CASE 480 TRACTOR SPECS SERIES

Later in the decade, Case joined the horsepower sweepstakes. Each tractor in the lineup got a power boost, better transmissions and the option of a three-point hitch. In 1960, Case introduced a new lineup that would stay in their dealers' showrooms until 1969.

CASE 480 TRACTOR SPECS SERIES

From 1958-60, Case offered the 'B' series in 12 different power ratings (depending on fuel types) and 124 model configurations to service row crop farmers, rice growers, orchard men, industrialists and other special needs. Over the years, these construction models have become big sellers. The Case Model '320' was the first factory-integrated tractor loader/backhoe. Case took the hydraulic backhoe apparatus, put a hydraulic loader on the front and married them to several of their tractor models, and a new market was established. In 1957, Case purchased the American Tractor Corporation, a small privately-held company that had developed a backhoe attachment. Then, in 1957, the Model '600' joined the lineup. From 1956-58, the offered the Model '350' with 42 HP. Two years later, Case brought out the '400' series tractors with 44 HP, and the '300' with 23 HP. When Case began to modernize their lineup, the started in 1953 with their first diesel engine tractor, the Model '500.' The '500' produced 56 HP on the drawbar and became a respected engine. The Model 'LA' was the largest Case tractor of the time with 51 HP. The row-crop version, the 'VAC,' was advertised as 'The Tractor for over 100 Farm Jobs.' The Model 'DC' had been introduced in 1939, and had 33 HP. The V series was updated first to the VC and then the VA series in 1942. Both of these models were sold between 19. At the bottom of this lineup was the Model 'VC' rated at 18 horsepower on the drawbar. Over the next 20 years, they developed and introduced four new series of tractors. Case and Company В– one of the oldest tractor builders В– began the 50s selling one of the oldest tractor lines, a line that had been introduced a decade earlier.

Case 480 tractor specs