Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

Propane57 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 18, 2022 9:41 am Thanks Eugen. I think my only luck around here is if someone has a tractor not running, stored some where with a sleeve hitch on it, and wanting to get rid of it.
Noel

Propane57 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 18, 2022 10:12 am Gittin old and lazy Eugen. Was young and lazy when I made the loader.

Noel

Propane57 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 18, 2022 10:28 am Maysell just pick up the sleeve hitch and deck. If I’m going there. And save you the work of cutting the stuff out.

And I could just give you some money to help pay for you to put in 220 volt.



Noel

Propane57 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 18, 2022 6:10 am I may start looking for a sleeve hitch for my Case 446. So I’m wondering is there a model number for the right sleeve hitch or does it matter. So will any sleeve hitch off a 444, 446, 448 fit ? My tractor is a 1982. As far as I know. I doubt I’ll find one here in PEI. But I’ll put and ad on somewhere and see what happens. I have 4 or 5 sleeve hitch attachments that I could be using. To do work, not have fun.!

Noel

Propane57 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 20, 2022 7:54 am It’s all about the almighty dollar, as my uncle use to say. The one I saw for sale in States somewhere was about $550.00 US. So add exchange, shipping, plus plus, it could be $1200.00 CA. A lot to much for me.

Noel

Timj wrote: ↑Wed Jul 20, 2022 8:27 am

Propane57 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 20, 2022 7:54 am It’s all about the almighty dollar, as my uncle use to say. The one I saw for sale in States somewhere was about $550.00 US. So add exchange, shipping, plus plus, it could be $1200.00 CA. A lot to much for me.

Noel

Holy moly, I know that is a new one, but wow.
I was just doing some shipping estimates. From me to PEI 50lbs would be about $200us USPS. To Bangor, Maine it would be $85.




Jumpins, that’s quite a price difference Tim.

Noel

Propane57 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 20, 2022 11:52 am One sod plow, tandem disks, cultivator, potatoe hiller, and there maybe one or two more. Nice to wrap a chain around a post or log and use the sleeve hitch to lift it. A little easier to drag that way.


Norl

Timj wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 9:19 am So.... the wheels have been turning a little bit on the subject of these sleeve hitches. here are a few of my thoughts and observations.
1. There seems to always be someone looking for one. Where there is plenty of tractors there seems to be plenty of used ones. The lift links seem to be a common missing item or are too short.

2. There is a fair amount of traffic on the various groups about building one. The most common complaint for doing this is that there's a fair amount of information missing from the plans to build one. I think this would be a project for us to improve this plan with the missing measurements and offsets. I think adding it to our plans section would be good for the forum. @ras101

3. I don't have one and don't know if I really have a need for one, but was thinking about what it would cost to build one. Thought maybe could build some to sell when I was slow in the winter. Did a little material pricing online, don't know if the prices were competitive or not. It didn't take long to get to $200 in steel just for the major components.

My ramble for this morning, @Propane57 I hope it helps.

Propane57 wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 11:57 am Thanks Tim. Great ramble. So I was thinking, that’s not good , one doesn't really have to make one the same as the Case model. Having the three holes is a neat idea to put the attachments on to, but is it really needed. Some of the attachments already have three holes in them for some small adjustments. So a person maybe could make it a little different than the Case model and maybe simpler. This would make it easier and less costly to make, maybe. My metal working tools and skill is limited, so for me a simpler design maybe better, and help with the cost.


Noel

Harry wrote: ↑Thu Jul 21, 2022 6:27 pm David that looks terrific, you do great work!

Keep the Peace
Harry