FIRST 70 Series Case Tractor! - 1969 Case 970 Diesel, 1st 70 Series 2 Wheel Drive Tractor
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Years in Production / 1970–1978
J.I. Case
970
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the J.I. Case 970.
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95hp
Engine estimate · from PTO
2WD Only
Drive
1970–1978
Production years
J.I. Case
Manufacturer
970 / 01
At a glance
Production
Row-Crop tractor
Built in Racine, Wisconsin, USA
- Manufacturer
- J.I. Case
- Total Built
- 8,542
Hydraulics
- Type
- open center
- Pump Flow
- 16 gpm60.6 lpm
- Total Flow
- 24 gpm90.8 lpm
- Steering Flow
- 8 gpm30.3 lpm
Hitch
- Rear Type
- II
Pto
- Rear Pto
- independent
- Rear Type
- 1000 (1.375)
- Rear Type
- 540/1000 (1.375)
- Engine Rpm
- 540@1900
- Engine Rpm
- 1000@1900
Electrical
- Ground
- negative
- Batteries
- 1 (gas)
- Batteries
- 2 (diesel)
- Battery Volts
- 12
Mechanical
Two-wheel drive
Power steering
Differential hydraulic dry disc brakes
Cab optional
970 / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail (Option 1)
J.I. Case
diesel
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 401 ci6.6 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.125x5.00 inches105 x 127 mm
- Compression Ratio
- 16.5:1
- Rated Rpm
- 1900 (early)
- Rated Rpm
- 2000 (late)
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Coolant Capacity
- 38 qts36.0 L
- Fuel Type
- diesel
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Detail (Option 2)
J.I. Case
gasoline
6-cylinder
liquid-cooled
- Displacement
- 377 ci6.2 L
- Bore Stroke
- 4.00x5.00 inches102 x 127 mm
- Air Cleaner
- paper element
- Compression Ratio
- 7.5:1
- Rated Rpm
- 1900
- Starter Volts
- 12
- Fuel Type
- gasoline
- Cylinders
- 6
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled
Engine Options
J.I. Case 6.6L 6-cyl diesel
J.I. Case 6.2L 6-cyl gasoline
- Fuel Tank
- 50 gal189.2 L
970 / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission (Option 1)
- Transmission Type
- unsynchronized gear
- Gears
- 8 forward and 2 reverse
- Clutch
- 355.6mm dry disc
Transmission (Option 2)
Four gears each with reverse and a three-speed forward powershift.
- Transmission
- Range Power Shift
- Transmission Type
- partial power shift
- Gears
- 12 forward and 4 reverse
- Clutch
- hydraulic wet discs
970 / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 162 in411 cm
- Height
- 78 in198 cm
- Wheelbase
- 108 in274 cm
- Ground clearance
- 15 in38 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Wide Front Wheelbase
- 108 inches274 cm
- Tricycle Wheelbase
- 101 inches256 cm
- Weight
- 10050 to 11190 pounds
- Front Tire
- 10.00-16
- Rear Tire
- 18.4-38
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 10.00-16
- Rear Ag
- 18.4-38
See it in action
Videos
Watch J.I. Case 970 videos from their original YouTube creators.
970 / 06
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 1034
Diesel 8-speed 2WDApril 7 - 27, 1970
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 4-Low used for power test.
Gear 1-Low used for pull test.
- Id
- 1034
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 85.70 hp63.9 kW
- Fuel Use
- 5.5 gal/hour20.8 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 5.4 gal/hour20.4 l/hour
- Max Power
- 69.63 hp51.9 kW
- Max Pull
- 10,604 lbs4809 kg
Nebraska Tractor Test 1037
Diesel 12-speed 2WDApril 15 - 28, 1970
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 2-High used for power test.
Gear 1-Int. used for pull test.
- Id
- 1037
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 85.31 hp63.6 kW
- Fuel Use
- 5.4 gal/hour20.4 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 5.3 gal/hour20.1 l/hour
- Max Power
- 71.56 hp53.4 kW
- Max Pull
- 10,671 lbs4840 kg
Nebraska Tractor Test 1038
Gasoline 12-speed 2WDApril 17 - May 5, 1970
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 2-High used for power test.
Gear 1-Med used for pull test.
- Id
- 1038
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 85.23 hp63.6 kW
- Fuel Use
- 8.4 gal/hour31.8 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 8.3 gal/hour31.4 l/hour
- Max Power
- 74.6 hp55.6 kW
- Max Pull
- 10567 lbs4793 kg
Nebraska Tractor Test 1039
Gasoline 8-speed 2WDApril 15 - May 5, 1970
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 4-Low used for power test.
Gear 2-Low used for pull test.
- Id
- 1039
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 85.02 hp63.4 kW
- Fuel Use
- 8.2 gal/hour31.0 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 8.6 gal/hour32.6 l/hour
- Max Power
- 77.20 hp57.6 kW
- Max Pull
- 10540 lbs4780 kg
Nebraska Tractor Test 1068
Diesel 12-speed 2WD5/6/1971
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 2-High used for power test.
- Id
- 1068
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 93.41 hp69.7 kW
- Fuel Use
- 6.2 gal/hour23.5 l/hour
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 93.47 hp69.7 kW
- Max Power
- 79.85 hp59.5 kW
Nebraska Tractor Test 1078
Diesel 8-speed 2WDSeptember 9 - 21, 1971
PTO performance
Drawbar performance
Gear 4-Low used for power test.
Gear 2-Low used for pull test.
- Id
- 1078
- Power At Rated Engine Speed
- 93.87 hp70.0 kW
- Fuel Use
- 6.0 gal/hour22.7 l/hour
- Fuel Use
- 5.9 gal/hour22.3 l/hour
- Power At Rated Pto Speed
- 92.11 hp68.7 kW
- Max Power
- 79.90 hp59.6 kW
- Max Pull
- 10,644 lbs4828 kg