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jic 02-21-2013 17:56:57 66.103.107.4 Report to Moderator	what was your first Case equipment when you started farming? mine was a dc, 970, 5 bottom plow, 15 ft disk, 6 row cult, and 960 combine. i was a junior in high school 1974. same year i stared to work at Case Power and Equipment (part time, after school and saturdays) [Reply]   [No Email]
KEN IND. 02-23-2013 12:06:55 66.162.122.179 Report to Moderator	Re: first case tractor and equipment in reply to jic, 02-21-2013 17:56:57   When I was about 13 went to "help" my uncle Bob he was plowing wheat stubble and needed a tractor driver. He was supposed to be mowing hay while I polwed so we could ble in a coupe days but indtaed while I plowed he layed down in the fench row and slept all afternoon. It was good experiance anyway, Kenny. [Reply]  [No Email]
Bruce from Can. 02-22-2013 16:21:19 70.29.126.151 Report to Moderator	Re: first case tractor and equipment in reply to jic, 02-21-2013 17:56:57   I started driving my Dad's 1950 VA Case tractor when I was about 6, while dad and older brothers thru bales of hay on the rack. My first tractor when I started farming was a 430 Case Triple- randge, gas. Bruce [Reply]  [No Email]
C. Amick 02-22-2013 09:17:16 173.224.156.121 Report to Moderator	Re: first case tractor and equipment in reply to jic, 02-21-2013 17:56:57   The first Case tractor that I ever operated was my Dad"s "48 VAC. He paid $400 for it, a Centennial Plow, and an incomplete 2-row cultivator. The firs Case tractor of my own that I operated is my "56 300 round nose. [Reply]  [No Email]
M Nut 02-22-2013 07:48:42 64.8.188.157 Report to Moderator	Re: first case tractor and equipment in reply to jic, 02-21-2013 17:56:57   830 Comfort King gas, 4x16 trailer plow, and a 10ft disc with 3ft fold out wings on each side. Bought in 1983 by my dad and we still have all three pieces in use. [Reply]  [No Email]
DC3puller 02-22-2013 06:53:08 208.124.85.198 Report to Moderator	Re: first case tractor and equipment in reply to jic, 02-21-2013 17:56:57   My first was a 1977 1570 with 1000hrs on it paid 21000 took four years to pay for it in 1083 we had been all red before but didn't want an 86 series have bought 2590 2594 4690 and use them all can't beat that pulling power [Reply]  [No Email]
Jeremy McNary 02-22-2013 05:59:52 216.249.230.220 Report to Moderator	Re: first case tractor and equipment in reply to jic, 02-21-2013 17:56:57   First one was a VAC that I bought from my uncle for $50 when I was 14, it was locked up and had a cracked head. Took me about 6 month to get it running. [Reply]  [No Email]
NEKS 02-22-2013 05:56:59 71.0.220.231 Report to Moderator	Re: first case tractor and equipment in reply to jic, 02-21-2013 17:56:57   Hope this counts. I started farming with dad riding on the tool box in front of the steering wheel on the CC Case around 5 years old. Remember mom chewing dad out cause somewhere sitting there got grease on my pants leg. [Reply]  [No Email]
Rich10e 02-22-2013 04:04:27 198.74.29.189 Report to Moderator	Re: first case tractor and equipment in reply to jic, 02-21-2013 17:56:57   First one I bought myself was a 2290 in 1980,27000 traded in a 730 JD,JI Case Credit,14.5 percent intrest,could you imagine paying that kind of intrest now? [Reply]  [No Email]
McKerrow630 02-22-2013 02:54:32 50.105.83.206 Report to Moderator	Re: first case tractor and equipment in reply to jic, 02-21-2013 17:56:57   700 dual-range with 4-14" back in 1958 or 59. I was just a boy. [Reply]  [No Email]
axe55 02-21-2013 21:54:41 67.142.174.20 Report to Moderator	Re: first case tractor and equipment in reply to jic, 02-21-2013 17:56:57   my first case 66 930 w/bush hog 3450 QT loader i 'm not a farmer i have 5 acres w/ horses to big to get turned around. i bought it from a friend who was dying of cancer he wanted it to get a good home. i paid $4000 and another $1000 to get it running.i sure it was too much. sentimental value [Reply]  [No Email]
oleclint 02-21-2013 21:23:43 69.8.14.205 Report to Moderator	Re: first case tractor and equipment in reply to jic, 02-21-2013 17:56:57   The first Case equpt. I bought to start farming with was a 1937 CC with a 2 row cultivator. Soon after I bought a Case Centinial 2x16" plow. That got me going! Paid $ 100 for the CC 7 & culit. Plow was $ 50 and on useable rubber tires. clint [Reply]  [No Email]
4x4stude 02-21-2013 20:04:35 71.237.154.170 Report to Moderator	Re: first case tractor and equipment in reply to jic, 02-21-2013 17:56:57   I haven't started farming yet, but my first Case was a 1950 D. I plan on buying some land eventually.... [Reply]  [No Email]
JW 02-21-2013 19:33:50 75.207.51.122 Report to Moderator	Re: first case tractor and equipment in reply to jic, 02-21-2013 17:56:57   1950 SC and a two bottom JD 44 plow. $340 for the tractor and $50 for the plow. I was 14 or 15 at the time. [Reply]  [No Email]
1370rod 02-21-2013 19:24:17 75.121.140.114 Report to Moderator	Re: first case tractor and equipment in reply to jic, 02-21-2013 17:56:57   My first was a VAC and a 2 row cult. Purchased them in 1975, $250 for the VAC, $50 for the cult. Also bought a 80 IHC pto combine that year for $80. I still have the tractor and cult, Rod. [Reply]  [No Email]
Kow Farmer 02-21-2013 18:16:55 76.77.202.46 Report to Moderator	Re: first case tractor and equipment in reply to jic, 02-21-2013 17:56:57   My first Case equipment was purchased just in the last 2 years. I bought a 1977 Case 1070 tractor last September and I bought a Case 4-14's moldboard plow from another farmer/coworker of mine. Both of them work great for me. Here is a couple of pics. Kow Farmer (Kurt) [Reply]  [No Email]
Dale from NW WA 02-21-2013 19:37:56 67.206.187.172 Report to Moderator	Re: first case tractor and equipment in reply to Kow Farmer, 02-21-2013 18:16:55   Kurt did the kitten come with the good looking CASE Dale [Reply]  [No Email]
Kow Farmer 02-22-2013 04:52:18 216.114.206.243 Report to Moderator	Re: first case tractor and equipment in reply to Dale from NW WA, 02-21-2013 19:37:56   No sir. Those little critters like to be the center of attention! Or maybe I feed them too good that they follow me everywhere. LOL Kow Farmer (Kurt) [Reply]  [No Email]