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The worst reputation is the 1690 which had engine issues. The SC was always considered under powered.
 
Not that they were a bad tractor, I just never could figure out why they thought they needed to have a hand clutch on the SC and DC. I know, the last of the SCs had a foot clutch. That just says to me that they knew all along it could be done. I've had two SCs and two DCs.

A neighbor kid drove a DC right through the side of a house trailer. They had two tractors, a DC and a Ferguson. He was used to the Ferguson. He got on the DC, spiked the left brake instead of pulling back on the hand clutch, spun around and went right through the side of the trailer. That was one of the DCs that I had. His dad decided they didn't need it around and sold it to me.
 
Probably like IH in that no completely terrible tractors but plenty of underwhelming models.
 
I have never had any of my SC's hooked to anything that turns dirt let alone working beside a B Deere or Farmall H so I have nothing to compare it to in that category. It's true it does not have much power and that slingshot seat is a little tough on rough ground for a person with a tender back. I grew up on two bangers so I am comfortable with a hand clutch and can do some comparison in that category. The Case clutch is smoother and more predictable compared to the Deere hand clutch. The Case clutch is single wet disk where the Deere clutch is dry multiple disk so there is where the difference shows up. That gawdawful left hand clutch on the DC's and later SC's is dangerous to me because I am accustomed to a right hand clutch and I am right handed to boot. I bought a new 1070 in the fall of 1974 and had it for four seasons. It was trouble, was in the dealer's shop as much as it was in my shed but I always blamed it on this one tractor being a lemon from the get go. The 1070 was a handy comfortable tractor and economical to run under light loads. Not as economical under heavy loads.
 
Our neighbor's DC had a foot clutch live power pto with a Farmhand F 11 loader. Not the ideal setup, but it worked. Now tell be about the generator belt replacment on the DC? Yea I know the trick!

Beagle
 
Tho older ones with hand clutch and no live power I can understand, but no worse than any other without live power. The later models with live power and foot clutch were better than most of that time as the steered better than most and 2nd and reverse were right across from each other so shifting was a breeze.
 
Our 1940 SC pulled a JD 2-16 reasonable well in clay like soils. The 1951 JD B did not out do the old Case. A 1937 JD A certainly did not outdo the old Case. I never got to plow with the later 1948 JD A, but I never heard that it ran circles around the original Case SC.
Leo
 
I've never known a bad JI Case tractor, each always did what it was designed to do. On the other hand, when I've driven other comparable tractor makes and added up the differences, the Cases were better.
 
We had a DC with a hand clutch and loader when I was a kid and I will agree with you -it was not a good loader tractor, or as our neighbor who borrowed it said- it would be ok if a guy had 4 hands to run it.
 
Where are you going with this post? I notice in your previous posts that you have asked the same question of other tractor manufacturers. Are you seeking guidance to select a tractor. I seek to understand where you are going with this post. Chuck Machinist
 
It's a good subject for a tractor forum wouldn't you say? A refreshing break for those of us who are so burnt out on the political stuff that we're ready to explode at the mere mention of it.

Keep'em coming John. There are still more brands to go.
 
Aw come on now. I didn't go after Fiat yesterday in the worst Oliver post, for making the worst 2 tractors that Oliver ever sold. Be a good sport. LOL
 
I am. It's hard to hold my temper when people keep dragging things up when it's not even an election year. Before you ask, no, I'm not accusing you of doing it.
 
I think it is a good topic of conversation and I believe that is the intent - for some of us to share experience and knowledge. I am enjoying it and I hope no one takes offense to any of the posts or responses. Even the best of friends can have a disagreement and still be friends.
 
I find it very interesting, learning from others experience. I am glad they are sharing the pain of some of these models, that they paid for with hard earned cash, and then were let down by the tractor itself.
 
We had a 1950 SC the longest. We had an Oliver 66 and Farmall H at the same time. I don't think there was a dime's worth of
difference between the three of them.
 
Sorry Randy. Your point is well founded. DB had some color in other stables, I forgot. I cant complain on DB. The oddball I have has done everything Ive asked. Shes a little tired so I have to send her to the spa. DB had a reputation for solid drive trains economical engines and decent hydraulics so Good point about Fiat though. Those guys had all kinds of colors badged to their tractors and were mostly good.
 
I cultivated corn one summer for a neighbor with an SC Case. Good running tractor. But the chicken roost steering took a bit of getting used to. I liked it.
 
The hp issue wasn't against other brands as much as it was
when farmers bought an SC and the smaller VAC. Many
thought the much smaller in size Vac would do more than the
SC. I think a lot of that was perception as the Vac with smaller
tires and less weight would be spinning and carrying on while
the SC was powering out due to better traction.
 
The CC was probably an okay tractor but I could not get used to that backword hand clutch. Push ahead to stop, pull back to go. I was used to the JD. hand clutch. So I would say the CC was worst.
 
1690 no question about it, but was DB design. SC under powered maybe, but bullet proof otherwise. Rod.
 
We had four Case tractors on our farm a 300, 500 six cyl 930 and a 430. The first three were bought used. Great tractors. The 430 was bought new, Worst tractor that was ever on our farm.
 
(quoted from post at 21:06:50 08/02/21) Sorry Randy. Your point is well founded. DB had some color in other stables, I forgot. I cant complain on DB. The oddball I have has done everything Ive asked. Shes a little tired so I have to send her to the spa. DB had a reputation for solid drive trains economical engines and decent hydraulics so Good point about Fiat though. Those guys had all kinds of colors badged to their tractors and were mostly good.
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There's nothing wrong with David Brown tractors, at least the ones I've been around. After the DB/Case merger or whatever, they did have some big ones that seemed unnecessarily complex, but I suppose that's part of figuring out what "the next big thing" is.
 
Ya, I've got two DBs disguised as Olivers. Great little tractors for tractor drives, my diesel has been well over 100 miles this year, but I don't know if I'd want to farm with either of them.
 
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