Finally got one DC AWF

[Nedd]

Brother bought a CC from this guy 20+ years ago and we saw this DC sitting there. He wouldn’t sell it. Been driving by it every few years. The man passed away a little while ago. He was in his 90s according to his daughter. He had other Cases. 400 gas stuck. 800 diesel, 1030. 1070. But I really wanted this DC. I put better tires on to roll it off the trailer. Block is cracked but tractor is complete. Plan on putting the adjustable wide front on a foot clutch DC and maybe bring it to Albert City Iowa tractor show next summer. Case is featured.

 

[tomturkey]

Nedd, I plan on being there, need to set a time for all us Case, YT'ers to get together and share our good looks, tractors ofcourse, lol gobble

 

[Don Rudolph]

Brother bought a CC from this guy 20+ years ago and we saw this DC sitting there. He wouldn’t sell it. Been driving by it every few years. The man passed away a little while ago. He was in his 90s according to his daughter. He had other Cases. 400 gas stuck. 800 diesel, 1030. 1070. But I really wanted this DC. I put better tires on to roll it off the trailer. Block is cracked but tractor is complete. Plan on putting the adjustable wide front on a foot clutch DC and maybe bring it to Albert City Iowa tractor show next summer. Case is featured.

Those AWF tractors are pretty scarce. I hope to see you and your DC @ Albert City next Summer.

 

[Tgrasher]

Keep in mind how good the finished tractor will look and make it come true. Have fun, always make it fun no matter any set backs.

 

[mschwartz]

Those AWF tractors are pretty scarce. I hope to see you and your DC @ Albert City next Summer.

How scarce were they? I know it must have varied by region but AWF are about the most common front end here in eastern Washington. Any thoughts on what percentage of tractors had them? Just curious, Mike

 

[Nedd]

How scarce were they? I know it must have varied by region but AWF are about the most common front end here in eastern Washington. Any thoughts on what percentage of tractors had them? Just curious, Mike

Here in Iowa I would guess it’s less than 5% with AWF. Probably 15% are DC4 and 80% are narrow fronts. That’s just estimates from my own experiences.

 

[Don Rudolph]

How scarce were they? I know it must have varied by region but AWF are about the most common front end here in eastern Washington. Any thoughts on what percentage of tractors had them? Just curious, Mike

I agree with Nedd. The vast majority of DC's are narrow front two wheel, DC4's are about 10% of production and many years ago DC Tom Graverson said, according to the build cards, less than 5% were AWF. Here in WI there were practically no AWF DC's (or single tire)on farms. I had never seen one except for the picture in the D series owners manual. I finally found a DC LP with AWF from just east of Dallas, TX. Biewers Salvage in Western MN had a few scrapped many years ago and said they came from the Red River Valley area. It's probably similar to DO's, in orchard areas they were common at one time, other areas non existent.

 

[jwal10]

Dad had one, he traded his wore out H for it, at the AC dealer in Independence Oregon. If I remember right it had the cast front wheels though. I don't remember much about it but I remember it steered hard. Dad never farmed with it, it mainly ran the silo filler. He had the 400 diesel. Things had changed for him on the farm after selling the dairy cows and he made hay with the silage equipment. He chopped the hay into the barn loft. Not the best but it worked. He cut with the shield open on the Bearcat flail chopper, raked it and picked the windrow up with the same chopper. Unhooked the wagon and chopper and took wagon to the silo filler. I do know the H was a lot handier. there was a box made from wood that went over the U-draw bar and under the axles of the H. A cross bar under the 2 supports with a hole for a draw bar pin, kept it in place. Great for hauling small amounts of hay and fencing material. The DC had some kind of cultivator hitch with a cyl. Never was used either. The H was very tired and beat up, the DC had the power he needed to blow the silo full, 40' up....James

 

[X]

The first DC I saw/drove was a narrow front with live power PTO and live hydraulics. The next one I drove had a wide front, I don't remember if it had live power. As I understood it at the time, the narrow front was a DC 3. What is a DC 4 and what is a "AWF"?
I was 16 years old side raking hay with the wide front and accidently discovered that you could pull the shift lever from third gear to first gear without the benefit of dis-engaging the clutch without any grinding. I guess I was pretty bored.

 

[Mike Fitz]

My understanding is DC3 is narrow front adjustable rear axle with 38'rear tires, DC4 is fixed wide front adjustable rear axle 38" rear tires, the AWF is a DC4 with adjustable wide front, with 38" rears.

 

[jon f mn]

The first DC I saw/drove was a narrow front with live power PTO and live hydraulics. The next one I drove had a wide front, I don't remember if it had live power. As I understood it at the time, the narrow front was a DC 3. What is a DC 4 and what is a "AWF"?
I was 16 years old side raking hay with the wide front and accidently discovered that you could pull the shift lever from third gear to first gear without the benefit of dis-engaging the clutch without any grinding. I guess I was pretty bored.

A Dc4 is a fixed wide front, the DC3 is the row crop version and can have the narrow front, single front or adjustable wide front.

 

[X]

Thanks for the info. I've seen pictures of the AWF, they are some nice looking tractors!

 

[jon f mn]

My understanding is DC3 is narrow front adjustable rear axle with 38'rear tires, DC4 is fixed wide front adjustable rear axle 38" rear tires, the AWF is a DC4 with adjustable wide front, with 38" rears.

The adjustable front is on the DC3, the dc4 is the fixed wide front.

 

[Mike Fitz]

Jon's explanation is the better one