I'd like to someday do this. I've been thinking on a way for the draft control to work with top link sensing. So far my idea is a frame that goes on the tractor 3-point like a quick hitch, but it hangs below the lift arms and the plow hooks on down there so when it pulls harder, the top of the frame pushes on the top link. It would lose some lift height, though and I don't know how much it it would need to hang below the lift arms to get the proper amount of leverage to be in the range of force the draft control needs to work properly.
@benjaminfitz5626Ай бұрын
What you are talking about is a quick hitch frame. And in fact back in the day that is what they used to get draft control to work with semi mount plows. Get yourself a cat 1 or 2 (depending on your plow hitch) quick hitch and use it and your draft control should work just fine with the semi-mount plow.
@HamiltonFamily2023Ай бұрын
That is a beautiful sunset! What makes it even better is seeing it while on a Case tractor 👍
@HamiltonFamily2023Ай бұрын
I've noticed lately several people using a side by side to pull a rake. I guess they either want to be in the A/C or don't have a smaller tractor to use. Plus that would be easier since most tractors they have are 100+ hp which is crazy overkill just to pull a rake. Lol. Many times I'll have some locals ask if I want to rake with one of my antique Case tractors, and they'll buy the fuel. 👍
@Sman16Ай бұрын
Just picked up one of these at auction as my first tractor, I can't wait to use it in the field.
@darrinrussell3526Ай бұрын
Is this what your dad called "ditch hay"?
@benjaminfitz5626Ай бұрын
Yes Sir!
@christianhollauer8812 ай бұрын
nice countryside 😃. Where is it filmed?
@benjaminfitz5626Ай бұрын
Thanks, Central Iowa
@ludwigvanmulders17302 ай бұрын
hello nice vid... but no sound. Why are there green lawn in the field ? thanks for sharing your vids.
@benjaminfitz56262 ай бұрын
Hi, sorry, I don't have a drone that captures audio. The green strips are waterways and are where we let grass grow to help reduce soil erosion due to water runoff. Without them the soil would wash away leaving trenches.
@schott1063 ай бұрын
Hi. I got a little confused. When you we’re approaching your shed you put it in caseomstic. Then you said it was in 4 direct. I do find it a bit confusing. So u start in caseomstic. Can you run in that all the time? Only put in direct when you are just up to speed and going constant? Could you just drive in direct abd that would be the same as one without caseomstic ? Thank you
@benjaminfitz56263 ай бұрын
A better way to phrase it is torque converter versus direct drive. The Case-o-matic system starts out in torque converter drive (this is the same concept as the torque converter in a automatic car). There is a lever on the dash opposite the throttle lever that when flipped engages a clutch in the transmission and locks up the transmission so that it performs like a gear drive tractor. Meaning there is no slippage like the torque converter. Anytime you step on the "clutch" pedal and let it back out or flip the lever back it will default back to the torque converter. The COM tractors spent most of their lives in torque converter mode because it defaults back to it. Hopefully that helps. They are easy systems to run and STELLAR loader/barnyard chore tractors.
@benjaminfitz56263 ай бұрын
Also, my 600 was only ever in torque converter in the video as best I can tell. I was not building up enough hydraulic pressure on that worn tractor to get the clutch to lock up into direct drive.
@HamiltonFamily20233 ай бұрын
Hard to beat the steady power of a D series CASE
@thomaswellington78603 ай бұрын
Hello great video. From your videos Ive gotten educated a bit more on ji case plows. I'm curious to know where you get parts for your plows? I have a three bottom similar to the one in this video, particularly hub parts for the wheels.
@benjaminfitz56263 ай бұрын
A bit of internet sleuthing is required for some parts and a good machine shop/fabrication skills for others. I have not had to replace any hub components for my plows but would be the you would be best to find a parts donor unit and use it for what you need. Many of the wear parts can still be purchased. I have transitioned to using poly moldboard covers and so do not need to purchase moldboards anymore. I also have converted to using Kinze coulter assemblies and blades as Case coulter assemblies are no longer available and if they are are prohibitively expensive.
@thomaswellington78603 ай бұрын
@@benjaminfitz5626 Thank you. I've been searching, so far no luck. Your videos have helped me identify my plow a little bit better. I have been wanting a "BE" series but haven't found one within a reasonable distance yet. I'm in eastern PA. But I'll keep digging.
@theodorejohnson34593 ай бұрын
We had 3 of them 50 years ago, reliable and cheap to operate
@randyrobinson87513 ай бұрын
We were discussing in Fargo ND yesterday about the loaded rpm a LA tractor will give on 540 rpm PTO. It's phenomenal
@LanceStoddard2 ай бұрын
Long stroke low RPM engine. Lots of torque under load.
@randyrobinson87513 ай бұрын
Good to them out& work them
@donlehman99303 ай бұрын
Great looking and great running D.
@thomasknouse39343 ай бұрын
Sorry I hit the wrong key. The plow also had the small land wheel too. It was a great plow but was too heavy for the short 600B tractor. In the clay ground we had. I got very good at using the brake on the ends to bring the front of the tractor around so as not to run into the fence until the front end came down. The manuel stated that you could remove the rear cylinder bracket and reverse the brakes and bolt it together to delete the use of the cylinder. The plow had the old centennial B series long shears. The 300 series tractor had 134 cu inch engine and the VA series had the124 cu inch engine. The 300 series had the triple range transmission and the hand clutch for live pto. Oh! The picture of the 400 with the 4 bottom plow was a 411 model tractor. My uncle had a 401 model which was the diesel model. My dad had one VAC with add-on live hydraulic added, one 1950 VAC with eagle hitch, ne VAH, and the 611B. And my uncle had a 1950 VAC and the 401 case. When I got home from my Navy duty I had a centennial BH 3-14 plow. That was an easy pulling plow and did a great job Tom..
@thomasknouse39343 ай бұрын
Evening Ben. My name is Tom and my dad had a 3-14 BE series plow on his J I Case 611B tractor which had case-o-matic drive. The plow had the 3.25 inch Case hydraulic cylinder
@benjaminfitz56263 ай бұрын
That would have been a great combination!
@randyrobinson87513 ай бұрын
I have a 1952 A6 combine at WMSTR
@kb80909kbbbbb3 ай бұрын
Are you going show more model's j.i.case plows, or case equipment?
@benjaminfitz56263 ай бұрын
Yes, that is my intention (time willing!)
@randyrobinson87513 ай бұрын
I'd like to see an overview on the centennial plows when you have time
@benjaminfitz56263 ай бұрын
Sounds good! It is on my list. I think I have some good images and information to go with that one when I make it.
@randyrobinson87513 ай бұрын
14-16 case throw away lays are the same. Available through shoup
@charlesreynolds8633 ай бұрын
were you feeding across or milling a taper!
@benjaminfitz56263 ай бұрын
I believe Aaron was feeding across. It is a piece for dad's Kverneland plough.
@mjoe74 ай бұрын
I love it Ben. I can't wait to see it in action.
@reddirtfarm77044 ай бұрын
Very cool!! But running it with a Hit and miss engine would be next level...!
@benjaminfitz56264 ай бұрын
Indeed!
@paulyoder87144 ай бұрын
I got e h plow I didn't get off
@reneek77214 ай бұрын
Depending on the soil and blades of the plow says it all.
@grantfitz20474 ай бұрын
Till more gooder you.
@davew72504 ай бұрын
Let’s be realistic, change the rules if necessary. I never stopped every 10’ to see how my plow was working. And probably plowed at a significantly faster pace.
@benjaminfitz56264 ай бұрын
I will have to look again in the rulebook but I do not believe there are any rules that prevent you from going as fast as you desire and stopping as little as desired. However, there is a time limit in which if you exceed it, extra points are added that will diminish your overall outcome. Thanks for the comment!
@thomasmorgan45494 ай бұрын
Should see if Anderson would make Case moldbold extensions at his foundry.
@benjaminfitz56264 ай бұрын
That would be good but unfortunately, I think the take rate on those would be so low that you either wouldn't make any money on it or they would be so expensive that no-one would buy the. There just are not enough Case plows in use anymore.
@thomasmorgan45494 ай бұрын
@@benjaminfitz5626 depends on how authentic someone wants their setup. At least he's got the 3D print sand cast machine, so low volumes are a lot easier to accomplish!
@benjaminfitz56264 ай бұрын
I didn't know he had that. That would be very handy! I wonder if he has tried making repro grill frames for the 300 round nose tractors?@@thomasmorgan4549
@kb80909kbbbbb5 ай бұрын
I didnt know you could lock the tail wheel in. Do you know how lock it in?
@benjaminfitz56265 ай бұрын
When it lowers there should be a track and roller that it falls into. This lets is travel straight in the furrow and when raised just above the ground it will stay centered when backing. It is not ideal but will get it backed into a shed.
@HamiltonFamily20235 ай бұрын
Great video 👍👍👍
@TomSmith-me7ph6 ай бұрын
Was that a 5 bottom plow that you cut down to a 2 bottom semi-mounted plow?
@benjaminfitz56266 ай бұрын
Yup!
@craigexaustralia71476 ай бұрын
Best forward to 8.43. No conventional clutch, no torque converter either. Its an engine coupled directly to a 3 speed auto and thats coupled to a 4 speed manual. For a clutch it uses one of the 4 clutches in the auto section to engauge reverse (while disengauging the rest of the clutches) to disengauge the engine, but also reverses the internals to create a braking effect to slow the auto sections output shaft so you can select the manual box (range selector). Its got a torque limiting clutch, but thats a safety feature which normally isnt used.
@benjaminfitz56266 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@grantfitz20476 ай бұрын
James says way cool.
@cannotsay55057 ай бұрын
those disgusting wind mills....soon to be in the land fill..
@schm29187 ай бұрын
That is a clean old machine! I've got one on my bucket list! Dad had one when I was a toddler though; after a series of unfortunate events he has forbidden them from his farm.. not mine though 😂
@benjaminfitz56267 ай бұрын
They are very handy tractors to have. CaseIH should have kept them in production.
@Kumpulanperinnetila8 ай бұрын
No foot throttle?
@benjaminfitz56268 ай бұрын
No foot throttle. It is uncommon to see one of those with a foot throttle if at all.
@trackhoe239 ай бұрын
Nice machine! I found an old Hesston with a 10 foot head that's not in as good shape as yours. I'm trying to decide if i want to put money into getting it running again or just convert it into a pull type. I have the stuff to make the conversion, just gotta decide what i want to do.
@jaredwertz57849 ай бұрын
How do you guys shell your buckwheat? I'm lending a hand to an older guy to run some new grain. We would like to do it all in house.
@benjaminfitz56269 ай бұрын
We sell it for cover crop seed.
@lawrencefure21029 ай бұрын
I see buckwheat pancakes in your future. 😊
@ironwill85969 ай бұрын
That's really cool I didn't know it could do whole corn. On my channel I have a c.s bell flat belt and 1917 ihc corn sheller
@ronaldlee237610 ай бұрын
Beautiful VAC flat deck & seat. Sounds great, but a real waste of time watching you NOT retrieve what ever it was. Next time, please plan something entertaining
@42base1310 ай бұрын
Those look dry enough to direct cut. What is the reason for swathing them?
@benjaminfitz562610 ай бұрын
We have an antique combine with a pickup head and we were already swathing & harvesting buckwheat so we decided to swath a little soybeans too.
@42base139 ай бұрын
@@benjaminfitz5626 It's a pretty neat little machine. Did the pods shatter very much going through the swather? What model combine do you have?
@benjaminfitz56269 ай бұрын
There was some shattering but not too bad. We use a Case A6 and model 75.
@darrinrussell352610 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video. I enjoyed getting to meet your dad while he was here.
@johnkelly90310 ай бұрын
NICE A6 Combine We had new run alot with that machine engine could Stubborn at times
@rajarose74610 ай бұрын
hope you had a good time !!!!
@mjoe710 ай бұрын
I'm surprised you're getting wheel spin with that. Good looking setup.
@theodorejohnson345911 ай бұрын
My father and I combined with this model back in the 1950's to 1974 in SE Minn. The Wisconsin engine was hard to restart when it was hot.
@PatrickTyrrell-jd5zy Жыл бұрын
That would have been me on the M trying to maneuver the flare-box under the auger. Too bad the auger wasn't a foot longer. Would've made my job a lot easier, and less shouting from the old man!
@benjaminfitz5626 Жыл бұрын
Indeed. Still missing Bob. He was a great guy.
@moderncrusader8351 Жыл бұрын
Which VAC is this one?
@benjaminfitz5626 Жыл бұрын
That is a 1951 VAC with the later tinwork and rack-pinion steering.
@adamssmallengines Жыл бұрын
@@benjaminfitz5626i just picked up one and i was wondering how the hydraulic lift worked if there was any way i could talk to you about it
@adamssmallengines Жыл бұрын
@@benjaminfitz5626if you'res is the model with the Eagle hitch
@benjaminfitz5626 Жыл бұрын
@@adamssmallengines My best advice would be to purchase the service manual for it from ebay or your local CaseIH dealer and post on the Case forum section of ytmag.com. They will get you set up right. In general though the valve is a toggle valve attached to the side of the rockshaft. You could actually remove it and plumb in a regular valve I believe.
@adamssmallengines Жыл бұрын
@@benjaminfitz5626 thank you i put a post up in yesterday's tractors and i might buy a manual in the future