Case 530 Dash / Gauges

[Jack Murray]

The gauges on my Case 530 are not only not working, but they look so sad.
What should I do to make it look good?
I don"t want to go overboard on this little sub-project, but something needs to be done, and just getting some round gauges to replace the stock bezel is not one of them.

What I"d like to do is keep the bezel and glass and make a new design / layout, and use some round gauges and dismantle them and use only their pointers layed into my visual scheme.
But another is to use digital LEDs or possible bargraphs, maybe LCDs.

What is your opinion?

 

[twostepn2001]

Jack, might post this on the Case board too. There is a guy that restores dashes like that to looking brand new. And they said his prices were pretty reasonable.

 

[twostepn2001]

I found the post I was thinking about.
push here

 

[Jack Murray]

thanks for finding that.
I'm sure a reasonable cost to refab the old dash would cost more than the tractor..which is what I'd expect to pay for that kind of craftsmanship. but more than cost, i didn't like the look of the originals anyway, and probably isn't compatible with newer sensors too. I think I've decided to create a customized digital dash using surplus LCDs that I have.



Do you think this restorer would like my old gauges?



BTW, the hour meter shows 23,000 hours, that seems like a lot!?

 

[Anonymous-0]

Roger can always use parts to recondition

 

[Jack Murray]

Here is the finished custom gauge panel.
I used three 2-line LCDs that display bargraphs,
the RPM display also displays the RPM in text.

While I spent less than $50 on it using my surplus parts, it was a heck of a lot of work for sure.