Last Sunday, I had the opportunity to buy a much sought after 1965 Case 130.
This was the first year Case had a garden tractor. Case bought Colt Lawn Tractors in 1964 and got into the garden tractor business. They made Case and Colt until 1966, and then just Case (the Colt name was dropped).
What makes this tractor special is:
--1965 was the first year Case had a garden tractor
--1965 had two models of Case with round fender tractors, the 130 and the 180. 1966 forward, all Case tractors had square fenders
--This is serial number 103. Really early production number. I'm not sure how many total were made
--These Case tractors had a hydraulic pump bolted right to the engine crank that pushes hydraulic fluid to the rear axle to provide motion. There is also a hydrostatic transmission for forward and reverse. But there is no driveshaft or belt powering these tractors. There's also a fan on the front of the engine that blows air through a radiator that cools the return hydraulic fluid.
--This tractor is 100% original. The paint, tires, etc. etc. The tractor was completely disassembled, cleaned, and then DA was used with cutting compound, then polish, and then wax to give this almost 60 year old paint that great shine, yet maintain all of it's character/patina.
I'm absolutely in love with this thing!! She a real beauty. The 10HP Kohler runs like a watch. I couldn't be happier.
This was the first year Case had a garden tractor. Case bought Colt Lawn Tractors in 1964 and got into the garden tractor business. They made Case and Colt until 1966, and then just Case (the Colt name was dropped).
What makes this tractor special is:
--1965 was the first year Case had a garden tractor
--1965 had two models of Case with round fender tractors, the 130 and the 180. 1966 forward, all Case tractors had square fenders
--This is serial number 103. Really early production number. I'm not sure how many total were made
--These Case tractors had a hydraulic pump bolted right to the engine crank that pushes hydraulic fluid to the rear axle to provide motion. There is also a hydrostatic transmission for forward and reverse. But there is no driveshaft or belt powering these tractors. There's also a fan on the front of the engine that blows air through a radiator that cools the return hydraulic fluid.
--This tractor is 100% original. The paint, tires, etc. etc. The tractor was completely disassembled, cleaned, and then DA was used with cutting compound, then polish, and then wax to give this almost 60 year old paint that great shine, yet maintain all of it's character/patina.
I'm absolutely in love with this thing!! She a real beauty. The 10HP Kohler runs like a watch. I couldn't be happier.