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IA Leo 10-21-2009 17:54:18 67.224.28.37 146893 Report to Moderator	Factory equipped DC Case pull 3-14's didn't they? I plowed a few hours with the neighbor's new SM and was disconcerted that the tire wouldn't fit in the furrow of a 3-14 plow..had a heck of a time keeping a straight furrow! I had plowed many hours with a 1940 SC and a 2-16 John Deere "jump-up" plow. I always wished for a DC, but dad went John Deere later on. I forgot to look at Neb Test that last time I had the book checked out. Dad always grumbled about the neighbor's M guzzling gas. Of course we were carrying 5 gallon cans to field and the M was getting a lot done. Leonard [Reply]   [Send Email]
Don Rudolph 10-22-2009 21:24:33 63.135.138.116 146936 Report to Moderator	Re: Was DC the equal of the M in the field? in reply to IA Leo, 10-21-2009 17:54:18   I can't speak for the M as we never had one and I only drove a few for fun. We always farmed with D series Cases and the DC's did everything they were ever asked to do and never needed to be refueled before the day was over. The only complaint I have was the fact that 1st gear was too slow and 2nd was too fast for baling hay and picking corn. That nitwit Clausen should have been fired a lot sooner. A late model DC with 4" pistons, live PTO, live hydraulics, Eagle Hitch and easy ride seat is a very good machine. It was just a case of too little-too late to sell as much as IH. Case design in tractors was always playing catchup in the 40's and 50's.   [Reply]   [Send Email]
cahess 10-22-2009 13:57:25 69.88.193.249 146926 Report to Moderator	Re: Was DC the equal of the M in the field? in reply to IA Leo, 10-21-2009 17:54:18   I wont argue about power but i didnt realize how hard an tiring driving a m was ti;; just a few years ago. Position of steering wheel an ease it was to cross furrows with a good hold on steering wheel an also to back wagon with dc left red an green one far behind. Steering a sc or dc is easy a one hand deal.As for bakes --thats another story.   [Reply]   [No Email]
dctom42 10-22-2009 12:24:06 4.253.117.47 146921 Report to Moderator	Re: Was DC the equal of the M in the field? in reply to IA Leo, 10-21-2009 17:54:18   THE DC WAS TWICE THE TRACTOR RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX, M&W MADE A TRACTOR OUT OF THE M WITH PISTONS AND ""STROKER CRANk"" THE DC USED LESS FUEL THAN ANY M BUT YOU KNOW HOW THE IHC GUYS ARE "I HATE CASE" IS THEIR LOGO   [Reply]   [Send Email]
dboll 10-22-2009 06:12:46 64.61.211.149 146907 Report to Moderator	Re: Was DC the equal of the M in the field? in reply to IA Leo, 10-21-2009 17:54:18   DC was tougher, made more torque and used less gas, the M had better brakes, handled better and you sat up out of the dirt. Case sold 65,000 of all models of the D series , IH sold nearly 300,000 M's not to mention w6's, I6's orchards ect. Dad's DC with gas head and 4" pistons used 2.5gal/hr pulling 3-14 in 2nd, our 77 oliver did more work due to alot better gear selection but slightly less hp, but it took more gas 3gal./hr pulling the same 3-14 in 3rd. neighbor stopped with his Oliver and 4-14mm plow while dad was plowing and started making fun of the DC saying it would never pull it, dad told him to unhook it and put the DC on it he made a round in 2nd, neighbor couldn't believe it,the dc had no weights or fluid, this was in silty clay loam soil.   [Reply]   [No Email]
Camboted 10-22-2009 03:08:10 220.134.136.76 146902 Report to Moderator	Re: Was DC the equal of the M in the field? in reply to IA Leo, 10-21-2009 17:54:18   OK, truth time! We had both DC"s and M"s on the farm. Our family ran about 1500 acres in Northern IL back in the 50"s. Out of the box, they were pretty equal. It just depended on soil conditions. We pulled 3-14" with both in Drummer Silty Clay Loam. That"s pretty tough stuff! Sometimes the DC-4"s would have the front wheels off the ground. When we went to 4" pistons on the DC"s and M&W"s on the M"s, the M would out preform the DC mainly because it had an extra gear, but the DC was more user friendly (for a kid it had the hand clutch) and used less fuel. Trust me! The DC was no saint when it came to drinking! It"s just that the M with M&W"s drank more. That"s all I remember.   [Reply]   [Send Email]
J Heitkemper 10-22-2009 06:19:51 98.115.36.202 146908 Report to Moderator	Re: Was DC the equal of the M in the field? in reply to Camboted, 10-22-2009 03:08:10   How about ? ,Which DC was the Top tractor Puller over a Famous M in our COUNTY ??? MINE !!!,, 10 years before I bought Dads 51 from him ,. we overhauled it and put oversize pistons in the Old gent .. the old gent marched the last 40 feet with its front wheels 6 inches off the ground , to a FIRST place trophy .. wish the DC had another gear like the M , ( CLAUSEN !) i do believe the Dc were easier and far safer for a 10 yr old Kid to learn the ropes on than a M ,steeringwheel knob on the DC got me in the elbow a few times discing plowed ground , other than That No Harm , and yaeS,, If You expected that Gentlman to work hard you better be willing to feed it   [Reply]   [No Email]
john hoffman 10-21-2009 20:01:52 67.236.89.71 146900 Report to Moderator	Re: Was DC the equal of the M in the field? in reply to IA Leo, 10-21-2009 17:54:18   Used to pull 3-16s on Dads farm with his DC - his soil was a light sandy soil. When I used the same tractor on my farm that is all heavy clay 2-14s were all it wanted.   [Reply]   [No Email]
rustred 10-21-2009 19:03:00 72.172.100.113 146898 Report to Moderator	Re: Was DC the equal of the M in the field? in reply to IA Leo, 10-21-2009 17:54:18   should pull 3-16s. but i am sure the case burns more fuel than the M . i plowed many fields with a W6 and 3-16 J.D.plow pulled in 3rd gear no problem.one time a JDsalesman came to sell a tractorwhen dad was plowing. he put the w6 in 4th gear and took the salesman for a round with him. he showed the guy he could pull the plow in 4th and did not need a jd.that was that we never did own jd, only ihc.our nieghbor had a D case and dad said that thing was just a gas burner, but it pulled 3-16s.   [Reply]   [Send Email]