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southwest in | any body have, had, or used one?
good, bad ugly?
parts?
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| Have never owned one , and seen a few and heard lots about them.
They seemed to be best at being a boat anchor. |
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Hastings, Florida | Had one long ago. In their day, they were OK at best. |
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. | Great little utility tractors and very easy on fuel. On the down side parts might be hard to find unless you have a good dealer. And some like the 1690 which are rebadged as Case are downright strange the way they are designed. We had a 990 with a loader for years until we decided we needed something bigger. I loved it. I have a 1690. It's easy on fuel, good for what's its used for, but I wouldn't recommend one of them to anyone. |
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Sussex Corner, New Brunswick | Made in England. They do use standard bolts and nuts, except for a few in the engine. Hyd are poor and prone to "issues" that need a knowledgeable mechanic. The Case 15** and 16** are David Browns in different clothes. Like the others said the just sip fuel, we run one on our grain augers, 5 gal lasts forever. CIH dealers can source parts although like most 30-40yr old tractors, some parts are hard to get. |
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Lincoln County. NC | I have a '76 885 that i bought to fix and flip. But I kept it for the small acreage I own because it has a two speed PTO and 4 reverse speeds. It is great for running the PTO generator during power outages because it can run the whole house at 1200 ERPM and burn 1/2 gallon of fuel per hour. The multiple reverse speeds are great for a 3PT snowblower that has seen more use this winter than the last 10 combined. It's a great little tractor to sit on for 1 hour but not 6 or 8. If something major happens to it it will go for salvage and I would not look for another. |
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Ontario's Middle East | Had a 1200 back in the 70s when I was a teenager. Really good on fuel, a royal PITA to shift, and the hydraulics were substandard but we didn't know any better so it did a lot of work. Traded it about 75 or 76 for a used 4020. |
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| Dad got a 990 to just have a small tractor without a cab. I really did not like it at all. Pto engagement was in a really awkward position. I despised using a post hole digger on that thing. Some parts are hard to find. Others just at Case IH dealer. Sold it to neighbors for deer plot tractor. Glad to see it go. |
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North shore of Lake Ontario | The 3 cylinder 880's were as tough as nails and there were many around here back in the seventies . The 990 was a 4 cylinder but with 3 main bearings so under heavy use did not stand up well. A few weird things on them.Friend of mine has the case version of a 990 and went to replace the tach cable. He didn't get it done in one day so decided to drive it anyway. The tach cable needs to be there even if it doesn't work as the oil pump is connected to it somehow. Took the crank out of it.. |
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deep SW On. | Dad had a 950 and then a new 990 in '67----never had either one opened up or worked on,,,,not fancy like today but a good solid reliable tractors...comparable to boxcar magnums for bullet proof |
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| I've had one of the small ones, an 885, for about 30+ years. It's been dead reliable and handy as a shirt pocket.
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New London, Wisconsin | I had a 1390 Case that was a David Brown in disguise, but don't know the original numbers. It was 60 hp if I remember right. Nice modern look and a very handy thing to drive even though the shift linkage was a bit primitive. Great on fuel, and it was a bit light on frame for the power. I was told if you treat them like a chore tractor and don't work the snot out of them you will be happy, and I was. If used for heavy pulling day in and day out you won't like it. They are not built heavy enough for that. Mine was really low hour and sharp but I wasn't using it much so I sold it. I kinda wish I'd kept it. |
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NC Iowa | My dad had one around the farm for a while and got rid of it. It was a very reliable tractor, would start on the coldest of days. One day we were doing some mowing with it which was its primary job and the 3 point quit working. Parts locating was a little sketchy, we ended up updating to a DX series Case compact. |
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Melancthon, Ontario | Transmission and rear end are weak in the white ones. Old red and yellow ones are almost indestructible, I have a 1963 990 that runs a 8 x 51 auger, and it uses almost no fuel. Pulling logs out of the bush I was hard pressed to get 3 quarts an hour through it. No hell for field work, great for stationary power. Most parts are available from dealers in India and other places in the middle east. Local availability is sparse here. (Ontario Canada)
Edited by sparkiefarmer 2/23/2015 06:02
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Rivers, MB | We had a 1490 and 1494 case which was made by David Brown. If they are any indication of all David Brown tractors, then run away if you have the option. We had a lot of trouble with ours. Can not understand why dad bought the second one. Was a great day when we sold it.
The second one was split numerous times to fix a "simple" problem. |
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South Western Ontario, Canada | We have multiple David brown tractors. Three 990s and one 995. They aren't bad tractors, but they have some bad points. They can get water in the transmission, they aren't great for driver comfort being over 6, not good ground clearance for us when used in hay production.
They have treated us well over the years, hoping they will keep going for few more. |
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