Case 1370 - How good are they????

[cpainter]

I'm about to go look at a Case Agri King 1370 that's been sitting in a pasture for 3 years. They say it ran out of fuel and they just parked it. I can buy it for $800. Do you guys think it's worth looking at? What should I look out for? Thanks for the help.

 

[jjeff]

For 800 bucks with a 6 cylinder diesel how could you go wrong? Lol

 

[cpainter]

For 800 bucks with a 6 cylinder diesel how could you go wrong? Lol

That's what I'm thinking. I'm going to look at it tomorrow, but I was wondering if anybody had any special knowledge about what to look at on these machines. If it looks ok, I plan to go back out there with a can of diesel, some ether, and a battery and see if she'll crank up.

 

[sd455dan]

That's what I'm thinking. I'm going to look at it tomorrow, but I was wondering if anybody had any special knowledge about what to look at on these machines. If it looks ok, I plan to go back out there with a can of diesel, some ether, and a battery and see if she'll crank up.

We had a 970 when I was a kid, loved that powershift.
It was a VERY smooth running diesel.

 

[Yander]

Scrap price is worth far more than that. 11k lbs

 

[cpainter]

Scrap price is worth far more than that. 11k lbs

Yessir. That sucker is pretty heavy. I'm going to have to borrow a bigger trailer to haul it home if I buy it.

 

[LouNY]

She must have had some other issues to just park it.
But if shes intact and looks half assed decent for that price, yep.
Get it running and then a hydraulic pump, brakes and clutch and a good tractor.

 

[tacticalturnip]

Those old Case tractors, long before my time, are good looking machines.

 

[Hay Dude]

She must have had some other issues to just park it.
But if shes intact and looks half assed decent for that price, yep.
Get it running and then a hydraulic pump, brakes and clutch and a good tractor.

That’s right. I can’t imagine why someone would run a tractor out of fuel and just leave it set forever.
It must have had a more expensive repair(s) needed.

All that said, for $800, I’d jump on it. Worst ”Case” scenario is you take it to the tractor salvage yard to sell as parts.