Case 380 TLB update - JDeMaris and others

Morning,
JDeMaris I posted your name because you appear to have a fair amount of experience with older backhoes.

Got more info on the Case380TLB I posted yesterday. It looks like the older style 530s just shrunk down, not like the newer 380s.

Its a diesel, guy says it will hardly start in the cold (sounds like it might be an ether addict).

The swing drifts its hard to get close without bumping it, and the boom and dipper drop fast enough to watch. Looks like the valves need to be gone through (o-rings, possibly spools, swing cylinders) plus the normal pins and bushings.

$5000 seems a little high to me, what do you think?

Heres the link.

thanks,
rick
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5 grand might be a little high for a purchase price, but I think its just scratching the surface if you're talking about the cost of getting it up in good shape.

Stupid YT thing won"t accept my earlier response. NO bad language? grrrrr. Maybe backhoe is a BAD word? Search Case industrial parts site not ag site for 380 LL loader landscaper model. Case made the loader and backhoe. We sold a "79 model in 2004 for about $7000. The tractor is a industrial David Brown similar to 885 made in England. 3 cylinder 164 diesel, injector glow plug on manifold. We never could keep the glow plug or switch setup working right. Once we took it off and used a block heater and the cold start screw on the pump after a new overhaul seldom ever needed to use ether. It"s crucial to have good rings and compression and timing just perfect on those 3 cylinder diesels or they will start hard. It"s a shuttle shift trans not a power reverser type. British AC electrical system and instruments. Lucas starter & alternator. Was always a pain to get parts for and probably worse now. Ours had air filter behind the grill not the one earlier models had on top of engine and hood. Case dealer back then was poor support on parts and couldn"t even get the air filters back then so I had to modify cannister and use MF 135 filters something could get easily. Today it"s a small old tractor and that one sounds like needs $5K or more to get it in good shape. If hydraulics are in good shape the loader can lift more than that little tractor can handle. We put larger heavy ply trailer tires on front and moved large round bales with one we had. For occasional use it might be okay but too small and old for commercial use today there are many better used machines out there.