Good morning!!!!

[KilroyJC]

I used to have a Case 430, and yes, the breather cap just pulled off. There are a couple of flat springs in it that kept tension on the neck. I would be careful about pulling too hard to protect the rocker cover. Maybe split it with a wiz wheel.

What I was thinking of doing was taking a length of paracord and making a doubled loop about 40”, then folding that in half and making a bridle with two opposing cow hitches under the breather, and then using a come along and maybe a heavy hammock spring from the shed rafter to apply sone upward pressure, and once there is steady tension on it, start lightly tapping on the sides with my grandfathers old 4oz ball-pein to hopefully micro-shock it loose. here really is not enough room to get the Dremel in there with a wheel, it would have to be a carbide end-mill and perforate it, then connect the dots. . . But that is a lot of metallic fragments right next to the oil fill. . .

 

[m7040]

What I was thinking of doing was taking a length of paradors and making a doubled loop about 40”, then folding that in half and making a bridle with two opposing cow hitches under the breather, and then using a come along and maybe a heavy hammock spring from the shed rafter to apply sone upward pressure, and once there is steady tension on it, start lightly tapping on the sides with my grandfathers old 4oz ball-pein to hopefully micro-shock it loose. here really is not enough room to get the Dremel in there with a wheel, it would have to be a carbide end-mill and perforate it, then connect the dots. . . But that is a lot of metallic fragments right next to the oil fill. . .

When you send us a better picture you will get a lot help from here

 

[Popgadget]

I gave my 430 to a friends son, it is not far from here, I could pull off the cap and take a picture if you think it would be helpful.

 

[KilroyJC]

I used to have a Case 430, and yes, the breather cap just pulled off. There are a couple of flat springs in it that kept tension on the neck. I would be careful about pulling too hard to protect the rocker cover. Maybe split it with a wiz wheel.

Question:

i *think* my 430 has a live PTO opposed to a “standard” PTO, because it has a long handle on the left side of the hood and the little pull ring handle behind the seat.

I could use some tips on operating it - I am still learning tractor operations, but at some point really soon I am going to have to do some brush clearing and I don’t want to kill myself or break anything - thanks!

 

[m7040]

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[KilroyJC]

I gave my 430 to a friends son, it is not far from here, I could pull off the cap and take a picture if you think it would be helpful.

That would be a HUGE help - but please don’t make a special trip just for me, next time you go is ok. It isn’t like I have to do it tomorrow, the oil is full and I a, not running it all that much right now other than to keep the battery charged

 

[m7040]

Kilroy, a slide hammer with attachment that can get under the cap would likely be the ticket to get it off. Auto parts stores will lend them out I think if you think you want to try it

 

[KilroyJC]

Kilroy, a slide hammer with attachment that can get under the cap would likely be the ticket to get it off. Auto parts stores will lend them out I think if you think you want to try it

If it won’t come off with gentle persuasion (vertical tension and light tapping) I may consider it… but first I want to check what the other end of that neck attaches to! It would be a heckuva thing if the cap doesn’t budge, but the other end of the tube does

 

[Popgadget]

This is a picture of my old tractor, look at the tube that the cap is on. Any brute force effort will not end well for the rocker cover.
I will work on getting a picture of the cap.

 

[sodamo]

Wife would LOVE to have one of those!! I would hate to think of what it would take to maintain one of them.

So would mine