150 Case Road Locomotive x Eliminator 67,000 lb Pull Sled

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10 ай бұрын

Jim Luedtke was kind enough to bring his Eliminator to the Dodge County Antique Power show in Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon. We put on a pulling demonstration which is what the Case Road Locomotive was designed to do. The engine pulled the 67,000 lb sled down the track and a huge thanks to Jim and his team for coming by to put on this demonstration.

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@PrecisionClays 10 ай бұрын

You know you've brought the big guns when the tractor weighs more than the sled! Awesome machine!

@dmwi1549 10 ай бұрын

One of one rebuilt from JI Case blueprints of 1908 steam tractor. 150 hp, 200 rpm and 8000 lb feet of torque. 75,000 lbs with coal and water on board. Trying to wrap my brain around those numbers. What an achievement to build this and share it with the public. Thanks for the video!

@teamidris 10 ай бұрын

Yes, the crank shaft has a gear that drives a bigger one and it’s a wonder it doesn’t pull the teeth off :o)

@MitzvosGolem1 10 ай бұрын

Where does the blue tooth plug in ?

@tabcreedence6553 10 ай бұрын

@@MitzvosGolem1 You just toss it into the firebox and it hooks up

@user-lo6cf3df1x 10 ай бұрын

And they bring about diesels ha, Steam power

@markschweter6371 10 ай бұрын

What was the comparison he made to modern high Hp tractors?

@brianmeek5236 10 ай бұрын

For all the kids with their diesel trucks, this is how you really roll coal

@medicbabe2ID 9 ай бұрын

May as well have just pulled that sled to the next event for them 😂 This is the most magnificent machine in existence, all thanks to Kory's brilliance, skill, and tenacity.

@scottprather5645 10 ай бұрын

An absolutely extraordinary achievement. Corey is a mechanical genius

@davidgold5961 10 ай бұрын

It started when he found the boiler sitting upright in a field. He got the blueprints from the Case company, and Kory and his foundry (which he took over just for this purpose) made everything themselves. They only ever made nine of them in the very early 1900s and his is now the only one in the world.

@scottprather5645 10 ай бұрын

@@davidgold5961 absolutely amazing. This is the kind of spirit and genius that made America great

@jaybarber68 10 ай бұрын

Where’s this at?

@jimsmith9819 9 ай бұрын

its not the only one, i know of one that sat here in Spokane Washington for years until the owner passed away, i dont know what happened to it after that@@davidgold5961

@lindasarensen4709 9 ай бұрын

@@davidgold5961 that

@stevo68 9 ай бұрын

I'm an engineer by trade, so I believe I am qualified to say that these guys are true engineering geniuses.

@Dsinsley1 9 ай бұрын

What always amazes me with the steam era is they engineered these awesome machines in their heads and drew them on paper. There was no CAD or 3D modeling or fancy computers to do the calculations for them. Yet they created some very formidable machinery.

@TehButterflyEffect 7 ай бұрын

Which is why I have a hard time believing that this kind of machinery wasn't inspired of God. Nobody wakes up and thinks "oh yeah this jet engine idea of mine is going to work exactly like this."@@Dsinsley1

@adamorsini4585 10 ай бұрын

I absolutely love watching steam engines work. Truly an incredible machine .

@josephkovalcik8266 9 ай бұрын

I'm a retired machinist, I always thought it would be cool to work on restoring the old steam locomotives and steam machinery. I've come across many types of machinery in my career, out of all machines, steam engines are the most beautiful and romantic that you can get. 🙂

@davigorb 7 ай бұрын

It's even more incredible running them. I started out as a Navy BT in 1987. And been running steam boilers ever since. Ran 440 psi, 600, 1200, and now a little 150 psi firetube plant. Watching turbine drive is still interesting, but the ships had a piston powered reciprocating pump. That was always a treat to watch the linkages going thru the motions. Probably about the same as how a steam locomotive gets its motion

@Stevesscaleworkz4504 9 ай бұрын

That poor sled never stood a chance!!!! Absolutely, phenomenal restoration work, guys!!!!! 😍👍

@Wilett614 9 ай бұрын

That tractor was Not Restored .... it was BUILT from SCRATCH from the Ground up ! Totally AMAZING

@Wilett614 9 ай бұрын

That engine wasnt even working Hard ! lol Try that with a Gasoline or diesel Tractor ! lol

@Stevesscaleworkz4504 9 ай бұрын

@@Wilett614 Indeed my friend, I stand corrected..😄👍

@Wilett614 9 ай бұрын

@@Stevesscaleworkz4504 😉

@markgreiser464 10 ай бұрын

That 150 simply does not care how much that sled weighed. The Spirit and drive of the Men that built this is equal to that of the Men that built this Nation.

@camcam-uw5mx 7 ай бұрын

Huh I was pulling something? Didn't even notice

@boomerang379 10 ай бұрын

I’d much rather see this than a modern pulling tractor with 4 turbos blowing all that smoke and making all That noise. This ladies and gentlemen is real horsepower

@chucknorris2952 3 ай бұрын

150 mad horses

@colinvoss8484 9 ай бұрын

I remember watching a steam tractor pulling 25 bottom plow stop mid field with out raising the plows and then start again that kind of power is awesome.

@stevepayne3745 Ай бұрын

Piston steam engines develop peak torque at 0 rpm; when they start to bog down, the already huge torque goes up!!! They pull incredibly hard!!!!

@railroad9000 10 ай бұрын

It could have dragged that sled clear across the state and would not even be straining! That is a beast!

@michaelloth5870 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video, this is the best one I have seen so far. You caught the distance of 318' at the end, a FULL PULL. The sights and sounds of this Case 150 is truly amazing.

@markschweter6371 10 ай бұрын

And... pulled it like a PLOW!

@mikemullay5622 9 ай бұрын

I think the Case probably could have kept pulling but it ran out of track. Amazing piece of machinery.

@Woodie-xq1ew 4 ай бұрын

and that was 318 because he was asked to stop not becuase he had to. give him enough time and he'd tow it into the next county

@ebinmaine 10 ай бұрын

What an incredible piece of machinery. That overgrown tug toy behind it wasn't even a blip on the radar of a contest for the Case beast. I do wonder how much weight it would take to test the traction and torque. Kory, thanks for building this amazing piece of United States history.

@ElementofKindness 10 ай бұрын

It will run out of traction, before it will run out of torque

@TestECull 10 ай бұрын

The limit is weight. As heavy as that thing is, it's pretty ass heavy. Other videos of these sorts of machines doing this where the pulling sled does, truly, max them out, it's because they start lifting the nose and the engineer backs out of it. They don't run out of torque or traction.

@TestECull 10 ай бұрын

@@ElementofKindness Itt'l stand up on its arse before it runs out of either. There's videos of other Case land locomotives doing wheelies when pulling these sleds.

@Wilett614 9 ай бұрын

Its the TORQUE ,Gearing and WEIGHT of this machine that makes the Difference .

@davidprutzman8660 10 ай бұрын

That beast probably didn't even know the sled was there, when it sounded like it was bogging down I'll bet the operator was toying with the crowd

@geneguenther4325 10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much Kory for all the hard work you do between getting the original boiler, blueprints and making that great piece of history. Thank you also for bringing it to the show over the weekend for all of see. It was great to get to meet you as well. Maybe someday I’ll get out to South Dakota to see it again

@hotchihuahua1546 10 ай бұрын

You don’t have to go fast to be impressive . This steam tractor is a BEAST !

@dundonrl 9 ай бұрын

True, but you want to be fast when you have 40,000 acres under tillage and need to get it done ASAP which is why the steam traction engine (like the Case 150) were replaced with gasoline then diesel powered tractors.

@Wilett614 9 ай бұрын

This tractor is a Steam Locomotive on Wheels : ))

@gteaz 8 ай бұрын

@@dundonrl They were replaced because of the size costs and anyone could drive a combustion engine. Not everyone was experienced with a foot plate. Edit: Also modern tractors didn't replace steam tractors, they replaced horse drawn plough.

@dovos8572 24 күн бұрын

@@dundonrl a steam tracktor can pull way bigger ploughs. the actual problem is the long startup, cooldown and maintainance times. maintaining a steam engine is in itself already multiple full time jobs.

@dundonrl 23 күн бұрын

@@dovos8572 Just a matter of pulling power, so HP and weight (you can make as much torque as you want, due to gearing, you just sacrafice speed).

@dwyaneengle9621 10 ай бұрын

Incredible opportunity to see a great piece of history. Thank you for taking the time to build a true masterpiece

@johnpartridge7623 10 ай бұрын

Shear brute strength with the Weight to pull that much is incredible

@bulletproofpepper2 7 ай бұрын

Can’t imagine the forces on the gears driving all that torque to the ground. Thanks for sharing.

@hilham89 10 ай бұрын

Im so glad this was brought back. I have akways loved steam engines, locomotives was my favorite going up and was only on one when i was really little. I love the sound! Just an outstanding peace of history and equipment. I would love to have something like this even in a smaller form heck i wouldn't care because unless you was raise around them not many people knows or will care about steam engines and i hate that

@TheDigitizedSignPainter 6 ай бұрын

Amen brother/sister! 😤

@dougs317 10 ай бұрын

One hell of a tractor to see in person. Thanks for coming to Wisconsin.

@TheLRider 9 ай бұрын

My father in law would have loved to see this. Rebuilt a Marshall 1901 road roller from the ground up, and I and my brother in law helped him. Then we converted it to a traction engine which was far better for driving to shows and rallies. Great days long gone unfortunately..

@idaho2ndgens240 10 ай бұрын

Now that was cool!! What a awesome piece of equipment and hats off to all of those involved to make it a reality and have the passion to do so.

@rongray8934 8 ай бұрын

Awesome piece of equipment. Thank you for the reconstruction of this. I would also like to thank Case for allowing you the permission to build and to look back into the archives. What a work of art and working history. ❤

@trampster7306 10 ай бұрын

Another Fabulous video Kory & team. Many thanks from across the Pond! Stay safe & well. 👍👍

@joeyz5577 10 ай бұрын

So much RESPECT for Korey always love seeing what he does next!

@rondavis2791 10 ай бұрын

I was there. Thankyou very much kory for building this tractor and taking it within driving distance for my family to see. My son loved it memory forever. thanks.

@nltalbottgmail 8 ай бұрын

What a magnificent machine. Must be worth millions. I love how it slows a bit towards the end under the load and then just huffs and puffs and keeps on going.

@shareurtube 8 ай бұрын

What a totally fascinating video. Love to see these old works of Art restored and put on display. Thank you Jim Luedtke.

@drewdidomenico9598 9 ай бұрын

Nothing Beats steam power. Simply amazing that a single 14" piston can supply that much torque. Then again 10 more inches of girth in a piston that can pull a whole train.

@retiredlogman 10 ай бұрын

Kory, thank you for sharing this part of your awesome achievement. A beautiful machine.

@clancygriggs7799 10 ай бұрын

I was waiting for the day the 150 Case completed a tractor pull! Thank you for sharing the video!

@donzender9008 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful piece of craftsmanship and demonstration of strength! Thank you for sharing!

@nickrider5220 8 ай бұрын

Could watch this all day, wonderous machine - brilliant work Kory 👍

@haroldwdorman9644 10 ай бұрын

That's one awesome piece of steam powered equipment! Sure am glad that you and your family built that steam powered road tractor from scratch and also were able to find original blue prints to do so!

@alexkirkman5815 10 ай бұрын

Such an inspiration… fantastic story Kory….

@nebraskamike607 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely beautiful! That is one bad ass tractor! Thanks for sharing this video!

@toddszewczyk8894 10 ай бұрын

Outstanding piece of History Kory!! Enjoy watching every video you post.

@glennspreeman1634 27 күн бұрын

Absolute, superhuman dedication, hard work and love for history!!

@grampageorge3407 10 ай бұрын

Great job!I watch this thing on KZfaq every chance that I get.

@williamkelley7654 10 ай бұрын

I only wish I were there to feel that beautiful tractor. Exceptional!

@eowen6087 9 ай бұрын

Incredible invention of the industrial revolution. I am in awe of the great men and women that started us on an amazing adventure!

@captainjacky 8 ай бұрын

Awesome pull! Unstoppable Case 150, like always.

@Dis-Emboweled 10 ай бұрын

That was amazing to see the tractor pull!

@davidcollver6155 10 ай бұрын

Okay this is one case where history repeating itself is 100000% pure.

@lawrenceeytcheson1317 10 ай бұрын

What an absolutely beautiful machine! Cant beat case!

@bullseye8649 10 ай бұрын

always wanted to see something like this, really puts diesel and electric in there place. great job, I love how it doesn't even seam to notice lol

@chevytrucker 10 ай бұрын

Was great to see this in person on Saturday in Burnett!!!!

@ni_wink84 10 ай бұрын

If you’re a tiktok user with typical short attention span, the action starts at 8:59, for the rest of us, great video to see that old iron and how amazingly strong it is

@phillipzx3754 10 ай бұрын

FULL PULL. 😉 Here is a setting where "rolling coal" is perfectly acceptable. 👍

@donaldturner5124 8 ай бұрын

You folks are making America great again!

@Quakefire 9 ай бұрын

I think it started to notice it was hooked up to something near the end. Beautiful engine

@Stahlbart666 2 ай бұрын

25 years ago, as a little kid, steam engines fascinated me really. Nowadays i am an engineer and they fascinate me even more! What a milestone in development.

@jeffmclearen1421 2 ай бұрын

That tractor is a work of art!

@vuthtetraksa 10 ай бұрын

Amazing Big Tractor I Have Never Seen Before Admiring Designer

@janstolk486 10 ай бұрын

That little john Deere did a great job too carrying that massive weight !

@walnutkraken9430 10 ай бұрын

John Deere mobility scooter 😂

@richards1929 10 ай бұрын

I don't know which impressed me more, the case or the dere

@JoseJimenez-rn6to 27 күн бұрын

La verdad me fijé más en el pequeño John Deere que en el Case... jajajaja

@CosnerCoPiloting 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for posting this! Michael and I were really hoping to find a video of it after you mentioned the pull in your talk Saturday night!

@newt2010 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful machine. great job

@centexan 18 күн бұрын

Mega horsepower isn't always the answer. This machine is incredible!

@DanielPierce-qj2ub 5 ай бұрын

❤ TY for sharing this with us

@nathanfisher1826 9 ай бұрын

I have seen this tractor, it is truly amazing!!!

@seanmurphy8687 9 ай бұрын

What a great piece of American history!!!

@danw1955 10 ай бұрын

Easy peasy for that monster! It was puffing a bit at the end, but never broke traction, and never acted like it would 'run out of steam' (Literally!)😄🚂👍👍

@user-pr1on1vx9n 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely amazing. Good of rebuilding this tractor

@em4steam896 10 ай бұрын

Steam is King! Great pull! Always awesome to see steam engines work!

@roterakaten636 10 ай бұрын

Steam is king. In deed. The hand of god was its original reference. The power is instant.

@harrybarry2291 10 ай бұрын

Kory, I absolutely love your 150. What an acomplishment. I saw it pulling that massive plow with many bottoms and people standing on it. We can't afford to lose your incredible Case. Keep it in a fireproof building with good security protection from theft and vandalism.

@raymondmorehouse9906 10 ай бұрын

It’s a fifty bottom plow and it’s in Andover South Dakota my home town

@johnwdferguson3149 10 ай бұрын

Ha. Nobody is going to steal that thing.

@dwaneyocum1718 9 ай бұрын

I do believe this beautiful beast could tow the entire state of Wisconsin if they could build a sled big enough to carry it. BTW, this is the first time I ever enjoyed hearing a master of ceremonies talk.

@marvwatkins7029 10 ай бұрын

Thank you Anderson family for your wonderful restoration.

@victoryfirst2878 10 ай бұрын

GIVE IT HELL KORY !!!!!!!!! Thank you for making history come alive.

@robertmork9130 7 ай бұрын

There is a wonderful tractor show in Edgar Wisconsin, would be wonderful to see this case there. The last full weekend of August

@dtailsandpics 9 ай бұрын

That’s SOO Awesome!!!

@JLMiller410 17 күн бұрын

Impressive feat! Even more amazing are the spectators. They can obviously see you filming the event, but still plop their butts in front of you.

@kaceesavage 8 ай бұрын

This is so cool!

@claudiocarbone2225 3 ай бұрын

Simply impressive

@markmccastle7932 9 ай бұрын

Got to be one of the best sounds ever

@davidshaw380 7 ай бұрын

What an amazing machine. No other vehicle could haul that much weight! Such inspiring engineering...to think a display of power could be so moving. John Deere sure does make one heck of an ATV/utv.

@davidshaw380 7 ай бұрын

I wanna see that case tractor tug o war with the John Deere that keeps bossing it around!

@motominded5275 3 ай бұрын

any modern tractor of comparable weight would output this, especially a dozer

@carriersignal 8 күн бұрын

When you look at the plows these tractors used to pull, it's no surprise. Weight, torque and those wide steel wheels for unparalleled traction.... there was never any question.

@robertseguin4875 10 ай бұрын

that is amazing, I liked the story thanks.

@sunglassesron9464 10 ай бұрын

It didn't even look like it knew anything was attached to it... effortless! Serious bit of tackle there! 👍

@Tommy-pv1vh 10 ай бұрын

not until the end when it was like oh theres something back there but idc

@jordanfrangquist1474 4 ай бұрын

Nothing stopping that big boy!

@winstonrocco1981 10 ай бұрын

Hats off to the men who built this

@johnchase7667 10 ай бұрын

It's amazing to see!

@jankington216 9 ай бұрын

That guy driving the gator was gonna tip over without the passenger

@howardemery8031 10 ай бұрын

Hats off to the original designer of this tractor

@wmden1 10 ай бұрын

I have been waiting for it to do a tractor sled pull. Thanks. I have watched it pull a 44, then a 50 bottom breaking plow, without any trouble. I can't help but think that the operator wasn't giving it much throttle until the weights on the sled got to the heaviest point. I think that the 44 bottom plow was a tougher pull than this pull sled. Correct me, if I am wrong. Also, I would take a guess that this would drag the highest rated pull tractor around, like a toy, drawbar to drawbar. Again, correct me if I am wrong. It's all in the weight of the tractor, the torque of the engine output, the drive gearing ratio, engine to wheels, which appeared to be around 30 to 1, and the traction of those huge, wide, and long cleated wheels. It is almost a large, strong, winch, on wheels.

@TestECull 10 ай бұрын

kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oadgeJqct87IZoE.html Here ya go. A baby steam tractor on highway tires turning a fairly hotly modded pulling tractor into an overgrown roto-tiller. And even this tiny little steamer doesn't even have to try. It's effortless. This big Case would probably be able to rip the drawbar clean off any pulling tractor it gets attached to.

@dundonrl 9 ай бұрын

You hooked this up to Big Bud 747 and the modern (well, reasonably modern, since it was built in 1977) tractor would pull it backwards quite easily. First the 747 weights 61,000 lbs more than the Case 150. 2nd instead of only using 2 tires to provide motive force, the modern tractor uses all of it's tires so all of it's weight is being used to pull where the Case 150 has probably 1/3rd of it's weight on the front wheels that are passive and don't provide anything except steering.

@wmden1 9 ай бұрын

@@dundonrl It probably would and I have wondered about that, but the tractor pullers I mentioned only have two pulling wheels, and I believe don't weigh anywhere near what the steam engine does, at 75,000 pounds.

@servicetrucker5564 9 ай бұрын

@@dundonrlBig bud weighs 61k pounds more than this units 75k? Doubt

@roadrunner681 9 ай бұрын

@@servicetrucker5564 shes like 130k pounds when fully loaded its a bonkers machine

@GriswoldFarms 10 ай бұрын

I was there! Very cool to see the 150 do a pull!

@andersjohansson6118 10 ай бұрын

I would say it is even cooler to feel the pitter patter as the steam engine rolls down the track. They had the smaller Case steam engine at the Hanley Falls, MN show and the feeling of it moving was the best part. I hope to get to a show some day to see this awesome restoration. I chuckle every time to hear that he had to buy a foundry so he could restore it.

@GriswoldFarms 10 ай бұрын

@andersjohansson6118 same haha! It was a great show!

@J-1410 10 ай бұрын

@@andersjohansson6118 He didn't restore it. He built it from the drawings. Only the boiler of one survived and I don't think they resused it in this. It truly is a new steam tractor.

@GriswoldFarms 10 ай бұрын

@@J-1410 hence why he bought the foundry

@J-1410 10 ай бұрын

@@GriswoldFarms Anderson Industries bought the foundry in 2007. Anderson Industries of Anderson Openers fame(or hate). It wasn't bought just for the tractor.

@69dblcab 10 ай бұрын

Thank you sir.

@dinosshed 9 ай бұрын

This thing is awesome.

@OldMan3P420 10 ай бұрын

Armstrong power steering, armstrong fuel injection. What a beautiful piece of machinery ❤

@d.aardent9382 9 ай бұрын

Haha thats one of the sayings my dad had he'd use here n there. Armstrong this or that. Thanks for that memory dredge up. I really miss my dad. He just passed 3 yrs ago. My mom just passed about 4 months ago. Its still like they both just had been here. Like they should still be here. Miss them greatly. He always had all sorts of old days sayings "Think long go wrong" "He who hesitates is lost" "Going to hell in a hand basket" "They couldnt pour piss out of a boot if directions were on the heel" " They dont know shit from shinola" He had a bunch more i just cant think of atm.

@OldMan3P420 9 ай бұрын

@@d.aardent9382 sorry for your lose. Grew up hearing all the same quotes. 👍

@colinfarquhar918 9 ай бұрын

Well, this one does actually have power steering (not the Armstrong variety), run off the crankshaft. The 110's, the 150, and the road rollers had power steering from the factory.

@josephkovalcik8266 9 ай бұрын

That steam engine made it look easy, at first I didn't think the sled was even engaged. The smell of coal fired engines takes me back when I was a kid in the early 60's when my grandparents still used coal fired stoves for heating.

@mikes9759 10 ай бұрын

That thing is a beast!!

@myfavoritemartian1 10 ай бұрын

America built great machines back then. Road Locomotive: A fitting name!

@dundonrl 9 ай бұрын

When it absolutely, positively has to be there tomorrow!

@zodszoo 10 ай бұрын

Super cool!!

@bluecollar58 10 ай бұрын

Built something that will be admired long after the builder is gone. What a cool thing to do.

@maliamaxcy7065 10 ай бұрын

Exceptional job on an exceptional piece of machinery. Mr. Anderson Your dedication to the field is beyond honorable. As for the power of this tractor 8000 ft/lbs is incredible. It's long been said in drag racing that horsepower sells cars but torque wins races, this pretty much proves it. Thanks for your dedication.

@dundonrl 9 ай бұрын

Nope, with gearing you can convert high rpm horsepower into low rpm torque where it matters, at the ground!

@marvwatkins7029 10 ай бұрын

A lot of farmers and their families turned out for this!

@stevenlevernier7357 9 ай бұрын

Go Wisconsin! I can't wait to move back!!

@mattharris1995 9 ай бұрын

Totally awesome those steam engines are modern marvel how the old timers made those without computers is just plain awesome The only thing I noticed on the sled is that the pan didn’t drop down all the way. Most sleds have hydraulics that pick the rear of the sled up and tires come off the ground. The tires stayed on the ground the whole distance