[AT] Late 1950s Case Tractors

[Grant Brians]

LeRoy, when you make the comment about not seeing Case tractors of that 
vintage, I can relate. While I have seen some at the big California Antique 
Farm Equipment show at Tulare, here in this county there were never many 
Case tractors until the 1970's. The reason I think is very simple. Here we 
had orchards, row crops (vegetables and flowers mostly), grain/hay and 
dairies then. The preferred orchard tractors were Caterpillars and Fords. 
The preferred row crop tractors were International, Allis Chalmers, Oliver 
and John Deere (not necessarily in that order as it varied from the 40's to 
the 70's). The preferred ground working tractors then and now are 
Caterpillars and the chore tractors were mostly Fords and Internationals. 
The Grain and Hay farmers of that time used largely Internationals and 
Olivers for the good hydraulics of the Olivers or the rugged service and 
good dealer penetration of International.
    So I think the number of pre-1970 Case tractors in our county could be 
counted on one hand....
        Grant Brians
        Hollister California
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From: "LeRoy Price III" <leroy_price3 at hotmail.com>
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Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 7:13 PM
Subject: [AT] Late 1950s Case Tractors


>
> For awhile the old tractor bug has been buzzing and was thinking about a 
> Case tractor of
> the late 1950s.  I've seen a 300 round nose but never the one with 2 
> headlights in the front.  I've also seen Case 400s but again not with the 
> 2 headlights.  I also know there was a 500, 600 and so on.  I'm also not 
> sure when the 430, 530 and etc came out either.
>
> Could someone give me a briefing on these tractors?
> Do these come up for sale?  I don't seem to see any.
> Many made?
>
> LeRoy
>
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