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Tomas del Rio 11-11-2012 20:08:10 75.107.98.226 Report to Moderator	Thought you all might enjoy this. The VAC has been in the family since the early 1950's. So far 4 generations of us have driven it. It has never been restored, just maintained as a "working" tractor. The VAH has been in the family for about 30 years and was abandoned and used for parts. I have restored it completely, with the help of folks I found on this discussion board. Both are rare rigs out here on the Monterey Bay in California. A number of the VAH rigs were used in Brussels Sprouts and sweet corn production and had the modified single front wheel which seemed to have been a dealer modification, as far as I can tell. In the late 1950"s the local Case dealer was killed when a Case dozer he was demonstrating apparently lost transmission oil pressure on a steep slope and rolled over in the Carmel Valley. The brand never re-established well here and was absorbed into the Ford dealership. [Reply]   [No Email]
Don Rudolph 11-12-2012 19:38:46 173.254.145.229 Report to Moderator	Re: VAH and VAC in reply to Tomas del Rio, 11-11-2012 20:08:10   Nice looking pair of Case tractors! Thanks also for the bit of Case dealer history. A local Case dealer in this area was killed when the bulldozer he was loading on a steel deck truck slid off and landed on him. Don [Reply]  [No Email]
casenut1 11-12-2012 08:44:53 107.8.39.45 Report to Moderator	Re: VAH and VAC in reply to Tomas del Rio, 11-11-2012 20:08:10   don't know about the VAC, but the RC had a special attachment available in 1938. it was a single cast front wheel. [Reply]  [No Email]
bradley martin 11-12-2012 03:40:04 216.209.148.14 Report to Moderator	Re: VAH and VAC in reply to Tomas del Rio, 11-11-2012 20:08:10   That VAC sure looks good for having never been restored/repainted!!! Your family has certainly cared for it well. [Reply]  [No Email]
TOmas del Rio 11-12-2012 11:10:59 209.165.195.20 Report to Moderator	Re: VAH and VAC in reply to bradley martin, 11-12-2012 03:40:04   Actually, the VAC was repainted a couple of times over the last 60 years, but it was the old Rustoleum orange regime. Functional, but not correct! That's why there are no decals on it. [Reply]  [No Email]
NickatKY 11-11-2012 20:40:19 98.93.213.239 Report to Moderator	Re: VAH and VAC in reply to Tomas del Rio, 11-11-2012 20:08:10   Great pics and story.It's nice to hear the family history of equipment. I have seen another VAH single front like yours in California and had wondered if it was dealer modified.I have not seen any reference to a VAH single front in any brochures,ads or parts books. Thanks for posting, Nick [Reply]  [No Email]