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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fishfiles" data-source="post: 5764" data-attributes="member: 782"><p>I don't thnk I have ever worked on a 1737 , but have worked on a lot of other Case machines , I wonder if the 1737 is about the same as a 1840, which the plug for the hydraulic tank is threaded into the rear bottom of the machine looking up , I have had a lot of trouble getting those out in the past , if it is made the same way your problem maybe that the allen head plug has been hit a few times and is smashed up a bit , you may have to take a grinder and open up the allen recess a little bit on the top to get to the real size ------ if all else fails you can weld a nut to the plug and get it out with a socket then get a new plug , they make some special welding rods for welding nuts to bolts that work very well if you can find them but don't really need them to weld this , I don't see why your plan to grind down a allen wrench to fit it wouldn't work , I have seen a few that were very tight , you may also try some heat around the plug but try not to heat the plug its self and then spray it with something like Areo Kroil while it's still hot , a large easy out made also work , or even a hammer and chiesl to get it to turn , good luck fishfiles</p></blockquote><p></p>