thats a saveable engine and a well worth it case of heavy metal

I have been forced into a "hurry up & git-r-done" rebuild on the Case engine. A guy up the road stopped to see if I had any mowers for sale and I offered him the Case - under one condition..... he will pay to have the engine rebuilt as if it was already his tractor. (he actually liked the idea )
Turns out he has connections at a nearby machine shop, so I stripped the engine down to the bare block Tuesday evening and dropped it off yesterday. As soon as the machine work is completed (bore the cylinder and grind crankshaft and valves & seats) I'll scare up some parts to get it back together.
(and yes, I'm going to sell it for more than the $100 I paid for it! )

The Gravely should be leaving tomorrow morning, so I'll be back to all WH tractors soon.

Hey TT....my brother is a Case guy..he has a 220 and it is a pretty good machine,,,ya just have to get used to the side discharge on the LEFT side.
If you ever see a 440 Case, better bid on it....big 15" wheels one rear make for one nice ride.
He also put a diesel engine on a 220...hydro pump is an easy hookup
PS...who knows, some day you might have a Eagle tatto on your other arm....the eagle was know as Ole Abe....long story about how Case chose it.....and if you really want a rare item, look for the cast iron Eagle sitting on top of the world....it was a dealer item and kinda rare to find....they stand about 4 ft tall..
(Now back to my WH stuff)

i havent had a case in my yard yet . my buddys grampa had a nice big wheel one when i was younger and that thing was a bear.

Good job TT looks like that will be a good tractor to do chores around the house! And give them RED ONES a well deserved rest! They can stay up in the stable and laugh at ole' man CASE.

Duke

BAD NEWS......
The machine shop called today to tell me the K-241 block is cracked above the exhaust port. It runs from the outer edge to almost in to the head gasket sealing area.
If anyone has a clue where I might find a Case-specific 10hp block - or even a complete running engine, please let me know. I would even take a 12hp, as long as it's for a Case.

TT, what makes the block Case specific? Oil pan is unique I assume? Wouldn't the majority off the accessories bolt on to any big block Kohler?

Just curious what the differences are.

Saw a 446 in the local merchandiser for $900, but that doesn't help you out much.

They are an earless block with the standard 4 bolt small pan pattern. The major difference between Cub/Jacobsen/Ford/AC/Simplicity, etc. blocks and the Case blocks is on the PTO side where the accessory bolt holes are located. The Case block is machined with a perfectly round "ledge" or step about 5 inches in diameter.
This step (or shoulder?) is used to locate and center the hydraulic pump mount. (the pump mount has a lip that goes in over the shoulder on the block.)
The other blocks mentioned above have an as-cast edge around the accesory bolt holes. (same as the WH eared blocks)

I'd take some pictures, but the block is still at the machine shop.

(if you look at the first picture in my post from May 28th, the orange part right behind the starter/generator is the pump mount with the pump bolted to the back end of it.)

I borrowed these from ebay:

Normal block:


Case style:

Ahhhhhh! I see! Quite a difference indeed. I figured the pan area was different, but never thought (what's new) about the pto side.

Best of luck with this needle and haystack.

Is the stepped area the only difference?

Seems like it would be fairly straightforward to have that step machined onto a non-Case block? Any high schools/ tech. schools in your area that would maybe do it as a class project?

As closure to the Case story, it is scheduled to go to the new owner tomorrow. He stopped by on his way home today and was thrilled with my progress.
For those of you who haven't seen it, Eldon posted a few videos at the end of THIS THREAD.
The K-241 replacement engine was originally in a CC, and my son Nick acquired it on a trade. With the help of Eldon (and a few swapped parts from the old engine) the transplant took place with only the addition of 8 additional flat washer "shims" between the hydraulic pump mount and the engine block, (you can't even see them when it's assembled) and about 1 ¼" cut off the PTO end of the crankshaft. It also received 4 new deck spindle bearings and 2 new belts, a new muffler, points, fuel filter, etc., and had the official "mow TT's grass -*test*-('")" yesterday.

CASE CLOSED!