Stormin 4,458 #126 Posted March 29, 2014 Those weights look factory. Neat! 1 bowtiebutler956 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris hall 1 #127 Posted March 30, 2014 beautiful tractor !!!! i would love to own a 444 on day. great work. 1 bowtiebutler956 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 166 #128 Posted March 30, 2014 Great pics of the offspring with their Rides. I remember the Bantam project . I bet they are both really happy to have a Dad that can produce these excellent restored machines. Hopefully it will lead them down the same path. Weights are the finishing touch to the appearance and practicality of the Case. Excellent work Thanks Richard. Both Danny, and Nathan love their machines. Nathan doesn't really enjoy working on them so much, but he loves the thrill of riding his mini bike. Danny on the other hand, loves working on his tractor, and he reminds me alot of myself at that age. I'd say there is a good chance he'll take up this hobby! Those weights look factory. Neat! Thanks, I thought they looked quite nice on there, and I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who thinks so. Appreciate it! beautiful tractor !!!! i would love to own a 444 on day. great work. Thanks, and welcome to MOM Chris! Its great to see your over here, and thanks for making your first post in my thread! I look forward to seeing some of your tractors here at MOM. Matt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 166 #129 Posted March 30, 2014 Well, I took the 444 out, and gave it proper workout today. Its filthy now! We decided to expand the garden into an area right next to it, which is where we always use to park a big class A 35 ft long RV in, so the ground was very packed, and had never been broken before. I decided to take the Brinly after it, and while the plow worked great, the tractor actually had a hard time keeping it moving. It did the job, but it didn't like it!! That ground brought it to a stop on more than one occasion. I'd have to back up, and go again. There are pics of the ground below. After we finished breaking that section, I ran the plow through a piece of ground that had been broke last year, and it went through that with ease. I'm glad you only have to break the ground once! After finishing with the plow, we bolted the tiller on to finish off that piece of ground. I do have a complaint with this tractor when tilling. On the travel control lever, it doesn't just control your ground speed, it controls the hydraulic pressure as well, so when your trying to go slow for tilling, it will often stop, because its not getting enough power to the hydraulic motor, so you push the lever further forward, and you end up going to fast! Its very annoying, especially when your use to using a Wheel Horse with an 8 speed trans. I love the low gears in my Horses! I've ordered a hydraulic flow control valve to eliminate this problem. It was a factory option that my 444 didn't come with, but it allows a very slow ground speed with maximum power to the ground. Personally, I don't think it should have been optional, I think they all should have been equipped with it! Here is a short clip of it tilling, and I'll get a longer, better video when I finish getting it sorted out. Matt 1 nigel reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neil 524 #130 Posted March 30, 2014 She certainly looks nice & dirty now Matt, I can see your problem with the tilling on your video by the tractor moving too fast while tillin , hopefully your flow control valve will cure the problem , i agree it should have been a standard fitting She looks like she more than capable of doing all she is asked to do . 1 bowtiebutler956 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmackellow 2,728 #131 Posted March 30, 2014 That is a great restoration, well done !! 1 bowtiebutler956 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 166 #132 Posted April 4, 2014 Well, my TCV with built in holding valve came in today. I haven't got it installed yet, but I removed the old one, and took a couple pics of them for a comparison. The new one is on the right. My flow control valve hasn't arrived yet, but should be here soon. I did install a Case decal on the front weights to make them look more official. Matt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Charioux 16 #133 Posted April 4, 2014 The Brinly turn plow is a really good tool, isn't? I'm amazed with people able to do such restoration!! 1 bowtiebutler956 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bowtiebutler956 166 #134 Posted April 25, 2014 Hello all. I haven't been around for awhile now, because I had to go out of town for a week, and then it took me over a week to get caught back up with work. Everything is now back to normal, and I was able to get back to work on my 444. I got the new travel control with built in holding valve installed. ( see pics in my previous post). I also installed a FCV (flow control valve) on it. I had to make a couple brackets to keep the hoses from rubbing on things, and a heat shield for the exhaust, to protect the bypass hose from the heat, but overall it was a very straight forward installation. I had to cut a section of the footrest out for hose clearance too. I can't believe what a difference these modifications made to my 444. I can now set a good, slow, powerful ground speed when tilling, which makes it so much more enjoyable. I've already had it tilling, and it works great! I'll try, and get another video up soon. Thanks Matt 1 nigel reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
