By the way, I will be asking these same questions to Joe (the seller), but I thought I would like to here from you guys as well.įinally, about the fuel. How about the hydraulic system and final drives. Here's the questions, particularly for anyone who has an old Case with a 188 diesel: What oil should I use (I'm guessing 15w-40 but would like confirmation). I also suckered him into hauling it home for me (I don't have a trailer big enough for it) in the next few days. He said it was in pretty good shape - he would guess 75% or 80%. I had one of my friends (who has an excavation business with multiple dozers, trackhoes, etc). First of all, I'm planning on getting the dozer this weekend.
#Case 310 undercarriage update#
Hi Guys - another brief update and round of questions. Thanks very much for the advice - it is appreciated. I have misplaced my digital camera and will have to find it, then I'll get some pictures. He said he would try to come up with a water temp gauge (all of the gauges he put on were Case gauges). Joe installed a voltimeter and an oil pressure gauge, a starter button, a pre-heat switch, headlight (only has one right now), rear work light, and associated wiring. He said the difference was just in cleaning them off and painting them - but he got double the money from NAPA than from local - anyway, that's neither here nor there. He also had a stack of local rebuilds that looked like junk. He had a stack of rebuilds that were headed for NAPA - they looked like new. He has a small shop in town and he rebuilds heavy equipment and road tractor starters for NAPA.
Joe is a rebuilder of starters and alternators. When Joe (the current owner) bought it, it had no gauges and was being started with a screwdriver. There are some welds on some of the blade carriage, so I know it's had some tough use at some point. There is no hourmeter on the unit, so I have no idea how many hours are on it. The unit does have rock guards along the bottom rails and around the sprocket, so I don't know if that has helped it in it's lifetime or not. The front idlers seem to be in decent shape - they're mostly round, anyway. The track tensioner is mechanical and they both look complete and operable. I can tell you that they are tighter than the last dozer (Case 850) that I operated. The tracks seem to have about the right amount of tension. The pins are probably alright - you can feel some flat but they are still mostly round. The rear sprockets are in good shape - the teeth are flat, not pointed. Get some pictures uploaded so we can see you potential new machine.ĭiyDave- Sorry that I had not mentioned the undercarriage. I think the combustion chambers were loaded up from "dozer demos" on the sales lot, repeated starting, no load and only running for a short period of time so that the engine never really came up to operating temperature. Upon heavy throttle I get some black smoke, then as it reaches RPM the smoke is gone. When I start it now, I get a few seconds of white smoke then clears up. After working the dozer for long periods of time (several times) that smoke has cleared up. Mine smoked terribly when first started and for 5 minutes. The smoke you describe on startup & throttle up sounds normal to me. In my case and so far (knock on wood) it's turned out to be a good gamble that has payed off. At first the right steering on mine was not working at all. I was sacred to death buying a dozer not knowing anything about them. Start it and work it at least once a week. Since it's going to be for occasional personal "farm" use it should have an easier life with a good chance it will last longer that you might imagine. What year is it? there are many online parts brokers with links to old equipment being parted out so you might be able to find decent used parts if needed. Post those pictures for evaluation by all the experts here. How much track tension is left?, you can tell by looking at the lower track rail toward the front near the front idler. Are the tracks loose / tight? get a side picture of both tracks from front to rear. Get some good clear pictures of the front idlers, rear sprockets, track rollers, & track links. diyDave raises many good questions & things to consider. From what you describe it sounds like it runs good and the steering breaks & clutches are OK.
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