Case Tractors, from the beginning

An American, Jerome Increase Case, started the Case Corporation and produced the first Case Tractors in 1847. Jerome Case was born into a farming family and from a young age he was interested in reading farming and tractor magazines especially the “Genessee Farmer”. In 1999 the Case Corporation merged with the New Holland Company forming CNH Global Company. The CNH Global Company is the biggest producer of construction equipment in the world and the second biggest producer of agricultural equipment in the world.

Case started out by selling threshing machines. In 1869 the Case Corporation launched their first steam engine. This engine was capable of powering wheat threshers. The engine is now on display in the Smithsonian Museum, located in Washington. The engine was entered into the Paris Exposition competition and the company won first place. This engine was imported to various countries. The next big idea for the company was the production of a traction engine that was self propelled.

In 1890 the Case Corporation expanded into South America opening a factory in Argentina.

The founder of the Case Company, Jerome Increase Case, died in 1891 at the age of seventy-two. By this time the company had made steam engines that could power the threshers and also a traction engine that was powered by steam.

The Case Company went on to be one of the most renowned engine builders of Northern America. The engines they made ranged in size from nine horsepower to one hundred and ten horsepower. The Case Corporation went on to make engines with a horsepower of one hundred and fifty and some of these engines had cabs on them.

The first gasoline case tractor was invented in 1895 and it is still considered one of the best tractors today.

The Case tractors are still very popular and there are many companies that deal in the sale of Case tractors and Case tractor parts. There are also many websites concerned with the buying and selling of used Case tractors.