359:
159:
143:
135:
127:
81:
731:
347:
409:
464:
542:
565:. Case began production of the 30-60 oil engine in 1912. Case also produced kerosene tractors in the teen years, similar to the Rumely oil pulls. During World War I, Case's sales and demand grew dramatically in Europe. These increases were directly connected to the war; as many farm laborers became soldiers, each remaining farmer needed to become more productive, and machinery was the way to make this happen.
151:
657:(ATC). ATC was founded in 1950 and was a producer of small crawler tractors. Their production of dozers (marketed as Terradozers) and development of an integrated backhoe was of particular interest to Case. Case dropped the ATC name in 1959 only retaining the Terratrac name for the drive trains. This led to a hybrid tractor being rolled out of the
665:. Since then Case has released other models such as the T-Series which includes the 580T, 580ST, 590ST and 695ST. In 1998, a jury awarded a construction worker over $ 17million in damages after a defect in the design of the 580 backhoe led to him being crushed and being paralyzed from the waist down while operating the machine.
676:. This was the first garden tractor powered by 'Hy-Drive", a form of hydraulic propulsion that allowed for various heavy duty attachments and eliminated the need for transaxle drive belts. The Kern County Land Company, using oil money, bought the Case Company. In turn Kern County sold Case to Tenneco Company of Texas.
608:
In 1927 the J. I. Case
Company ceased building its legendary steam engines. Case steam engines, of which over 30,000 were produced, were painted in black with green machinery, while the gas tractors were painted grey. In 1939, Case changed its color scheme to Flambeau Red, with the excavators being a
777:
tractor lines) was the success Case IH expected. In 2006, Case IH came with a plan to bring back the "International" feel to their products. They brought back the old
International Harvester logo, and made more technical difference between the two brands. Montgomery Design International redid the
265:
Founded by Jerome I. Case in 1842 as the J. I. Case
Threshing Machine Company, the company operated under that name for most of a century, until 1928. In some of its advertisements the name was styled J. I. Case T. M. Co. for short. Another business founded by Jerome I. Case, the J. I. Case Plow
483:
to power the threshing machines, and later went into the steam traction engine business. By the start of the 20th century, Case was the most prolific North
American builder of engines. These engines ranged in size from the diminutive 9 HP, to the standard 15, 25, 30, 40, 50, 65 HP and up to the
600:). Ford, with a massive advantage in manufacturing capacity and distribution, had the upper hand, producing an estimated 73 percent of all American tractors, with IHC in a far away second place at nine percent, and several other companies sharing the rest of the percentages. In 1923, the IHC
270:
in 1928, the latter sold the name rights to the J. I. Case
Threshing Machine Company, which reincorporated as the J. I. Case Company. That company, which became majority-owned by Tenneco in 1967 and a wholly owned subsidiary in 1970, was often called by the simple brand name
713:. They used the 94 Series Case Utility, two- and four wheel drives for Case IH's first tractor together as a company. The first tractor developed by the new corporation was the Magnum. Introduced in 1987, the Magnum began production and the 94 series line was dropped.
668:
In 1961, Case
Corporation signed a deal with RyCSA and Metalúrgica Tandil (in Buenos Aires), to make Case tractors and agricultural implements under licence in Argentina. The models built were the 830 and the 831, made until 1964 when RyCSA closed down.
475:
upon receiving news that one of his thresher machines was not working. Infuriated by the fact that he could not fix the machine himself, he set it ablaze the next day, and sent the owner a brand new thresher machine upon return to
Wisconsin.
778:
industrial design and styling of the MAGNUM and several other new Case IH products as well as the New
Holland "Cat's Eye" styling on all New Holland tractors and the revised Steyr tractor styling. These styling themes continue to this day.
604:
entered the agricultural industry, and Ford's stranglehold began to slip. That same year also, the 100,000th thresher machine produced by Case made its way out of the assembly line, marking an important milestone for the Case company.
440:
in France for his thresher. This was the first thresher sent abroad by the Case company and was the first of thousands which would later be exported internationally. It is at this time that Case created his first self-propelled
644:
For the next 31 years, the company went through more globalization, becoming a well-known company in the agricultural markets of
Australia, Japan, and other places. Many other companies joined Case during this period.
609:
ruddy yellow. By 1929, Case had expanded to
Australia, Mexico, Sweden, and other countries. Also that year, the J. I. Case Company produced its first crawler tractor. S and V tractors were introduced in 1940.
633:. Three new plants were opened across the United States during that year, and, in 1942, the company produced its first self-propelled combine. That same year, Case released the company's first
452:
destroyed the McCormick factory. Despite Case's offer to help McCormick with the manufacturing of their machines, McCormick Company refused the offer and a new facility, called the
538:
contest held in the so-called "old continent". Case at this time developed a wide line of products: threshers, binders, graders, water tanks, plows, buggies, and even automobiles.
625:
Case evolved as World War II arrived by becoming involved in the manufacturing of shells for the United States and allied forces military, as well as airplane parts for the
512:
484:
plowing 75 and 80 HP sizes. Case also made the large 110 HP breaking engines with its notable two-story cab. Nine massive 150 HP hauling engines were made, in addition to
479:
In 1890, the Case Company expanded to South America, opening a factory in Argentina. In 1891, the company's founder died. By this time the Case company produced portable
397:
373:. As a young child, Case read about a machine that could cut wheat without people needing to use their hands. He developed an interest in agriculture at that point.
940:
1161:
673:
577:
1181:
1186:
1156:
388:, in order to have better access to water power, and opened the Racine Threshing Machine Works. In 1863, Case partnered with three of his top employees,
453:
389:
1103:
573:
617:
Automobiles produced by Case during the period 1911-1925/1927 include: the Case Jay-Eye-See Brougham (named for Case's horse) and Case Touring-Y.
1176:
554:
358:
1166:
1151:
362:
State Street, Racine, Wisconsin, looking east toward Lake Michigan. The Case building is on the left with the statue of Old Abe on the front.
211:
900:
460:
machines in 1881, leading to the so-called "Harvester Wars" that gained the attention of the farm industry during the 1880s.
20:
1171:
230:
for many years. In the 1950s its construction equipment line became its primary focus, with agricultural business second.
944:
384:
in 1842, where he improved the design and established a company to manufacture them. In 1843, Case moved the business to
812:
Statement of Brig. Gen. Donald H. Brooks, U.S. Marine Corps, Deputy Chief of Staff (Research, Development, and Studies)
527:
By 1895, the Case Company had begun to produce gasoline engines. By 1899, the Case Company entered the Russian market.
1089:
1074:
1059:
245:'s agricultural equipment division and merged it into Case, the J. I. Case Company continued, but it began using the
24:
592:. An economic downturn during the early 1920s dampened tractor sales; price-cutting to stimulate demand sparked a
286:, although the corporation legally remained the J. I. Case Company. It continued as such until 1994, when Tenneco
966:
516:
824:
Statement of Maj. Gen. L. Metzger, U.S. Marine Corps, Deputy Chief of Staff (Research, Development and Studies)
661:
Plant in 1957. This model, the 320 Construction King, would become synonymous in the United States to the name
175:
811:
1026:
835:
787:
572:
entered the harvester business, and International Harvester's reply to their new competition was to purchase
437:
249:
brand. In the 1990s it changed names several more times (each name including "Case") before its merger into
654:
253:
ended its history as a distinct entity. Various CNH brands continue to make use of the Case name, such as
1111:
329:(from "Construction Equipment"), which is the world's third largest brand of construction equipment, and
823:
874:
862:
850:
691:
690:
In 1983, during purchase of International Harvester assets, Case sold its garden tractor division to
534:
that year, and established a continuous presence in Europe when the company won the first place in a
508:
549:
The advent of oil engines by the start of the 20th century, suggested a change on the horizon. From
774:
589:
504:
500:
covers. Case had built a total of 36,000 steamers by the time it switched to gas tractors in 1927.
279:
80:
158:
1146:
1008:
989:
702:
306:
242:
705:
agriculture division and merged it with J. I. Case. All agriculture products are first labeled
370:
171:
39:
758:, Manitoba, Canada. The Doncaster site was bought by the ARGO-group, owner of tractor builder
530:
In 1904, Case introduced the first all-steel thresher machine. Case sold their first gasoline
1131:
562:
888:
641:
society. A protracted 440-day strike in Wisconsin of the Case factory weakened the company.
134:
766:
brand. The plant in Winnipeg was taken over by the Buhler family to start Buhler Tractors.
142:
8:
742:
The Case Corporation joined with New Holland N.V. to become CNH (Case-New Holland), now
930:. See the last paragraph of the "Jerome Increase Machinery Co. and Case Corp." section.
763:
751:
706:
449:
433:
927:
278:
In 1984, Tenneco bought International Harvester's agricultural equipment division and
1085:
1070:
1055:
896:
759:
735:
393:
385:
207:
186:, it operated under that name for most of a century. For another 66 years it was the
110:
106:
66:
456:
was built, in southwest Chicago. The McCormick company introduced the first of many
680:
658:
558:
545:
Case manufactured automobiles for a few years. A Case 1920 7-passenger touring car.
493:
400:. Case was also involved in politics and horseracing. Over time, the company grew.
138:
Preferred share of the J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company, issued 29. August 1911
126:
515:
and two others merged their companies, rebranding the new company conglomerate as
770:
717:
503:
By 1902, five major American agricultural manufacturing companies decided that a
442:
429:
413:
322:
267:
237:
and brands changed repeatedly in the 1980s and 1990s. When its corporate parent,
215:
199:
43:
743:
662:
118:
226:, etc.). In the 20th century, Case was among the ten largest builders of farm
1140:
792:
747:
724:
694:. Ingersoll tractors would continue to carry the Case brand name until 1987.
634:
626:
550:
354:", the famous eagle of the Wisconsin 8th Infantry, was the J. I. Case mascot.
310:
250:
203:
826:, Department of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1971, pt. 3, p. 1110.
814:, Department of Defense Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1972, pt. 3, p. 1088.
630:
489:
480:
457:
195:
915:
194:. In the late 19th century, Case was one of America's largest builders of
638:
597:
485:
366:
234:
179:
432:
in 1869, an engine used to power wheat threshers. This engine is in the
730:
683:
In 1974, Case acquired most of the French construction equipment firm,
581:
569:
333:, which is the world's second largest brand of agricultural equipment.
287:
92:
1067:
J. I. Case Agricultural & Construction Equipment 1956–1994, Vol. 2
720:
in 1986 they also continued the Steiger branding, and still do today.
428:, a Wisconsin Civil War Regiment's mascot. Case constructed his first
346:
266:
Works, was an independent business. When the Plow Works was bought by
593:
472:
381:
377:
223:
214:. The company also produced various machinery for the U.S. military (
1069:. St. Joseph, Michigan: American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
1054:. St. Joseph, Michigan: American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
408:
755:
497:
463:
318:
710:
698:
684:
601:
585:
541:
535:
531:
507:
was needed, and so the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, the
425:
351:
330:
326:
283:
254:
246:
238:
227:
114:
102:
836:
Army Major RDT&E, Procurement Contracts Exceed $ 280 Million
1052:
Full Steam Ahead: J. I. Case Tractors & Equipment 1842–1955
941:"Spinal Cord Injuries Case Study – Qualls v. Case Corporation"
421:
282:
it into Case, and the farm equipment brands were combined as
16:
American agricultural and construction equipment manufacturer
769:
In Europe the merger with New Holland (including the former
1050:
Erb, Dave, Eldon Brumbaugh, and J. I. Case Company (1993).
314:
219:
150:
445:, with a drive mechanism on one of his portable engines.
1126:
557:
products, oil tractors seemed the way ahead. Case hired
471:
In 1884, Case made a visit to a farm named after him in
1082:
Encyclopedia of American Farm Implements & Antiques
436:
in Washington, D.C. Case won first place at the 1878
746:, in November 1999. Because of the merger, CNH was
403:
222:, full-tracked tractors and scoop loaders for the
886:
679:In 1972, Case bought the British tractor builder
1138:
620:
522:
1162:Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Wisconsin
519:, which became one of the giants of industry.
1065:Stonehouse, Tom, and Eldon Brumbaugh (1996).
321:into a corporation that is majority-owned by
198:, producing self-propelled portable engines,
369:(1819–1891) was born to a farming family in
325:. The name Case lives on in two CNH brands:
1182:Manufacturing companies established in 1842
1104:"International Harvester - Case IH History"
584:also entered the tractor business with his
488:. Case engines were noted for their use of
1187:1842 establishments in Wisconsin Territory
1157:Tractor manufacturers of the United States
79:
561:, and he tested a motor by racing in the
424:logo for the first time in 1865 based on
64:(as J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company)
1084:. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications.
729:
612:
540:
462:
407:
357:
345:
157:
149:
141:
133:
125:
928:Jerome I. Case Biography on RitchieWiki
887:Charles H. Wendel (February 20, 2005).
1177:American companies established in 1842
1139:
895:. Krause Publications. pp. 5–15.
637:, which is currently preserved by the
23:, a plumbing fixture manufacturer, or
21:W. A. Case & Son Manufacturing Co.
317:Group division, which has since been
1167:Companies based in Racine, Wisconsin
1152:Defunct companies based in Wisconsin
596:in the tractor industry (called the
184:J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company
880:
580:company of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
13:
1044:
1006:
987:
723:In 1996, Austrian tractor builder
146:A Case row-crop model, circa 1940s
14:
1198:
1096:
1013:pesadosargentinos.blogspot.com.ar
994:pesadosargentinos.blogspot.com.ar
648:
25:W. R. Case & Sons Cutlery Co.
918:. See the "1881 - 1892" section.
672:1964 brought the acquisition of
588:Tractor produced at the massive
404:Competition in the farm business
1019:
1000:
981:
959:
933:
517:International Harvester Company
260:
1132:parent group official web site
1009:"Pesados Argentinos: Case 831"
990:"Pesados Argentinos: Case 830"
921:
909:
868:
856:
844:
829:
817:
805:
701:bought selected assets of the
376:Case took small, hand-powered
305:In 1999, Case LLC merged with
190:, and was often called simply
1:
841:, v. 10, October 1969, p. 22.
839:Army Research and Development
798:
788:List of tractor manufacturers
653:In 1957, Case bought out the
576:of Canton, Illinois, and the
206:. It was a major producer of
967:"Qualls v. Case Corporation"
877:, October 1969, v. 5, p. 35.
655:American Tractor Corporation
621:Work in the Second World War
523:Internal combustion tractors
55:; 182 years ago
7:
1172:Diesel engine manufacturers
1080:Wendel, Charles H. (2004).
1007:Dl, Esteban (1 July 2016).
988:Dl, Esteban (1 July 2016).
865:, August 1969, v. 5, p. 33.
781:
629:, bombs, and doors for the
513:Plano Manufacturing Company
10:
1205:
853:, April 1970, v. 6, p. 55.
341:
336:
292:Case Equipment Corporation
212:other harvesting equipment
130:1936 Case Model CC Tractor
18:
1110:. Case IH. Archived from
1027:"Find Your Steyr Tractor"
875:Defense Industry Bulletin
863:Defense Industry Bulletin
851:Defense Industry Bulletin
750:its production plants in
692:Ingersoll Power Equipment
509:Deering Harvester Company
496:, and the iconic "eagle"
420:J. I. Case introduced an
98:
88:
73:
49:
35:
1127:Case IH company web site
916:Case IH History Overview
716:When Case IH bought out
294:. Case Equipment became
19:Not to be confused with
893:150 years of J. I. Case
762:, and brought back the
703:International Harvester
448:Meanwhile, in 1871 the
307:New Holland Agriculture
243:International Harvester
178:. Founded, in 1842, by
27:, a knife manufacturer.
739:
546:
468:
417:
371:Williamstown, New York
363:
355:
176:construction equipment
172:agricultural machinery
170:was a manufacturer of
163:
155:
147:
139:
131:
40:Agricultural machinery
733:
697:In 1984, Case parent
613:Automobile production
563:1911 Indianapolis 500
553:'s first tractors to
544:
466:
430:portable steam engine
411:
361:
349:
161:
153:
145:
137:
129:
1114:on February 23, 2011
674:Colt Garden Tractors
367:Jerome Increase Case
180:Jerome Increase Case
578:Chattanooga Plowing
77:November 1999
32:
740:
707:Case International
547:
469:
450:Great Chicago Fire
434:Smithsonian Museum
418:
364:
356:
235:corporate entities
218:equipment for the
208:threshing machines
188:J. I. Case Company
164:
156:
148:
140:
132:
30:
969:. 2 February 1998
902:978-0-87349-930-9
748:forced to release
590:Rouge River plant
494:feedwater heaters
386:Racine, Wisconsin
124:
123:
69:, Wisconsin, U.S.
1194:
1123:
1121:
1119:
1108:company web site
1038:
1037:
1035:
1033:
1023:
1017:
1016:
1004:
998:
997:
985:
979:
978:
976:
974:
963:
957:
956:
954:
952:
947:on 14 April 2013
943:. Archived from
937:
931:
925:
919:
913:
907:
906:
884:
878:
872:
866:
860:
854:
848:
842:
833:
827:
821:
815:
809:
681:David Brown Ltd.
559:Joe Jagersberger
438:Paris Exposition
296:Case Corporation
200:traction engines
168:Case Corporation
84:
83:
63:
61:
56:
33:
31:Case Corporation
29:
1204:
1203:
1197:
1196:
1195:
1193:
1192:
1191:
1137:
1136:
1117:
1115:
1102:
1099:
1047:
1045:Further reading
1042:
1041:
1031:
1029:
1025:
1024:
1020:
1005:
1001:
986:
982:
972:
970:
965:
964:
960:
950:
948:
939:
938:
934:
926:
922:
914:
910:
903:
885:
881:
873:
869:
861:
857:
849:
845:
834:
830:
822:
818:
810:
806:
801:
784:
727:was purchased.
651:
623:
615:
574:P&O Plowing
525:
454:McCormick Works
443:traction engine
414:traction engine
406:
390:Massena Erskine
344:
339:
323:Fiat Industrial
263:
216:combat engineer
162:Case Model 2090
78:
65:
59:
57:
54:
44:Heavy equipment
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1202:
1201:
1190:
1189:
1184:
1179:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1147:CNH Industrial
1135:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1098:
1097:External links
1095:
1094:
1093:
1078:
1063:
1046:
1043:
1040:
1039:
1018:
999:
980:
958:
932:
920:
908:
901:
879:
867:
855:
843:
828:
816:
803:
802:
800:
797:
796:
795:
790:
783:
780:
754:, England and
744:CNH Industrial
663:backhoe loader
650:
649:Modern mergers
647:
622:
619:
614:
611:
524:
521:
405:
402:
343:
340:
338:
335:
262:
259:
204:steam tractors
154:Case Model 830
122:
121:
119:diesel engines
100:
96:
95:
90:
86:
85:
75:
71:
70:
51:
47:
46:
37:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1200:
1199:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1178:
1175:
1173:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1144:
1142:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1113:
1109:
1105:
1101:
1100:
1091:
1090:0-87349-568-3
1087:
1083:
1079:
1076:
1075:0-929355-76-8
1072:
1068:
1064:
1061:
1060:0-929355-42-3
1057:
1053:
1049:
1048:
1028:
1022:
1014:
1010:
1003:
995:
991:
984:
968:
962:
946:
942:
936:
929:
924:
917:
912:
904:
898:
894:
890:
883:
876:
871:
864:
859:
852:
847:
840:
837:
832:
825:
820:
813:
808:
804:
794:
793:John I. Beggs
791:
789:
786:
785:
779:
776:
772:
767:
765:
761:
757:
753:
749:
745:
737:
732:
728:
726:
725:Steyr Tractor
721:
719:
714:
712:
708:
704:
700:
695:
693:
688:
686:
682:
677:
675:
670:
666:
664:
660:
656:
646:
642:
640:
636:
635:cotton picker
632:
628:
618:
610:
606:
603:
599:
595:
591:
587:
583:
579:
575:
571:
566:
564:
560:
556:
552:
543:
539:
537:
533:
528:
520:
518:
514:
510:
506:
505:consolidation
501:
499:
495:
491:
487:
486:steam rollers
482:
481:steam engines
477:
474:
467:Case tractor.
465:
461:
459:
455:
451:
446:
444:
439:
435:
431:
427:
423:
416:"Black lady".
415:
410:
401:
399:
395:
391:
387:
383:
379:
374:
372:
368:
360:
353:
348:
334:
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
312:
308:
303:
301:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
276:
274:
269:
268:Massey-Harris
258:
257:and Case IH.
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
231:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
196:steam engines
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
169:
160:
152:
144:
136:
128:
120:
116:
112:
108:
104:
101:
97:
94:
91:
87:
82:
76:
72:
68:
52:
48:
45:
41:
38:
34:
26:
22:
1116:. Retrieved
1112:the original
1107:
1081:
1066:
1051:
1030:. Retrieved
1021:
1012:
1002:
993:
983:
971:. Retrieved
961:
949:. Retrieved
945:the original
935:
923:
911:
892:
889:"J. I. Case"
882:
870:
858:
846:
838:
831:
819:
807:
768:
741:
722:
715:
696:
689:
678:
671:
667:
652:
643:
631:Sherman Tank
624:
616:
607:
567:
548:
529:
526:
502:
492:valve gear,
478:
470:
458:twine binder
447:
419:
398:Stephen Bull
394:Robert Baker
380:machines to
375:
365:
304:
299:
295:
291:
277:
272:
264:
261:Name details
232:
191:
187:
183:
167:
165:
1118:January 13,
738:circa 2006.
639:Smithsonian
598:tractor war
1141:Categories
799:References
709:and later
659:Burlington
582:Henry Ford
570:John Deere
311:CNH Global
298:and later
290:it as the
251:CNH Global
93:CNH Global
1032:15 August
973:28 August
951:28 August
764:McCormick
752:Doncaster
594:price war
568:In 1919,
555:Hart-Parr
473:Minnesota
382:Wisconsin
378:threshing
241:, bought
224:U.S. Army
107:threshers
89:Successor
782:See also
756:Winnipeg
734:Case IH
551:Froelich
498:smokebox
319:demerged
309:to form
300:Case LLC
288:divested
228:tractors
115:backhoes
111:combines
103:Tractors
99:Products
36:Industry
771:Fordson
760:Landini
736:Combine
718:Steiger
711:Case IH
699:Tenneco
685:Poclain
602:Farmall
586:Fordson
536:plowing
532:tractor
426:Old Abe
352:Old Abe
342:Founder
337:History
331:Case IH
327:Case CE
284:Case IH
255:Case CE
247:Case IH
239:Tenneco
233:Case's
182:as the
74:Defunct
58: (
50:Founded
1088:
1073:
1058:
899:
511:, the
280:merged
67:Racine
627:B-26s
490:Woolf
422:eagle
412:Case
1120:2011
1086:ISBN
1071:ISBN
1056:ISBN
1034:2016
975:2013
953:2013
897:ISBN
775:Fiat
773:and
396:and
315:Fiat
313:, a
273:Case
220:USMC
210:and
202:and
192:Case
174:and
166:The
60:1842
53:1842
1143::
1106:.
1011:.
992:.
891:.
687:.
392:,
302:.
275:.
117:,
113:,
109:,
105:,
42:,
1122:.
1092:.
1077:.
1062:.
1036:.
1015:.
996:.
977:.
955:.
905:.
350:"
62:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
_001.jpg)
.jpg)
