Shed shots a few of my Fleet

[Case Nutty 1660]

 

[Rich'sToys]

And I thought collecting tractors took a lot of space.......

 

[oliverkid]

It’s amazing how well paint holds up out in your climate. Case sure did make some sharp looking combines. Did they use their own engines or did they use off the shelf industrial engines like some other brands did?

 

[Case Nutty 1660]

It’s amazing how well paint holds up out in your climate. Case sure did make some sharp looking combines. Did they use their own engines or did they use off the shelf industrial engines like some other brands did?

a lot of models used CASE engines, others they could be ordered from the std power unit,, the 600/660 used CASE engines, 600 had 188 gasoline, 660 used the 201 gasoline, both could have been spec'ed with the 188 dsl all were 60-65 hp, ranges,, 700/900/960 used the Chrysler 225 slant six engines for power, only option over the std gasoline was LP fuel option, those were all 70hp,, until 1969 and 1970 where they turned up the rpms a bit to make 85hp, 800 std power was the CASE 215 cube gasoline, you could spec the 251/267 or 301 dsl, the 1000/1010 came std with the GO298 Hercules, the last year of the 1010 the Chrysler 318 Industrial engine replaced the Herc, both of those were 88hp out of the crate, you could spec a CASE 267 / 251 or 284 cube gasoline , the 284 put out 88hp after initial break in, the 1060 came std with the 318 Chrysler,, or the 284 CASE gasoline, or 301 dsl could be spec'ed when ordering both 88hp, the 1660/1665 came std with the 318 Chrysler set @ 100 hp, gasoline or LP, or you could spec the Perkins 354 dsl @ 100hp,, Cse could have used the 401 CASE dsl,, but two factors stopped that, one was the CSE weighed a good amount more than the Perkins, in rice fields that was like adding a boat anchor, the main reason was added cost,, they could install the Perkins for less than half of what the CASE engine plant charged the Combine factory,, so it was never offered, I do feel had they produced the 1660/1165 replacement Mark V machine they had ready to go, it may well have been offered with a 401 dsl 70 Series engine as a upgrade to the 340 cube Chrysler they had in it, but thats just my opinion, CSE was the first with many things on their combines, installing the first V-8 power unit was one of them

 

[tomturkey]

CaseNutty, In some of your past posts, it seemed that you excercise most of your combines yearly. Is that your usua plan?? gobble

 

[oliverkid]

What was the reasoning behind Case dumping the combine line? Did they think they were loosing money on them? I think I’ve seen pictures of the prototype of the new flagship machine they were going to release before the plug was pulled. Seemed like a waste to go through all the R&D effort just to throw it all away. I gotta believe that had a lot of dealers up in arms when they didn’t have a full line of equipment to offer any more. Didn’t they start farming out some of their implement production to other manufacturers about that time as well? I know Oliver/White was building a few of their tillage stuff towards the end.

 

[Case Nutty 1660]

What was the reasoning behind Case dumping the combine line? Did they think they were loosing money on them? I think I’ve seen pictures of the prototype of the new flagship machine they were going to release before the plug was pulled. Seemed like a waste to go through all the R&D effort just to throw it all away. I gotta believe that had a lot of dealers up in arms when they didn’t have a full line of equipment to offer any more. Didn’t they start farming out some of their implement production to other manufacturers about that time as well? I know Oliver/White was building a few of their tillage stuff towards the end.

The bean counters convinced the board they needed to concentrate on becoming "The Big Tractor Specialist" which they did do, they also invested millions more in both the AG and CE lines,, they dropped all harvesting and planting equipment, they also felt having at the time only a 7% market share in combine sales did not warrant the new machine, even thought the R&D was done they still had to do tooling,, in the end they realized they made a mistake, something most every AG dealer already knew a

nd told them,

 

[oliverkid]

There’s so much info out there about the trouble IH got into before the merger but so little about the case end of things that lead up to that point. Wasn’t there another prototype combine besides that one? Seems like many many moons ago on the case forum on here there was a guy that posted a bunch of photos of Case prototypes and one of them was a good sized combine that had outboard planetary final drives. Or was that this one?

 

[Case Nutty 1660]

There’s so much info out there about the trouble IH got into before the merger but so little about the case end of things that lead up to that point. Wasn’t there another prototype combine besides that one? Seems like many many moons ago on the case forum on here there was a guy that posted a bunch of photos of Case prototypes and one of them was a good sized combine that had outboard planetary final drives. Or was that this one?

there was two teams working on designs,, you re talking about the Racine team's efforts,, those did not make the cut as for making production, the pic I posted is of The Bettendorf Team, who did all Combines , Racine was always jealous of Bettendorf plant,, they fought the V and V Series tooth and nail from happening,, they made good products,, and had some decent ideas for combines,, but was not educated in how a combine works per say like the ones who had been doing it since the 20's Bettendorf had books full of combine improvements and upgrades, the walker grid design , 306 corn head,, as well as quick attach and hydrostatic cylinder drive was al sold off to other mfgs when combine production ceased ,, those are a few that come to mind,, CASE also sold the hyd tilt used on non angle dozers to CAT in 1965 for use on units over 150 hp, they still use it to this day,, many others as well

 

[urbancase]

Cool, never got run one like that. Looks like they are well kept. Would love to the case sign in back. Thanks for posting the pic.

 

[Case Nutty 1660]

CaseNutty, In some of your past posts, it seemed that you excercise most of your combines yearly. Is that your usua plan?? gobble

I use them yes I had to reduce the amount of grain seed production when the elevators within 300 miles of me closed and or quit buying grain,, but I do still combine Barley seed as well as alfalfa and grass seed when I have some to do,, I also grow some wheat yet for some friends/customers to feed their bird herds I do not use them all the machines like I used to but do keep three at least three ready to use

 

[Lee-TX]

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I like the woodwork in your barn.

 

[Case Nutty 1660]

I like the woodwork in your barn.

its a basic pole shed,, with some added features has held up Well