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Brad Morgan
02-28-2005 20:05:17
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Re: Case Combine in reply to Dave Olson, 02-28-2005 17:15:45
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Dave, It is an SP-9 or SP-12.
Can't tell from the picture as the two are very similar from that angle. The sp-12 has a 12 foot head and the SP-9 has the identical head bobbed off on the right side, even with the right tire, to make a 9 footer. (Late production SP-12s were also offered with a 15 foot head.)
A second easy way to tell from a distance, is the SP-12 has a very long back end, stretching about 4 foot beyond the rear axle. The SP-9 is a very stubby looking machine and nearly dumps the straw on the rear axle.
Up close, the combine has a model and serial number tag near the back end, up high on the right side.
If that's missing, the engine has a serial number tag near the top in easy view. The serial number will have a DE or SE at the end of the number sequence. The SP-12 used the DE power unit and the SP-9 used the SE. (Late production machines both used the DE.)
Production ran from 1947 to 1954 or 1955, although Harry Kline, one of the design engineers from Case recently told me they had those machines running around for many years before 1947 during the design phase and of course the war had all production stopped for many farm machinery companies.
I posted a picture of my SP-12 a few weeks ago in the Implement Photos gallery. After you go there, click on Case in the catagories box at the bottom of the page, then click on Case Combines in action.
I hope the info helps. Maybe too much info.
Sorry for the long post. Your a long ways from me in the Dakotas, but I'd be interested in it.
I know somebody will try to buy the motor off of it, because thats how I find most of them. If it is still complete and runs, you should try any keep it that way. If you do scrap it, I need parts for my SP-12 and my SP-9. Many are interchangeable. I also need tires with the tread design like yours. If anyone out there has any I'd like to hear from you. Mine have good tread also, but dry rotted around the rims.
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