Case Garden Tractor

Sabo, today part of JD and a wellknown german lawnmower brand, has imported Case lawn tractors in the beginning 70`.

Is there any information at the net about this Case tractors? I. E. a collectors page?

I find your question rather unclear.

Apparently, it is your belief that a German firm by the name of Sabo, imported Case garden tractors back in the seventies and sold them, presumably in Germany. However, you make no mention as to whether the tractors bore the name Sabo, as a brand or were simply sold with all the original Case logos and decals on them.

I am aware that Ingersoll did enter into an arrangement with a Pacific Rim company for the Ingersoll tractors to be sold under the brand name "TOKO" and that Ingersoll also made tractors for a German company called "Gutbrod" but I am unaware of any such deal between J. I. Case and the German company you mention.

However, I suppose it is perfectly plausible for this to have happened because I know of some 600 series Case loaders in England that came stock with Hatz air-cooled diesel engines which was never offered on the North American continent.

Lastly, I'm not aware of any information about this arrangement anywhere on the internet and so far, you're the first one to suggest that such a deal did take place. Do you have any more info? Do you live in Europe? If so, where?

Hi Tom

reason for my question was, that in a german forum, I´m German, someone asks about a Sabo tractor and stated, that ther was a "CASE" tag at the mowers Deck.

Original message can be found here:

http://www.werkzeug-news.de/Forum/search.php?search_author=Steel40

Gutbrod has been sold up by MTD and made own tractor´s till the mid 80´, some with japanese Yanmar engines.

The Hatz Diesel are the most common on smaller construction equipment in Europe, together with Lombardini (Italy) and Farymann (Germany. I guess, that the loaders are made in France, where Case owns the former "Poclain" palnt.

Back to the SABO: There is another Tag on the tractor with the following Informations:

Din 1857-- 7,2 kw-- 3400 Min--Typ 112-390---Nr.00012-- Typenschild von Case:Case Ji Case---Tenneco Company ---Rancine Wisconsin 53404 U S A --Modell 210---Product Identtification Nr.9778770 ---Mähwerk Case J I---Modell J-44 ---Seria Nr.66205

Can it be possible, that Ingersoll sold the Gutbrod "Superior"?

http://www.zoll-auktion.de/auktion/daten/bilder_auktionen/141406_4.jpg

This one was offered as Massey-Ferguson "ELF", too.

Starting with the "Sabo".

This is a Model 210 Case that was made in 1980. It is the least expensive garden tractor made by Case in that year as it has a 4 speed mechanical transmission instead of the hydraulic drive that Case GT's are famous for. It should have a 10 hp Kohler K engine under the hood which likely translates to the 7.2 KW DIN rating you mention.

Surprisingly, this tractor has a J-series deck on it. The J is the very first issue and goes back to 1972. I would have expected either a K or L deck to be on this 1980 but perhaps the dealer had a older (but brand new) J-deck sitting around that he wanted to get rid of. The cut width is 44".



Originally, if sold here in America, it would be painted Power Red everywhere except for the wheel rims that would be painted Power White, the grille area and seat back that would have been painted semi-gloss black and the engine which also would have been black.

As I understand it, the Ingersoll's that were sold as Gutbrod's were painted an olive green colour. At least, that's what the one I saw looked like. However, different computers can alter the shade of any colour. LOL

The Gutbrod's made by Ingersoll were identical to the Ingersoll's made and sold in North America except for the colour and likely the decals. I can assure you that the red/white tractor depicted in the link you supplied is NOT an Ingersoll product.

Thanks for the link to the forum but even though I can trace my roots back to the fatherland, I have no German language skills. Is it possible for the person who is asking about the Sabo to post several photos of it on that forum? I'd like to see it.

If you use the link below, it will take you to the home page of Ingersoll. Click on the "Illustrated Parts List" on the top left side of your screen. The scroll down to where the tractors are listed and find the 210 models. Use the serial number to pinpoint which PDF is correct and click on that link. The original parts book will then be available to be printed or downloaded to your hard drive for free.

Parts are readily available.

Keep in mind that Case sold the outdoor power equipment division to John Ingersoll in late 1983 and from that date on, stopped supporting these tractors. Many of the "wear parts" are common off-the-shelf items, such as bearings, steering rod-ends etc.

If the tractor owner has excellent reading/writing skills in English, then Operator's Manuals, Parts Manuals and Service Manuals can be had quite easily.

As for on-line parts, you can check over this site. http://www.casegardentractors.com

The only negative comment I will make about Ed, who runs this site, is that he does not post a telephone number and he is really, really bad when it comes to answering e-mails in a timely fashion.

Cheers
Ingy

Is there a web site for Case garden & lawn tractors that can determine the tractor's age by the serial number. thanks, Hal