1956 Case VAI Lubricant Capacities

4 qts for the engine, 5 qts if it has the optional oil filter.

8 qts for the torque tube.

Late VA about 1 qt for the steering housing, fill to top of worm gear SAE 140.

BTW VA series tractor production ceased with the 1955 model year. If your serial nr first 2 digits are 60, tractor was built sometime during 1953 through 1955.

Joe

Torque Tube? Is this right around the bell housing? aka hydraulics?

Unfortunately I think the transmission dipstick is not the original one either?? There is one notch on it near the bottom which I think marks when you are almost dry (about the 2-3 gallon mark).

Engine has the oil filter, so 5qts it is.

Steering box was full.

So you are saying that for Late VA Series tractors you can not simply subtract the 4 years from the 60 serial #?? Good thing Case made determining the year so top secret. Thanks again.

Mark

The torque tube is the transition piece between the engine and transmission. The front is the bell housing that bolts to the engine and the back bolts to the front of the transmission. On tractors with the engine mounted hyd pump, the torque tube is used as a hyd reservoir. Tractors w/o this pump use the same oil as the transmission in there. On the left side of the torque tube just forward of the clutch pedal is a small 4 bolt flange. Just above the flange is the 3/4" npt fill plug. Full level is to the lip of the plug opening. The 4 bolt flange is the access cover for the hyd filter located in the torque tube.

Case changed the serial numbering system for some of the letter series tractors during 1953. Rock Island built serial nrs first 2 digits 60, Racine built to 80. VA series were Rock Island built. I don’t know if all VA series tractor serial nrs followed that pattern. I have seen serial nrs beginning in 57 and lots of 60 but no 58 or 59. Click on the link, ignore the letter series at the top of the page, scroll down to VA for 1953,54 & 55. Beginning serial nr 1954 listed as 6011001, I have seen several 60 numbers lower than this and assume they were built in 1953. So this is just my opinion, right or wrong. the only thing I can say for certain is that VA series production ended in 1955, there were no 1956 models built.

Joe (with a dead typing finger)

Mark

I use regular 30 wt detergent motor oil in the engine. Moderate climate here, if I was in cold/hot area would use 10-30. Cleaned some gunk out of the crankcase when I first got the tractor. Engine was fairly clean, detergent oil no problem.

Chevron brand oil sold here $10-12 a case @ Costco last summer. Probably higher now. I have 3 1950's Case tractors, change oil often, usually have 3-4 cases of oil on hand.

Joe

Mark