Case 930 experiences

[Vic Hawley]

Would like to hear what kind of experiences , good or bad with a Case
930. Have a Farmall 450 and a 300 utility .but looks like the 930 Case
would be a better tractor for my size farming.If it last as long as my
old Case backhoe it would be my choice for sure.

 

[Ande]

There is no tractor the tops the "930",,,, period

 

[jon f mn]

Altho Ande may be a bit over-enthusiastic, the 930 is a great tractor and maybe the best case at the time. The driveline is certainly as durable as the come and the speeds are good. The engine is tough and very fuel efficient and will pull with most other brands much larger tractors. It's shortcomings are the steering and brakes which are adequate, but some other brands are better. They don't start great in sold weather either.

Over all its as good or better than any other of the same vintage.

 

[Bruce from Can.]

Few pictures of my 930 Case , doing what it was built to do, Work ! While I have newer tractors, my Case 930 is still a strong tractor that fits well on my farm, and fills the requirements to handle both be and small jobs. Just a great tractor. Still pulling its weight 51 years after it left the factory. How much more can you ask from a tractor? Bruce

 

[Bret4207]

I don't own a 930- yet. But I know several people who do and outside of pure creature comforts like lack of AC, power brakes, power shift trannies, ultra modern cabs, etc. I have not heard a single bad word about them. If you can live with 1960's tech, (that's about as advanced as I get), I don't think you can find a better tractor. An equally good tractor maybe, but they are about as good as they get in that age and price range IMO.

 

[ss55]

930 Comfort Kings are very simple and very durable, 8 gears and a real CAT-2 3 point hitch. Prices are in the $3000 to $4000 range. Good open field tractors, for yard work a narrow front end makes one much more maneuverable. Clutch and brake pedals take a lot of leg muscle. Steering, brakes, hydraulics and creature comforts are more like late 1950's tractors.

If you are going to run it a lot, take a look at 970, 1070, 1175 models for not much more money. IMHO, in 1970 they made the already obsolete 30 series seem like dinosaurs, and I like 930's.

 

[jicaseman89]

I grew up on 730 comfort king 830 eagle hitch and 2 1030s loved them to death so my first tractor was a 830 comfort king diesel second a 1951 sc 3rd 930 comfort king gasoline 4th a 930 diesel i have no complaints they do what i want hay 30 miles of road ditch of my own plus do some custum haying little planting and plowing. Last one i bought was a 1070 had a rod bearing go out so i bought it non running hopfully have it going next year. Stuck $7800 in my 930 diesel 2 years ago it started knocking after i bought it had rogers repair in webster sd fix her up complete engine overhaul line bored new crank heads done clutch plus he went throught the back end pto clutch seal brakes seals. Idk if it was high or not but i have a 930 that will go till i am dead and gone if i take care of it. My 2 cents

 

[Vic Hawley]

Thanks all , sounds like it is just what I need .

 

[Frontline1]

The steering is by far, IMO, the worst thing about 'em. One fix I've seen a lot is to use a newer, slightly bigger, 70-series hydraulic pump (bolts right in), then use the second port for the steering - you need to add a pressure relief, but not a big deal. Then, toss the factory steering cylinder/rotor/motor/whatever it is, and use regular cylinders, and a rotary steering valve either in the nose on the end of the linkage, or up on the side of the block where the first u-joint is now. The factory pump can be tossed, a REALLY nice option is to fill that hole with an A/C compressor for a roof-mount Red-Dot . Most of the ones up in my neighborhood are Wheatlands, though, and they used a split tie-rod with the shorter wheelbase front axle, rather than the solid tie-rod with a short arm and a drag link (?) to the steering valve, so it takes either a parts tractor or some butchering to mount regular cylinders. I have a late 8-speed factory cab 1032 that's basically all-original I want to fix up for a backup loader tractor, and steering is first on the list - I'd like to use a regular double-ended power-steering cylinder and separate tie-rods, just haven't figured out yet exactly how to do it. If anybody has any ideas or pictures of upgrades, LET ME KNOW, Id sure appreciate it!!


With improved steering, they actually make a bang-up loader tractor, considering they really weren't designed to be one - who needs a left hand reverser when you can run the gearshift (s) with your left hand anyhow? Front spindles are a little light, I've seen some converted to 70-series axles, some converted to JD 5010/20 axles if they really wanted beefy (and didn't care about ground clearance or adjustment). I've seen several different valve mounts, the last one I did was an open station, mounted it down low and angled up, with long rods to a basically homemade joystick control, separate lever for third-function. Can't find a picture of it, will post it if I can find it. that kept the oil drips down low, and kept the RH side of the platform open.

I've always heard loaders on 'em were a bad thing, flex the block and take out the mains, but I've had several that got used pretty hard (hard enough to break a spindle or axle housing now and then) and never took an engine out - could be the loader design, too. The factory Case loaders were GB's, I think? and pretty common, not that tough to find in GB paint. I've also had Du-Al 340s on a couple, they were fine for many years, but I've been told to absolutely stay away from the FACTORY mounts on a 3000-3400 quick-tach, they were prone to breaking the castings - counted too much on the tractor structure, where the 340's spread the force out more. I have an auction-sale 3000 as well as a GB off an 826 IH out in the weeds, I'm still thinking I can make a clean subframe for the 3000 and make it work nicely......sure like quick-tach......

The 70-series were good tractors, better in most ways, I guess, but I always thought they were the clumsiest tractor of the era - slow steering, harder shifting, just more awkward. All depends on what you use them for, though, the 70s were definitely better starting with the pencil injectors and much more comfortable if you were farming with it.