[AT] Case 500 - Actual tractor question

[RonMyers at wildblue.net]

Rick they were made from 1953 to 57 then 2 years of the 511B they were the
transition tractor from the LA to the 900 series. the first diesel that
Case made. 56 hp draw bar. a nice tractor to have but big an heavy about
8000 lbs with nothing on them.

Ron

> Thanks Ron.  I didn't realize they were rare or that popular.
>
> Rick
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> the 500 is the LA with a diesel in it not many around and lots of people
> looking for them. Fun old tractor for Pulling and showing.
> Try this place to see if the parts are availble at the dealers.
>
> http://www.caseih.com/parts/parts.aspx?navid=123&RL=ENNA
>
> Ron
>
>> Last month another tractor (1954 Case 500 diesel) followed me home;
> only
>> because I got it cheap-real cheap.  It's a pretty large chunk of iron
>> that looks out of place among the Cubs, Farmall A, B, and H.  The
>> previous owner bought it with a stuck engine (running when parked),
>> removed the manifolds, heads, etc. and got the engine freed up.  But,
>> that's as far as he got and after a couple of years I think his wife
>> wanted it out of the yard.  Cylinder walls look OK so I'm thinking
> about
>> just re-assembling it and seeing if it will start.  I've got a
>> wheelbarrow full of parts and an old I&T manual, with a parts catalog
> on
>> order.  Kind of like a big metal jigsaw puzzle with lots of rust.  The
>> heads are at a machine shop where they're supposed to clean them up
> and
>> just check them out, only fixing the things that are actually broken.
>> What I need to know are sources for parts, particularly gasket sets.
>> I'm also going to need the exhaust collector that receives exhaust
> from
>> the 2 exhaust manifolds and channels it to the muffler.  I don't know
>> what this thing is called, nor what it actually looks like since the
> old
>> one is broken and I only have a piece of it.  Can these sorts of parts
>> still be obtained from Case/IH?  Are there any things  I should look
> out
>> for?  Any tricks to re-assembling this beast?  If I can get it running
>> then I'll worry about the cosmetic things like rusted sheet metal,
>> battery boxes, gauges, etc.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any tips/suggestions and sources for parts.
>>
>> Rick Moseley
>> Austin, TX
>> Farmall Cubs, Super A, B, C, H (and one really big Case)
>>
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