Hi Larry, welcome. I have a 1974 case 444 which I bought new and it still runs fine. It doesnt look the best but you can't kill them. Believe me I have worked hard, and still keeps going. I bought a 1982 a few years back 444 which I blew the engine on. I would like to rebuild both of them to the original specs. You can't beat the hydraulic drive on them.
Rutbuster,
I wonder if you realize that you responded to a thread that was created in August of 2010, nearly 17 months ago? And that the person starting that thread made ONE post and hasn't made another one since then?
The phrase that comes to mind?
Beating a dead horse. :laughing::laughing::laughing: