Case 1840 Parts

[CMW08]

Hello Everyone!

I'm reaching out to tap into the collective expertise of this forum and get your insights on service parts. When it comes to replacements, are you sticking with OEM parts for the assurance of compatibility and reliability, or have you had success with aftermarket parts that offer cost savings? If you've gone the aftermarket route, I'd love to know which brands or suppliers you trust for high-quality components.

Specifically, I'm planning a significant rebuild and need to replace:

• Drive chains and sprockets
• Drive seals and gaskets
• Approximately 50% of the hydraulic hoses
• Hydraulic seals
• Loader pins and bushings

This project looks like it's going to be quite an investment, so I'm very interested in hearing about your experiences with similar repairs or rebuilds. Any advice on balancing cost, reliability, and performance would be greatly appreciated.

Looking forward to your recommendations and stories!

 

[Gearclash]

Of your list I would look to OEM for the sprockets, seals and gasket depending on which, and possibly the loader bushings. The rest I would procure from some other source. There is no reason I can see for buying the endless OEM drive chains. Hydraulic hoses are easily made by a hose shop. I'm assuming by hydraulic seals you mean the cylinder seals, they are readily available aftermarket and I have not had bad results with the aftermarket seals.

 

[CMW08]

Of your list I would look to OEM for the sprockets, seals and gasket depending on which, and possibly the loader bushings. The rest I would procure from some other source. There is no reason I can see for buying the endless OEM drive chains. Hydraulic hoses are easily made by a hose shop. I'm assuming by hydraulic seals you mean the cylinder seals, they are readily available aftermarket and I have not had bad results with the aftermarket seals.

Thank you for the input! Yes, I was referring to cylinder seals. I'm a bit surprised that there isn't more detailed data available for aftermarket options. Or perhaps there is, and I just haven't come across it yet.

 

[Gearclash]

I buy cylinder seals for my 1835Bs off eBay. All States Ag Parts has them also. Not sure what is out there for the 1840 but that was a pretty common model so I would think it is well supported.

 

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Thank you for the input! Yes, I was referring to cylinder seals. I'm a bit surprised that there isn't more detailed data available for aftermarket options. Or perhaps there is, and I just haven't come across it yet.

I agree with the reponses.

 

[mrbb]

I agree your dealer or a good dealer online is sometimes the best way to get quality parts, and its never been easier to shop around for prices once you know part numbers than in today's world wide web searches

as for things like hoses
I personally found that its best to take the hoses you need to a local shop and have them make them, this way you know they will fit, and be correct, and my reason is, some times older machines hoses from dealer can be out of stock or discontinued parts, OR< mods maybe made to machines, and hose shapes/lengths were changed to fit now as opposed to factory hoses!
over the yrs, many folks disassemble things and hoses can change some for new positioning of things or re routes on hoses!

plus you get to learn who your local hose makers are so when one goes down at the wrong time, you know where to take it to get replaced, over just ordering online or from a dealer

to find your best place near you to get hoses made up, talk to some local contractors, rental shops and so on, and ask who they use
typically the better maker become obvious when more recommend them over others!

and do yourself a favor, when you get hoses, look them over GOOD, and make sure there new and not old stock thats been laying about for yrs, hoses dry rote over time alone,
which is another reason to have new ones made when needed over ordering from dealer!

as for seals and gaskets, OEM< I find tends to be the best quality, over aftermarket and most times prices are close, so, I stay with OEM< but I do price check other places as well, as some times dealers are crazy costly for things that can be had else where, and if the part isn't that hard to get to to replace is a seal or gasket fails sooner than OEM's, I will save money at times,
but if the seal or gasket is in a hard to get to or time consuming location, I will spend the extra and always get OEM one's!
so, pending how much labor is involved in replacing, can help decided if paying more for oem is worth it or not to me!