because itere is an 1/8" or so now. One valve had 1/4" so the engine was popping. The only info I have is num. A470001B002329*

By Kendell Ide (Kide) on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 11:42 pm:

The local Case/Ingersoll/? dealer advised my friend to use 15-40 in the hydro transmissions. I was surprised when I bought it to learn that's the recommended oil in my Scag Tiger Cub's hydraulic drive (pump/gearmotor) also.... I would have assumed hydraulic fluid..

Cubs, Fat Fendered F-100's, Bathtub Mercs, Cushman Scooters.. Life is good!!

By Mike Gault (Mgault) on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 - 09:47 pm:

Jeff - I would have to disagree, that Case 444 has been running ATF in the hydro for over 20 years & is still going strong.

By Michael A.Masheris (Mmasheris) on Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 11:58 pm:

My 644 Case with a loader uses 40 wt motor oil per the book.The atf is probably too thin The trans has gear oil in it as the hyd motor turns the trans.

By Charlie "Digger" Proctor (Cproctor) on Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 08:40 am:

Kevin,
Owning a few groups on Yahoo, and knowing they are pretty good for great info. I'd try these guys out.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/casegardentractors/

By Glen Erickson (Gerickson) on Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 07:52 am:

Hey Ken, it's not our site/forum so is it really our place to tell a guy he is bothering us???

By KENtuckyKEN (Kweaver) on Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 02:09 am:

Evidently you think the "green tractor forum" has the "experts" since you asked there first so why bother us ?

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By kevin clark (Kclark) on Sunday, October 21, 2007 - 12:58 am:

i just got a Case 220 and i think it could use a hydro oil change. what king of oil should i use. a guy on the green tractor forum said that ATF would work fine. what do the experts think.