Case IH Summer Farmall Flyer - Delta Power Equipment : Page 2HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS SINCE 1842 1869 J.I. Case and Company produces the fi rst steam engine tractor. The Old No. 1 is on display at the Smithsonian Institution. 1886 — Case be comes the large st worldwide manufacturer of steam engines. 1919 — International Harvester develops fi rst commercial PTO (power takeoff). 1923 —The fi rst successful row crop tractor is introduced, called the Farmall. The tractor had a revolutionary light design, but with a high power to weight ratio. all Tractor was The fi rst Farm d in 1923. manufacture By spring of 1957 , Case introduced the landmark Case Model 320, the industry’s fi rst factory-integrated tractor loader backhoe. 1988 — Fortune magazine names Case IH combines, planters and loader / backhoes among the best products built in the U.S. 2008 — Farmall tractors celebra te 85th anniversa with the introdu ry ction of more th an 30 models. 2003 — The 100,000th Magnum tractor rolls off the line in Racine, Wisconsin. 2005 — Case manufactured 500,000th tractor loader/backhoe – a unique milestone for the entire construction industry. Publication List Using a screen reader? Click Here |
