[AT] Case D
Ron Cook
rlcook at longlines.com
Tue Dec 29 07:33:32 PST 2009
Herb,
I do believe it was later than 38. I would guess more like 40-41.
It was streamlined and orange and did have starter and lights. Started
with the crank mostly, though. It did have a road gear, but not very
fast as I recall. Maybe 9 or 10 mph. I had a pair of chrome single bar
flipper hubcaps on it. They flashed pretty good in road gear. You
described the rear wheels/spacers as it was equipped. This old girl had
knobby tires on the rear and I don't recall the size, but I would guess
38". It was never used for any row-crop work, so we didn't change
anything. It was used for some disking and harrowing and manure
spreader duty. During silo filling it was used on the belt powered
blower until its demise. That tractor was probably around the farm for
the period of 1954-6. No one liked it at our place. It was replaced
with a John Deere 70. The 70 went on the silage cutter and the M
Farmall moved from the cutter to the blower. The wheel spacers were
around for the next 30 years at least. Used as weight on a chain to
hold a gate shut. I haven't seen them now in a long time. I bet the
iron guys got them.
Ron Cook
Salix, IA
Herbert Metz wrote:
> Gene, your summary on Case (letter) models is appreciated; and will be
> saved.
> Ron, my opinion is your Dads tractor was a 1938 charcoal gray or earlier,
> because that was the last year before 1939 Case orange/flambeau red with
> electric lights, starter, etc, with adjustable rear axles, and extra
> gearing/road gear and elevating the operator out of the dirt, etc. Farmall
> and JD had made similar changes a couple years earlier.
> Yes, the rear wheel spacers were 12"? and the wheel dishes were cupped 4"?.
> And each spacer used six bolts on each end (a lot of big bolts). The
> dishes were cast and the tires were filled with water. They were difficult
> to maneuver when changing rear wheel spacing.
> We had a 1938 CC Case (three plow, nfe). Our dislike about the wheel
> brakes is they were not as strong as IHC or JD, and the approx 0.040" x 2"
> metal strap (that brake bands were riveted to) were vulnerable if
> aggressively used. Likewise the cast ends that straps were secured to.
> In mid 1940's Dad bought a factory cast adjustable wfe (Case orange color);
> this sure improved conditions for the tractor operator while cultivating
> row crop. The front wheels would miss the row crop but not have to go on
> the big ridge between rows of row crop; they would just clear the row crop,
> yet fit along the edge of the furrow.
> Somewhere I have some pix pulling a 10' tandem disc with all wheels set at
> 84" O.C. (for sledding wheatland ridges). Sorta reminds one of a two tone
> grandaddy longlegs spider.
> In early 1950's a Ford tractor assumed the rowcrop duties. In late 1950's
> a wfe Farmall Super M assumed the three row wheatland duties.
> Herb
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Ron Cook <rlcook at longlines.com>
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Date: 12/29/2009 1:23:22 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Case D
>>
>> The DC my Dad had did not have adjustable rear axles. It had wheel
>> spacers and dished cast centers. Chicken roost steering narrow front,
>> hand clutch and turning brakes that had round pedals that went near up
>> and down. Danged unhandy tractor for a kid to operate I'll tell you. I
>> was very happy when it lost a rod bearing blowing ensilage. It left the
>> farm never to be seen again. I have never noticed another exactly like
>> it. I do not know what year it was built.
>>
>> A neighbor wants to sell me his SC projects. I keep thinking of that
>> old DC.
>>
>> Ron Cook
>> Salix, IA
>>
>> Gene Dotson wrote:
>>
>>> A DC-3 and SC-3 Can be equipped with single front, dual wheel front
>>>
> or
>
>>> adjustable wide front. The front wheels are always in front of the
>>>
> tractor
>
>>> frame. A SC-4 and DC-4 will be non adjustable front and will be mounted
>>> below the radiator, making a short wheelbase tractor. Rear wheels on DC
>>>
> and
>
>>> SC were 38 inch rim size while S and D tractors were on 26 inch rubber.
>>>
> The
>
>>> D and S I have both have turning brakes and were an option. As a matter
>>>
> of
>
>>> fact, all the Case tractors I have have turning brakes. Only exception
>>>
> was
>
>>> the 1934 C and it is no longer here.
>>>
>>> Gene
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jim & Lyn Evans" <jevans at evanstoys.com>
>>> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
>>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 8:38 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Case D
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> A C stands for Cultivator. It was the row crop version and had
>>>>
> adjustable
>
>>>> rear wheel tread and 39" rims. A DC3 was a DC with narrow front end.
>>>>
> A
>
>>>> DC4
>>>> was a DC with a non adjustable wide front end. This front end was very
>>>> similar to the front end on a D, only taller for the taller rear
>>>>
> tires.
>
>>>> A
>>>> DC3 could also be equipped with an adjustable wide front end.
>>>>
> Actually,
>
>>>> by
>>>> changing the front mounts (4 bolts or so), you can change a DC3 to DC4
>>>>
> and
>
>>>> back. This was done by some people so they could plow with a wide
>>>>
> front
>
>>>> in
>>>> the spring and fall, and then cultivate with a narrow front in the
>>>>
> summer.
>
>>>> Also, a DC or SC will have steering brakes and most Ds or S's will not.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>>>> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Paul Waugh
>>>> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 2:37 PM
>>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Case D
>>>>
>>>> OK, OK, what is the difference between a D and DC?? ..... and then a S
>>>> and
>>>> SC
>>>>
>>>> Paul-46555
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Dennis Johnson" <moscowengnr at yahoo.com>
>>>> To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 2:39 PM
>>>> Subject: [AT] Case D
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My D is the standard version wide front. Someday AI might try to learn
>>>>
> how
>
>>>> to post picture links here, but that might need to wait a bit.
>>>>
>>>> Dennis
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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