Rugged Power! We Traveled To Iowa To See A 1936 Case RC Tractor With a Single Front Wheel!
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Years in Production / 1935–1940
J.I. Case
RC
Explore the specifications, hardware, and original references for the J.I. Case RC.
18hp
Engine estimate · from belt
2WD Only
Drive
1935–1940
Production years
J.I. Case
Manufacturer
RC / 01
At a glance
Production
Row-Crop tractor
Built in Racine, Wisconsin, USA
- Manufacturer
- J.I. Case
- Total Built
- 15,948
Mechanical
Two-wheel drive
Manual steering
Open operator station.
- Final Drives
- bull gear
Pto
- Rear Type
- 540 (1.125)
Belt Pulley
- Diameter
- 10.125 inches25 cm
- Width
- 6.25 inches15 cm
- Rpm
- 991
- Speed
- 2600 ft/min792.48 meters/min
RC / 02
Under the hood
Engine Detail
Waukesha
gasoline
4-cylinder
liquid-cooled vertical L-head
- Displacement
- 132.7 ci2.2 L
- Bore Stroke
- 3.25x4.00 inches83 x 102 mm
- Air Cleaner
- oil bath
- Rated Rpm
- 1425
- Oil Capacity
- 5 qts4.7 L
- Coolant Capacity
- 17 qts16.1 L
- Fuel Type
- gasoline
- Cylinders
- 4
- Cooling
- liquid-cooled vertical L-head
Engine Options
Waukesha 2.2L 4-cyl gasoline
- Fuel Tank
- 15 gal56.8 L
RC / 03
Gears & controls
Transmission (Option 1)
The four-speed gearbox became standard in 1939, tractor serial number 4325361.
- Transmission Type
- gear
- Gears
- 3 forward and 1 reverse
Transmission (Option 2)
- Transmission Type
- gear
- Gears
- 4 forward and 1 reverse
- Clutch
- mechanical wet disc
RC / 04
Size. Stance. Footprint.
Dimensions
- Length
- 124.5 in316 cm
- Width
- 63 in160 cm
- Height
- 44 in111 cm
- Rear tread
- 44 in111 cm
Dimensions And Tires
- Weight
- 4045 lbs1834 kg
- Front Tire
- 5x15
- Rear Tire
- 10x38
Tires And Tracks
- Front Ag
- 5x15
- Front Ag
- 7.50x10 (single-front)
- Front Ag
- 6x20.5 (steel)
- Rear Ag
- 10x38
- Rear Ag
- 6x48 (steel)
RC / 05
Tractor Photos
See it in action
Videos
Watch J.I. Case RC videos from their original YouTube creators.
RC / 07
Tests (NTTL)
Nebraska Tractor Test 251
Gasoline 3-speed 2WDApril 7 - 16, 1936
Drawbar performance
Gear 2 used for power test.
- Id
- 251
- Belt Power Max
- 19.80 hp14.8 kW
- Belt Fuel Use Max
- 2.3 gal/hour8.7 l/hour
- Max Power
- 14.21 hp10.6 kW