Jerome Increase Case founded the J.I. Case Threshing Machine Company in 1844. The Racine, Wisconsin firm built its first steam engine in 1869. Those early engines were not self-propelled and had to be pulled to the threshing field or where ever needed by horses. It wasn’t until the late 1870’s that case built its first self-propelled steam traction engine. By 1900, they had become the country’s largest producer. Their biggest, built in 1904, weighed 20 tons and produced 150 horsepower. Production peaked in 1912 which was the same year Case entered the gas powered tractor business and by 1928 they had ceased all production of steam tractors.
Over its history there have been several mergers and changes of ownership. In 1964 Case was sold to the Kern County Land Company who then sold it to Tenneco. Tenneco then acquired David Brown, Ltd. in 1972, International Harvester’s agricultural interests in 1984 and Steyr Tractor in 1996. In 1999, CNH was formed when Case International merged with Ford New Holland who itself had absorbed New Holland, Ford, and Fiat.
J.I. Case’s company trademark was an American Bald Eagle perched atop a globe. Her name was “Old Abe” and she was a real eagle that had served as the mascot of Company C for the Eight Wisconsin during the Civil War. Old Abe survived 38 battles. The Confederates referred to her as “That Yankee Buzzard” and on several occasions attempted to kill her. After the war ended she appeared for years with her fellow veterans in numerous parades. Besides serving as the Case logo she is also the screaming eagle that adorns the insignia of the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division.
1913 STEAM TRACTION ENGINE: This 110 horsepower steam engine weighed seven tons and could pull a 14 bottom plow. It featured a locomotive type cab, rear wheels that measured seven feet in diameter and, a first for steam engines, power steering.
CASE MODEL 25-45 PRINTS AVAILABLE
CASE RC: The RC was a general purpose tractor designed to compete with the Farmall. It featured a 20hp Waukesha four-cylinder engine that produced 17 hp at the belt and a three-speed transmission but its most distinctive feature was the “chicken roost” steering arm. PRINTS AVAILABLE
Ertl #450 1:16 Scale Case Model L on Steel Toy Tractor. Introduced in 1929, 31,678 Model L tractors had been produced when production ended in 1940. Power was provided by a 4-cylinder, vertical, valve-in-head engine that gave the “L” over 30 hp at the drawbar and 46 at the belt. It featured 3 forward and 1 reverse speed.
CASE MODEL DC PRINTS AVAILABLE
The Model DC was introduced in 1939 and stayed in production to 1955. Powered by a four-cylinder engine, it featured a transmission with 4 forward speeds.
Spec-Cast #ZJD 719 1:16 Scale DC Toy Tractor
CASE MODEL S PRINTS AVAILABLE
CASE VAC: Replacement for the Series V, VA Series Case tractors were produced from 1942 – 1955. The row-crop version VAC was promoted as “The tractor for over 100 farm jobs.” PRINTS AVAILABLE
Ertl #632 1:16 Scale VAC toy
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CASE 400 SERIES DIESEL: Introduced in 1955, the series 400 replaced the Case Model D. Gasoline and LPG fueled versions of the 400 were also available. PRINTS AVAILABLE
CASE MODEL 300 PRINTS AVAILABLE
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CASE MODEL 430 PRINTS AVAILABLE
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Ertl #289 1:16 Scale Case 600 Toy
Ertl #693 1:16 Scale Case 800 Toy The Model 800 was powered by a 257 CID 4-cylinder , wet sleeve, diesel engine with Bosch in-line fuel injection. Rated at 54.42 horsepower at maximum belt load.
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Question:
On the 1912 Case 110HP. Is there a name given to the steering mechanism, specifically where the steering chains wrap around the horizontal screw-type ‘axil’? What is that ‘screw-type’ azul called?