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Case IH is an American agricultural machinery manufacturer. It was created in 1985 when Tenneco bought selected assets of the agricultural division from International Harvester and merged it into its
Case IH offers agricultural equipment, financial services, as well as parts and service support for farmers and commercial operators through a network of dealers and distributors.
Productivity enhancing products include tractors; combines and harvesters; hay and forage equipment; tillage tools; planting and seeding systems; sprayers and applicators; and site-specific farming tools. Case IH has won many AE50 awards from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, ASABE, for their products.
Some of Case IH's most famous equipment models include Axial-Flow combines, Magnum tractors, Steiger and Farmall.
File:Case IH 3594 tractor.jpg, Case IH 3594 tractor
File:Case IH Magnum 275.jpg, Case IH Magnum 275 AFS tractor
File:CASE STX480.jpg, Case IH Steiger STX 480 tractor
File:Case IH AFS 600 QuadTrac.JPG, Case IH AFS 600 QuadTrac
File:Case combine.jpg, Case IH AFX 8010 combine
File:CaseIH 9120 Combine.JPG, Case IH Axial-Flow AFX 9120 combine
File:Case IH Steiger 435 tractor.jpg
Official Website
List of CaseIH tractor models
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J.I. Case Company
The Case Corporation was a manufacturer of agricultural machinery and construction equipment. Founded, in 1842, by Jerome Increase Case as the J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company, it operated under that name for most of a century. For ano ...
(IH then became Navistar).Today Case IH is owned by CNH Industrial, an American-Italian corporation.
Products
Case IH offers agricultural equipment, financial services, as well as parts and service support for farmers and commercial operators through a network of dealers and distributors.
Productivity enhancing products include tractors; combines and harvesters; hay and forage equipment; tillage tools; planting and seeding systems; sprayers and applicators; and site-specific farming tools. Case IH has won many AE50 awards from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, ASABE, for their products.
Some of Case IH's most famous equipment models include Axial-Flow combines, Magnum tractors, Steiger and Farmall.
History
Case IH history began when, in 1842,Jerome Case
Jerome Increase Case (December 11, 1819December 22, 1891) was an early American manufacturer of threshing machines. He founded the J. I. Case Company which has gone through many mergers and name changes to today's Case Corporation. He served thre ...
founded Racine Threshing Machine Works on the strength of his innovative thresher. In 1869 Case expanded into the steam engine business and, by 1886, Case was the world's largest manufacturer of steam engines. The company's founder died in 1891 at the age of 72.
In 1892, Case was the first company to build a diesel-powered tractor.
In 1911, The J.I. Case Company had three cars in the first Indianapolis 500.
In 1967, Tenneco purchased J.I. Case, continuing to market the products under the Case name.
TIMELINE: 1970 - 2016
* 1970 First of the IH World Wide range introduced: 454 and 574 models.
* 1971 IH 946 and 1046 launched and built in Germany.
* 1972 Tenneco buys David Brown Tractors of Yorkshire and this becomes part of J I Case.
* 1972 Case Traction King 2470 and 2670 introduced with equal-sized wheels and four-wheel steering.
* In 1973, they purchased British tractor manufacturer David Brown, and used this acquisition to enter the UK tractor market, ultimately incorporating the DB developed 94 series into its own range of high HP tractors.
* 1977 IH launches the 84 Series plus the 955 and 1055.
* 1977 IH launches Axial-Flow rotary combine.
* 1979 David Brown 90 Series tractors launched, built in both Yorkshire and Racine.
* 1979 IH 2+2 articulated tractors launched in USA.
* 1981 IH 1455XL launched.
* 1981 First IH 85 Series models launched, including the option of XL cab.
* 1981 IH 5288 launched in USA.
* 1983 David Brown name disappears with introduction of 94 Series tractors.
* 1985 Tenneco buys IH in last weeks of 1984 and new Case IH corporate identity arrives in 1985.
* 1986 Case IH buys North Dakota-based Steiger.
* 1987 Launch of the Case IH Magnum 7100 range, the first under the new name.
* 1988 The erstwhile David Brown factory in Meltham, Yorkshire is closed.
* 1988 Case IH Steiger 9100 Series launched.
* 1990 Case IH Maxxum 5100 range launched and built in former IH factory in Neuss, Germany.
* 1993 Case IH Maxxum 5150 Plus introduced.
* 1995 Case IH 9300 Series launched.
* 1996 Case IH buys Steyr in Austria and adds CS models to range.
* 1996 Case IH Maxxum Pro range launched.
* 1997 Case IH Quadtrac 9370 launched with four rubber track units.
* 1997 Case IH Magnum Pro range launched.
* 1997 Case IH MX Maxxum range launched, built at Doncaster.
* 1999 Case IH Magnum MX range launched built at Racine.
* 1999 Case IH bought by Fiat and merged into the new CNH.
* 2000 Case IH STX range launched.
* 2002 Case IH CVX continuously-variable transmission tractors built by Steyr.
* 2003 Case IH MXM Maxxum models launched, built in Basildon to replace. MX range now built by McCormick
* 2003 Case IH MXU Maxxum range launched with new Horizon cab.
* 2006 Production of majority of Case IH tractors built at Basildon moved to Steyr’s St. Valentin factory in Austria.
* 2006 Puma range launched.
* 2006 New Magnum models launched.
* 2010 More powerful Magnums with outputs up to 389hp.
* 2015 Case IH Magnum Rowtrack introduced.
* 2015 Case IH Optum models launched.
* 2016 Autonomous concept vehicle revealed .
Merging with International Harvester Agricultural Division to become Case IH
In 1984, Tenneco Case took control of International Harvester's agricultural division. They changed their brand name to Case International at first, and then abbreviated that to Case IH. International Harvester had been in economic turmoil since 1980, but was still one of the largest tractor manufacturers in the world. Merging the two lines brought together the best of both traditions, offering a full line of agricultural equipment, and probably saved both companies from becoming a victim of the 1980s farming recession.
In 1986, Case IH purchased Steiger Tractor
Steiger is a tractor brand that is manufactured in the United States. The Steiger Tractor Company was founded in the 1950s by Douglass Steiger and Maurice Steiger, brothers who were farmers near Red Lake Falls, Minnesota. The Steigers first built a ...
and began producing their 4-wheel drive
Four-wheel drive, also called 4×4 ("four by four") or 4WD, refers to a two-axled vehicle drivetrain capable of providing torque to all of its wheels simultaneously. It may be full-time or on-demand, and is typically linked via a transfer case ...
tractors under the Case IH name.
In 1987, Case IH released the Case IH Magnum series, creating the first tractor to be built by Case and International Harvester together.
In 1989, Case IH released the first Maxxum series tractor.
In 1995, Case IH becomes the first agricultural manufacturer to release Advanced Farming Systems with global positioning system technology.
In 1996, Case IH released the first Steiger Quadtrack.
In 1997, Case IH took over Fortschritt
Fortschritt (German for "Progress") was an East German brand of tractors, combine harvesters and other agricultural machines made by VEB Fortschritt (part of the IFA) in Neustadt, Saxony. It was the largest agricultural machinery manufacturer i ...
. Fortschritt was an East German brand of tractors, combine harvesters and other agricultural machines made by VEB Fortschritt (part of the IFA) in Neustadt, Saxony.
;Merging with New Holland to create CNH Global
In 1999, Case IH merged with New Holland Ag to form a new parent company, CNH Global. The majority owner of CNH Global is Fiat Industrial.
In 2005, a STX500 Steiger Quadtrac tractor broke the World Plowing Record, turning of farmland in just 24 hours.
In 2006, the Case IH logo was displayed on a pair of Ferraris as part of the Ferrari Panamerican 20,000—a journey that took new Ferraris through 16 countries and across 20,000 miles (32,000 km) during a 15-stage, 84-day tour. The International Harvester "IH" logo in Case IH represents the head-on view of a farmer driving a tractor. The "I" symbolizes the driver of a tractor and is known as the red driver "I".
2007 was the Steiger tractor's 50th anniversary.
At present, CNH Global continues to manufacture the tractors branded Case IH. All Case IH equipment can use (B5) biodiesel from approved suppliers and nearly half of the models sold globally are approved, following proper protocols, for 100 percent biodiesel (B100).
Factory locations
* Ferreyra, Argentina - Combine harvesters, Puma tractors * Curitiba, Brazil - Farmall, Maxxum and Magnum Tractors * Jesi, Italy - Tractors * Piracicaba, Brazil - Sugarcane harvesters, Sprayers, Coffee harvesters and Planters * Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Crop Production Equipment * Sorocaba, Brazil - 7230, 8230 and 9230 Combines * St. Valentin, Austria - Tractors * Basildon, England - Tractors * TürkTraktör, Türkiye - Tractors * CNH Industrial (India) Pvt limited - Tractors and harvesting equipment * Querétaro, México - Tractors * HEPCO, Iran - Sugarcane harvesters ;United States * Burlington, Iowa * Burr Ridge, Illinois - Technical Center * Goodfield, Illinois - Tillage Equipment * Benson, Minnesota - Cotton Harvesters, Application Equipment * Grand Island, Nebraska - Combines, Windrowers * Fargo, North Dakota - Tractors * New Holland, Pennsylvania - Round Balers, Square balers, Pull-type Forage Harvesters, Disc Mower Conditioners and Box Spreaders * Racine, Wisconsin - TractorsGallery
References
External links
Official Website
List of CaseIH tractor models
{{DEFAULTSORT:Case Ih CNH Industrial Agricultural machinery manufacturers of the United States Tractor manufacturers of the United States Lawn and garden tractors American brands Companies based in Racine, Wisconsin