CASE 844 XL PLUS

[markpentre]

Seen one advertised. Body works rough but been told mechanically good. Done 9000 hrs recently had clutch done. 4WD and splitter all work and pumps not been touched. What else is there to look out for on these tractors and what would you roughly value it at? its a 1993. tyres 50% Roofs been knocked about all lights missing. Also front grill and headlights missing.
Tin work is very good. no holes in doors or pillars.
All advice very welcome

 

[essexpete]

Seen one advertised. Body works rough but been told mechanically good. Done 9000 hrs recently had clutch done. 4WD and splitter all work and pumps not been touched. What else is there to look out for on these tractors and what would you roughly value it at? its a 1993. tyres 50% Roofs been knocked about all lights missing. Also front grill and headlights missing.
Tin work is very good. no holes in doors or pillars.
All advice very welcome

Hand brake I guess?

 

[SuperTwo]

Handbrake, make sure it doesnt jump out of any gear and that the 4wd isnt stuck on.
Front grill may be difficult to find

 

[markpentre]

Handbrake, make sure it doesnt jump out of any gear and that the 4wd isnt stuck on.
Front grill may be difficult to find

are the front grills not the same as what is on the 95 series??

 

[335d]

are the front grills not the same as what is on the 95 series??

not sure but doubt it. More likely to be the same as the 56 series, 856,956 etc. Bonnets open on the 844 and 56 series, don’t on the 85 and 95. But if it’s just the mesh, then maybe they are similar.

 

[Flat 10]

What makes it a plus? Digi dash and facelift bonnet?

 

[ollandroverman]

What makes it a plus? Digi dash and facelift bonnet?

And aircon.
If it is digital dash and facelift bonnet it is British built from the production moving from Germany to alow room for Maxxum production.

 

[Boohoo]

And aircon.
If it is digital dash and facelift bonnet it is British built from the production moving from Germany to alow room for Maxxum production.

Aircon isn't mentioned in my January 1993 price list, not even in the options list and it's not in my September 1992 parts book so I think it must've been a later addition like the bigger clutch and the Dromone hitch.

 

[Boohoo]

are the front grills not the same as what is on the 95 series??

The 95 series is different, in the UK only the 856XL Plus shares a grill with the 844XL Plus. If you're French or German is good you might be able to find a grill for a 745XL Plus

 

[Boydvalley]

Grills available on ebay
Great tractor loved mine. Don’t what go wrong with them mine was faultless

 

[Boohoo]

Grills available on ebay
Great tractor loved mine. Don’t what go wrong with them mine was faultless

The grills on Ebay are for an XL, not an XL Plus

 

[v8willy]

This is the plus grill

 

[markpentre]

grill looks identical to my 895 xl

 

[Boohoo]

grill looks identical to my 895 xl

It's different. Only the headlights and the badge are the same. Look at the ribs in the mesh, your 895 has 2 in the lower grill, an 844 has 3

 

[essexpete]

I wonder if the top section above the lights might adapt from the 95 series? The lower surround looks similar to the 56 series but with a different grill insert. Would need to check dimensions.

 

[Boohoo]

I wonder if the top section above the lights might adapt from the 95 series? The lower surround looks similar to the 56 series but with a different grill insert. Would need to check dimensions.

I've got a parts book and they're as different as day and night. The bracket behind the grill that supports everything is different and the side panels are different too.

 

[SuperTwo]

The front of a 95 series is all in one piece so no way to adapt it unless you cut it up and get inventive with some fibre glass filler.
That is if the bonnets are the same width for starters..

 

[essexpete]

The front of a 95 series is all in one piece so no way to adapt it unless you cut it up and get inventive with some fibre glass filler.
That is if the bonnets are the same width for starters..

I think you might be right the width might be different. The GRP might not be too difficult if pushed.

 

[Pennine Ploughing]

How hard would it be to change that type of nose cone to an earlier red International (none Case one) as I think the early ones look far better,
Is there extra stuff behind the grill taking up more room, or is the width / height different ?

 

[essexpete]

How hard would it be to change that type of nose cone to an earlier red International (none Case one) as I think the early ones look far better,
Is there extra stuff behind the grill taking up more room, or is the width / height different ?

Got to be similar I can't imagine CIH spending much on an old model. Still might be worth checking if the 56 series would fit.