Welcome to a pictorial essay documenting the restoration of a 1960
The Case 830 tractor has a four cylinder diesel engine which delivers roughly 65 horse power to the PTO. It was the first tractor in America to deliver an automatic transmission, and Case called its transmission the "Case-O-Matic". Back in 1960, most farmers were leary of such a transmission. So many stayed away from it. However, Case really out did itself because the transmission proved to be an engineering marvel.
The two pictures below show the condition of the tractor when purchased in September, 1997.
The fun began on May 22, 1999. The power steering pump had been leaking for one and a half years, despite being serviced twice by two different mechanics. I declared war on that pump and decided I would fix it -- once and for all!
So, what began as a simple leak repair turned into a complete refurbishing project. I figured since I had to dismantle most of the tractor to get to the power steering pump, I might as well tidy up the whole beast, anyway.
First, I sand-blasted the wheels and other areas affected by serious rust. (i'm still digging sand out of my ears, today). The tractor was dismantled (pictured below), then steam-cleaned, sanded, washed, and painted. Then the tractor was rebuilt... And, to my surprise, it started!
The two pictures immediately above show how far i disassembled tractor.
These two pictures (above) show the tractor after three coats of paint were applied to the chassis.
Here, the tractor has been reassembled. This picture shows it w/out the decals.
The two pictures above show the completed project from both sides.
The pictures, below, were taken by a digital camera. I like the pictures, but the colors are off - they do not show the "true" colors of the tractor.
The project was completed on July 11, 1999 after countless hours of labor. As a result of the work, four leaks were repaired, including that elusive power steering pump. Only one tiny leak remains, and that leak comes from the fuel injector. Repairing a fuel injector is alot like performing brain surgery -- it aint easy, that's for sure. If the leak gets bad enough, I guess I'll have to fix it, too.
 | Some interesting facts learned during the project:
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