Snowblowers

Jamesm50 said:

Hi. I just got the 195 and I'm getting ready to rebuild the engine. It's great old tractor it runs and drives fine but it's burning oil.

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James,
The 195's are excellent tractors for the most part but obtaining implements for them is getting tougher by the day. The snowcasters back then used a special, hollow front-axle pivot pin that allowed a secondary PTO shaft to pass through that pivot pin and stick out the front of the tractor. Then a shaft with universal joints connected this secondary PTO shaft to a gear box that provided power to the snow blower. While it worked quite well, taking it off or putting it on the tractor was a bit more work than the later Snap Fast snowcasters.

Just so you know, Case did offer a bracket kit that could be added to the older tractors which would make the Snap Fast implements backward compatible. Those kits do show up for sale now and then but they are no longer available from Eastman. It is possible to make your own kit if you wish.

If you spend some time in the Technical Library viewing the Parts Manuals for the 155/195 tractors plus the E Series snow blowers, you will get a better idea as to what I am talking about. As for your Kohler, this will be one that has the balance gears inside. You would be wise to replace those as well as the governor gear. Piston, rings, wrist pin, con rod, gaskets, valves, seats etc are often sold on e-Bay as a kit and the price is quite reasonable compared to choosing OEM. I suggest that you take a look on e-Bay.

Jamesm50, I too use my 195 for mowing and casting, no rototiller yet though! My caster uses the mower PTO pulley and has a piece that bolts on where the mule drive brackets hang down, and has a pulley and PTO stub shaft that drives a PTO shaft to the blower. I believe mine was called a model E36. I collect CASE farm tractors also and my collection there ends at 1968 when the 70 series was introduced and Tenneco took over so the 195 is the newest thing that fits in my collection :thumbup: It has given me some grief finding parts and attachments but if you are not in a huge hurry things come around. I got the tractor in June, and since I found the blower on a 155 and later bought the mower deck also as my deck shell is crappy. My 195 burns a little oil also, I just top it off every now and then. I only have 3/4 acre of grass to mow so it doesn't work too hard. Right now mine looks like this. Took the rear end apart to replace seals so the oil stays where it should plus the travel valve leaks too. I am restoring it as I do my farm tractors, work out the bugs, rebuild the mechanics and then go for paint. My tie rod is also a disaster so I got a new one of those too from Ingersoll. I also have an Allis B112 in the herd so if the CASE has a problem I have a backup.