Case CC,1937, some history of my grandfathers tractor

Back in the early '40s,my grandfather bought a
1937 Case tractor down the road from us. We are about 50 miles north of New York City. This
was the first tractor that he owned for the
farm. He passed away in the early 50's, where
there was an auction to sell all of the
equipment including the tractor. A neighbor
bought the tractor, where it sat for many
years. In the '70's, my dad's best friend did
some work for the neighbor and traded the
tractor to where it sat at his house for many
more years. He had it covered with a tarp, but
it sat outside. When ever I saw he tractor, it
made me upset to see it just sitting around. I
always wanted the get the tractor back "home"
where I thought it belongs. I was about 13 or
14 years old when I DREAMED of restoring it. I
spoke many times about getting it, and finally,
in my senior year of high school, 2008, I got
the tractor. The manifold was rotten off from
water going down inside. The carburetor had
nothing left due to water. The fuel tank was
rotted out, Pistons were stuck and oil pan was
full of about 2 gallons of water. There were no
front tires, and one rear rim was rusted right
through. Magneto was corroded to the point of
nothing left inside. Last year I was able to
get her running for the first time since...we
think the 1970's.... might be longer than that.
I wish that my dad's friend was able to see it,
being the Case collector that he was. My father
is excited every time that he sees it, I was so
proud the have the tractor back in the family,
knowing the history that it has. We still have
the farm, being 3rd generation, my brother is
farming it now. I am 25 years old, and wow,
what a journey it has been up to this point
getting it running, but at the same time, what
a accomplishment! Thanks to everyone that posts
on here, I love reading all of the stories from
the past and present. It is very enjoyable, and
along my way to fully finishing it, it gives me
some ideas on things to think about when
working on it. I have a short video of it
running, enjoy!
case cc tractor

To take if from its original condition to the tractor in the video is quite an accomplishment. Congratulations on a job well done.

I didn't grow up on the farm or around tractors, but I got into them as soon as I could.

While I'm proud of my old machines I'll never be able to have the pride of having dad's or grandad's old tractor. You done good by tracking it down and bringing it home, but you know that deep deep inside like some of us never will.

Btw, my CC is a '36

Looks and sounds great I especially love hearing that mag with a nice snap You did a great job making that engine run like a top. I do not farm But I was lucky enough to live in a family that had no money (Dad couldn't hold on to the farm in the early 80s and the bank took it all) but we still had the need for a tractor for all of our gardens (7 kids can really eat) And I remember grandpa telling us to take the C Case home and get some use out of it. After seeing how it was taken care of a CC followed it home along with six other parts tractors and I can proudly say They all sit at my place now And I will go through hell and high water to make sure those two tractors keep on running and stay in the family Congrats on keeping Your past alive.

I also am in the process of "saving" my grandfathers SC. I am almost 65, but learned to drive grampas tractor with the hand clutch, which was so gentle and forgiving for a 8? year old, picking rocks. It has sat at my fathers place since the mid eighties, when something failed in the engine and it just quit while raking hay.
MY grandson is 6, and I want him to have his great, great grandfathers tractor.

It must have been an incredible moment for you when that CC engine came back to life. Good for you for fixing up a part of your family's history. Don

Great job on bringing back to life a part of your families history! I am lucky to have 2 that were in the extended family both need lots of work also (37 L & 39 DH? later ones like it were DC4s). Thank you for sharing and saving one of our Case Families history. Great luck on rest of project! Johnny

Great Story !!! The old tractor really sounds good!! Thanks for posting and please keep us updated when you run it or work on it. Nick

Will keep everyone updated. Thanks!