Steve54321
New Member
Hello,
I just got my first tractor, a Case 580 SE. It is a skiploader. No backhoe, just the loader and a gannon box. 2WD. got it for $8,000 from an old man who told me it was ready for work. Trying to figure out year and get the right manuals.
The name plate reads:
model no. 580 SUPER E
Product I.D. *17026724*
On the first day that I used it the tilt cylinders on the bucket started pissing hydraulic fluid. I had them rebuilt and also got new hoses and slapped them back in and on the second day of use all 4 cylinders on the Gannon started leaking. I took them all in and had them rebuilt and new hoses. (the shop actually gave me someone else's cylinder back for 1 of the 4 and had me super confused for about an hour when i tried to put it back together) and now the steering cylinders are leaking. not very bad though, (yet). I've been using the general purpose hydraulic oil from Sam's club.
-Side note: none of the gauges work with the exception maybe of the gas gauge but i cant tell if its actually working.
I've noticed that the last few times I've used the it, when I shut it off, water poured out underneath. Not exactly sure where it was coming from, but it seems like it came from a somewhat large hose on the side of the engine block that comes down and isn't connected to anything(drain?)
The coolant reservoir is full but after it cooled down a bit i popped the radiator cap and could not see any fluid. I am supposed to be seeing coolant in the radiator from the top right? The tractor seemed hot today after I used it, I heard hissing from the radiator and that's what prompted me to stop messing around and join the forum, get the shop manual and go through everything before I damage the machine. I need to fix the gauges. I want to do this machine right since it's my first foray into tractor life, but I might want to get a 4x4, maybe something a little newer. Ive already spent about $1300 on getting the 6 cylinders rebuilt and 10 new hoses. I just bought my first house, a 10 acre farm in gold country, Northern California and a 4x4 will be a big help in rainy season.
Thanks for reading my monologue,
Steve
I just got my first tractor, a Case 580 SE. It is a skiploader. No backhoe, just the loader and a gannon box. 2WD. got it for $8,000 from an old man who told me it was ready for work. Trying to figure out year and get the right manuals.
The name plate reads:
model no. 580 SUPER E
Product I.D. *17026724*
On the first day that I used it the tilt cylinders on the bucket started pissing hydraulic fluid. I had them rebuilt and also got new hoses and slapped them back in and on the second day of use all 4 cylinders on the Gannon started leaking. I took them all in and had them rebuilt and new hoses. (the shop actually gave me someone else's cylinder back for 1 of the 4 and had me super confused for about an hour when i tried to put it back together) and now the steering cylinders are leaking. not very bad though, (yet). I've been using the general purpose hydraulic oil from Sam's club.
-Side note: none of the gauges work with the exception maybe of the gas gauge but i cant tell if its actually working.
I've noticed that the last few times I've used the it, when I shut it off, water poured out underneath. Not exactly sure where it was coming from, but it seems like it came from a somewhat large hose on the side of the engine block that comes down and isn't connected to anything(drain?)
The coolant reservoir is full but after it cooled down a bit i popped the radiator cap and could not see any fluid. I am supposed to be seeing coolant in the radiator from the top right? The tractor seemed hot today after I used it, I heard hissing from the radiator and that's what prompted me to stop messing around and join the forum, get the shop manual and go through everything before I damage the machine. I need to fix the gauges. I want to do this machine right since it's my first foray into tractor life, but I might want to get a 4x4, maybe something a little newer. Ive already spent about $1300 on getting the 6 cylinders rebuilt and 10 new hoses. I just bought my first house, a 10 acre farm in gold country, Northern California and a 4x4 will be a big help in rainy season.
Thanks for reading my monologue,
Steve