Toy Tractor Times CD-ROM on Case
by Jason Hasert
The Toy Tractor Times is developing a new CD/ROM featuring the Spirit of 76' Case 1570. This CD will play in your computure a feature video of the 76' 1570, an interview with farm toy product manager Bill Walters on the new 1/16 replica, this history of Case and a video featuring the modern day CaseIH.
Toy Tractor Times 1570: In 1972 Case announced it wanted to be a “Big Tractor Specialist” and focused solely on producing high horse power tractors. As the United States was celebrating the bicentennial in 1976, Case introduced the 1570. The Case 6 cylinder, turbocharged 504 cubic inch engine powers the 1570. This big tractor weighs in at weighs in at a whopping 16,290lbs. For the 1976 introduction only the stars and stripes scheme was offered. This paint feature was called the Spirit of 76. Case sales literature stated:
You've Come a long way, America!
...and we are celebrating the bicentennial with a brand new powerhouse. Biggest in our Agri King line, it symbolizes the progress of American agriculture through the years. Case has proudly been a part of that progress since 1842.
The Spirit of '76 is the biggest two wheel drive we've ever made, with 180 pto horsepower! Designed to speed up your tillage, row crop and heavy pto work, we've matched the 5-4 cu. in. turbocharged diesel with out 12 speed power shift transmission. You get 8 on-the-go speeds in the tillage range, and fast 19.5 transport speed for quick travel between your fields. We've come a long way increasing the American farmers' productivity.
 You command this performance from our new EASY-RIDER tractor seat, with seven-way adjustment to fit your working position with comfort. Roll protected super-comfort cab with standard heater and air conditioning. We've come a long way in making the farmers' work more comfortable.
The Spirit of '76 on your farm tells the world you're proud of the job you and farmer ancestors have done for America. You and your Case Spirit of '76 will be ready for tomorrow!
The History of Case:
Jerome Increase Case was also making his mark on agriculture in the mid-1800’s. In 1842, Case founded his "Racine Threshing Machine Works" on the strength of his innovative thresher. His wooden thresher greatly increased grain production during the busy harvest season, enabling 10 times more wheat per day to be threshed than hand methods. This increased level of production was critical during the Civil War period when hands were short and demand for wheat was high. While the thresher was, quite literally, putting bread on the table for J.I. Case, his company expanded into the steam engine business in 1869. Using a locomotive type boiler to develop about 8 horsepower for driving threshers and sawmills by belt, farmers loved the steam engines because they could run all day. By 1886, Case was the world’s largest manufacturer of steam engines, and by the late 1930’s threshing machine sales dropped to a level that accounted for only a fraction of Case business. The machine upon which a company had been built had outlived its practical usefulness, but not before the 100,000th thresher came off the assembly line. In the 1930's went into full tractor production and became an industry leader. In 1964 Tenneco a large Oil and Energy company purchased J.I. Case. In 1972 Case became the big tractor power specialist company when it began only producing tractors on the Ag side of its operations. Case became well known for its Traction King 4wds and high horse power row crop tractors. In 1985 J.I. Case became a full line company again when its parent company merged it with International Harvester to form Case International.
CaseIH:
Case IH, a brand of CNH, is a leader in the farm equipment industry. Thanks to a 160-year history, the Case IH signature red color is recognized around the world.
The company is built on the innovations of J.I. Case and Cyrus McCormick. The Case and International Harvester history of CaseIH includes famous tractors like the Farmall M, Case O Matic, Case AGRI-King, IH Pro-Ag 86 series, Axail Flow combines and Cyclo-Air Corn Planters.
Modern Case IH equipment includes a full range of tractors from 18-500 hp; combines; specialty harvesters for cotton, sugar and coffee; hay and forage products; tillage products; seeders and sprayers. The Toy Tractor Times CD/ROM will feature video of the best CaseIH has to offer in 2005 with modern machines like the 240 hp MX 285 Magnum, 500 hp STX 500 Steiger Quadtrack and massive 12 row 330 bu. AFX 8010 Axial-Flow combine.
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